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1 PP crab needs new home in Houston, TX or Austin, TX

Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:08 am
by Spidey
Location: Houston Texas or Austin Texas

How Far Will You Travel?: 162 miles (willing to travel between Houston and Austin)

Would You Be Willing to Ship?: No

Number of Crabs, Size of The Crabs, and Species If Known: 1 crab, 2 inches, Purple Pincher

Supplies and Tank That Are Included (If Any): 20 gallon tank with 20 or so extra shells (other stuff mentioned below.)

Adoption or Supply Fee Being Asked (If Any): none

I Would Like to Be Contacted By - Email - or - PM - • Any Other Information: Email is bluetyphoon2017[at]gmail[dot]com or PM me. (Email is preferred)

Hi, I’m a hermit crab owner in the United States in Texas. I believe I’ve had this hermit crab for about 5-7 years now? I’ve been keeping him in a 20–30-gallon tank that was originally for my bearded dragon who was a baby at the time and got a bigger tank when he was an adult. Sadly, the bearded dragon passed away a few years ago, and much of his stuff was reused for the new hermit crab terrarium. Anyway, originally there were a lot more hermit crabs who unfortunately passed away a while ago, leaving the one I have as the only one left. I’ve been learning from my mistakes over the years of owning hermit crabs and have been getting better at it overtime. Unfortunately, I didn’t know that they live for so long (15-20 years?) and unfortunately due to university I haven’t been able to stay in one spot, leaving other people to take care of the crab unfortunately. They don’t want to take care of it anymore obviously and now my only options are to give him up for someone who can provide a better home to adopt him, or to take it with me to college. I’m in the Houston area, or near Austin Texas. My crab is in Houston so I will only be able to deliver the crab this summer in May, June, July, or August. I have all the materials to take care of him, wood logs to climb on, hermit crab food pellets, 2 bottles of calcium powder to put on food, Reptisafe to kill chemicals and chlorine in water for safe drinking, the terrarium, a BUNCH of old shells to use, everything. You can have all of it for free, literally your only payment is that you’re much more knowledgeable and have much more experience taking care of Caribbean hermit crabs (purple pincher crabs) than me, and can obviously keep him in a terrarium with other Caribbean hermit crabs to socialize and find a colony, instead of him being all alone. I don’t want to give him to someone who’s just going to put him in a shoebox or a too small terrarium just for him to die in a year due to improper care.

Re: 1 PP crab needs new home in Houston, TX or Austin, TX

Posted: Wed May 15, 2024 9:09 am
by Eholna
I emailed you

Re: 1 PP crab needs new home in Houston, TX or Austin, TX

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2024 5:11 pm
by jcochran
Were you able to rehome your crab?

Re: 1 PP crab needs new home in Houston, TX or Austin, TX

Posted: Sun Jul 07, 2024 3:14 pm
by GotButterflies
Messaged OP to see if crab has been adopted so post can be deleted.

Re: 1 PP crab needs new home in Houston, TX or Austin, TX

Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:13 pm
by jcochran
Do you still need a home for this crab? Thanks!

Re: 1 PP crab needs new home in Houston, TX or Austin, TX

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:46 am
by Spidey
jcochran wrote:
Thu Jul 11, 2024 7:13 pm
Do you still need a home for this crab? Thanks!
No, I found him a new home, thanks though!

Re: 1 PP crab needs new home in Houston, TX or Austin, TX

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:46 am
by Spidey
jcochran wrote:
Wed Jun 26, 2024 5:11 pm
Were you able to rehome your crab?
Yes I was! Thank you!

Re: 1 PP crab needs new home in Houston, TX or Austin, TX

Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2024 4:53 am
by Spidey
GotButterflies wrote:
Sun Jul 07, 2024 3:14 pm
Messaged OP to see if crab has been adopted so post can be deleted.
I’ve found a home for my crab, is there anyway I can delete the post myself or does someone else need to delete it for me?