What are your crabs up to?

Where we discuss the behavior of our hermit crabs, as in fights, pecking orders, shell swaps, etc. Please post all naked-crab posts in the Emergency forum.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Hermiesguardian » Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:37 pm

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This is the new favorite spot. On top of the camera. One guy has been up there for 2 days.Image

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I don't know why my pics aren't coming out.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by CrabbyLover77 » Fri Aug 14, 2020 12:29 am

Hermiesguardian wrote:This is the new favorite spot. On top of the camera. One guy has been up there for 2 days.Image

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Move over tree hideout, the camera is the new place to hang! Image

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by CrabbyLover77 » Sat Aug 15, 2020 12:56 pm

Mera and Atlanna just hangin' on the bridge chillin'. ImageImage

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Hermiesguardian » Tue Sep 08, 2020 12:59 am

The other day this crab was walking back and forth on top of the cameras and thermometer, back to the shelf. Just over and over again. The next day I looked in the camera holders and there was poop! How rude!Image

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Crabby7Crabber » Thu Sep 10, 2020 8:31 am

Mine have been dragging moss all over the tank, and they know it's driving me crazy, haha!
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by hermit_crab_mommy » Sat Sep 26, 2020 10:03 am

megmaholm wrote:I have 5 crabs in almost identical green turbos now. How the heck am I supposed to tell any of them apart?! :(

I got some new shells on Friday and finally got them put in today. Mario is obsessively checking them out. Earlier he was eating dinner, tried to leave the food dish, lost his balance and rolled out of sight. Sigh.

Oh, AND my UTH pooped out on me yesterday, so I had to do a fast order for an Ultratherm. I've been wanting one anyway, but that was a hit to the bank account. Fortunately my tank is holding at 80 with my 2 heat bulbs so they should be fine until it gets here.

I agree, this thread is awesome!
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by GotButterflies » Mon Sep 28, 2020 6:13 pm

Hermiesguardian wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 12:59 am
The other day this crab was walking back and forth on top of the cameras and thermometer, back to the shelf. Just over and over again. The next day I looked in the camera holders and there was poop! How rude!Image

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That is hilarious!
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by asiankanye » Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:11 pm

Well, I attached the coco lining to the moss because the holes were letting moss spill out onto the substrate and i was worried about mold... guess who tore up the lining and now there’s both coco fibers and moss on the substrate now...Image


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Crabadoo2 » Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:03 pm

What camera are those, i would love to pout some around my crab tank


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Crabadoo2 » Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:04 pm

Like the ones from ages ago, the ones that were filmed in the dark


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Hermiesguardian » Sat Oct 10, 2020 1:43 am

Crabadoo2 wrote:
Thu Oct 08, 2020 9:03 pm
What camera are those, i would love to pout some around my crab tank


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The cameras I use are very similar to this:
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Hermiesguardian » Mon Nov 02, 2020 1:56 am

Poor thing. I think he was stunned. He was laying on his side. So I nudged him and he climbed out.

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by CrabbyLover77 » Mon Nov 02, 2020 2:02 am

Hermiesguardian wrote:Poor thing. I think he was stunned. He was laying on his side. So I nudged him and he climbed out.

https://youtu.be/xGbb84ZNUsM
Oh wow, he looked like sonic the hedgehog rolling through there! Glad he's ok!

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Dad-One » Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:59 pm

Just adopted these two pretty boys today.

They’re in the crabitat settling in.

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by crabbycasey » Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:36 pm

Oh congratulations!!


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