Hermit Crabs

Hibby9 · 16th October 2006, 09:43 PM

A friend of mine has hermit crabs in a tank in her room. To me, they look like the most boring pets ever. They hardly move, don't do much or interest really. She likes painting new shells for them in fancy patterns and then they crawl out of their old shells and into the new ones.

wehereerrere84 · 16th October 2006, 11:45 PM

lol i used to want them because i think they look pretty cool when they come out of their shels but ya i agree theyr pretty boring but hteyr cool in their own way =P

oopsie-daisy · 27th January 2007, 05:53 PM

How about Hermit Crab for a pet? If you already have a tank or aquarium, you might want to consider including a hermit crab in the community. They are very interesting and cute pets. And in stead of choosing the janitor fish as your tank community cleaner, why not the hermit crab for a change? Yes, they are like janitor fish. They are also scavengers and they are a good choice for controlling common algae problems. It will add attraction to your tank. Surely, your visitors will get fascinated with them. These animals are not expensive to have as pets since they eat almost any algae they can find in the tank community. You only have to start worrying once they start to grow bigger since, you will have to find them a new shell to stay in to. The Blue Legged Hermit kills a specific species of snail to obtain a new shell. That information really made me laugh! Imagine? A hermit crab robbing a snail its entire house?!

cessy · 30th January 2007, 08:50 AM

I was able to find a store that sells multi-colored shells with hermit crabs in it! It was my first time seeing something like that so I find it cute. What kind of paint do you was used on their shells?

phil · 15th February 2007, 04:05 PM

Hermit Crabs are so crazy. I always have to laugh when i see them wandering around with their shell. They seem very introverted and shy. That makes them cute in their own way.

trixie · 16th February 2007, 03:59 AM

Haven't see some hermit crabs on pet stores so I guess I have to find one to see one. What do they really look like?

phil · 16th February 2007, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by trixie

Haven't see some hermit crabs on pet stores so I guess I have to find one to see one. What do they really look like?

The rest of the body looks like the front body : red-brownish and lots of feet

carla37 · 17th February 2007, 12:07 AM

They look cute but are they wearing
the shell all the time ?

cessy · 19th February 2007, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phil

The rest of the body looks like the front body : red-brownish and lots of feet

Thanks for sharing that photo with us. I haven’t seen a natural colored hermit crab because I was able to see a painted hermit crab at the mall. Now I know what it looks like without the paint.

oopsie-daisy · 26th February 2007, 03:02 AM

cool photo you got there! I just found another interesting info about hermit crabs. They can live up to 75 years! That makes them a pretty good and life-long companion.

16th October 2006, 09:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hibby9 Ant Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 38	Hermit Crabs A friend of mine has hermit crabs in a tank in her room. To me, they look like the most boring pets ever. They hardly move, don't do much or interest really. She likes painting new shells for them in fancy patterns and then they crawl out of their old shells and into the new ones.

27th January 2007, 05:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
oopsie-daisy Ant Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 92	Re: Hermit Crabs How about Hermit Crab for a pet? If you already have a tank or aquarium, you might want to consider including a hermit crab in the community. They are very interesting and cute pets. And in stead of choosing the janitor fish as your tank community cleaner, why not the hermit crab for a change? Yes, they are like janitor fish. They are also scavengers and they are a good choice for controlling common algae problems. It will add attraction to your tank. Surely, your visitors will get fascinated with them. These animals are not expensive to have as pets since they eat almost any algae they can find in the tank community. You only have to start worrying once they start to grow bigger since, you will have to find them a new shell to stay in to. The Blue Legged Hermit kills a specific species of snail to obtain a new shell. That information really made me laugh! Imagine? A hermit crab robbing a snail its entire house?!

30th January 2007, 08:50 AM	#4 (permalink)
cessy Frog Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 186	Re: Hermit Crabs I was able to find a store that sells multi-colored shells with hermit crabs in it! It was my first time seeing something like that so I find it cute. What kind of paint do you was used on their shells?

15th February 2007, 04:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
phil Ant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 59	Re: Hermit Crabs Hermit Crabs are so crazy. I always have to laugh when i see them wandering around with their shell. They seem very introverted and shy. That makes them cute in their own way.

16th February 2007, 03:59 AM	#6 (permalink)
trixie Frog Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 144	Re: Hermit Crabs Haven't see some hermit crabs on pet stores so I guess I have to find one to see one. What do they really look like?

16th October 2006, 11:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
wehereerrere84 Ant Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 76	lol i used to want them because i think they look pretty cool when they come out of their shels but ya i agree theyr pretty boring but hteyr cool in their own way =P

17th February 2007, 12:07 AM	#8 (permalink)
carla37 Ant Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 42	Re: Hermit Crabs They look cute but are they wearing the shell all the time ?

26th February 2007, 03:02 AM	#10 (permalink)
oopsie-daisy Ant Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 92	Re: Hermit Crabs cool photo you got there! I just found another interesting info about hermit crabs. They can live up to 75 years! That makes them a pretty good and life-long companion.

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