HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So excited!!! One of the twins, Twizzler just came up from another molt. Twizz & his twin, Poincetta were Christmas gifts from my friend's daughter in 2006. The pair of them have totally delighted me......I can't believe how they chose similar shells, and are CONSTANTLY together (other than molts, that is!)

So....Here is my darling Twizzler, sharp black toenails & all!!!:






And here he is trying to rip a rhinestone from my fingernail! Bad Boy!!!:





He needs to change shells....the one he is wearing is now a year old & is faded & dull. But, it does make him look all the redder, so maybe he is after affect!:

CONGRATS on the Straw molt, Kathy! This is terrific!

He is definately a good-looking hermit! What type of shell is that?

Wow Kathy! He's beautiful! He's really kept his coloring so you must be doing something right!

Congrats on the molt! He has some wonderful coloring!

Congrats on the successful molts!!! He's so gorgeous!!

Kilimanjaro wrote:CONGRATS on the Straw molt, Kathy! This is terrific!

He is definitely a good-looking hermit! What type of shell is that?

Believe it or not, that shell was once a polished turbo, but since he has worn it for over a year, it has seen better days. It was similar to this shell:

I'm so happy for you Kathy! I lost my only straw to a molt and I'm anxious to try again. You give me hope .

*Kathy* wrote:So excited!!! One of the twins, Twizzler just came up from another molt.

Congrats! Looks grreat!

*Kathy* wrote:And here he is trying to rip a rhinestone from my fingernail! Bad Boy!!!:

Come on, Twizzler, do it... do it!!!

MudCrabDude wrote: Congrats! Looks grreat!
Come on, Twizzler, do it... do it!!!

*sigh* More evidence that evil boys always conspire against the girls! Thank goodness I don't have braids anymore, or they'd still be yanked. :roll:







I thought it would be fun to show the twins back when I got them 12/28/06........................

Their initiation bath:





Twizzler:



Poinsettia:





For some reason unbeknownst to me, they have beeinseparablele since the day I brought them home. When I find one of them, the other is alwayclose-byby. When one of them goes down to molt, the other becomes inactive. I keep expecting them to get on the same molting schedule. This is my all-time favorite shot of the two of them!!! (You can also see how Twizzler's shell once looked.....he is the one on top.)

Oh wow... That is a beautiful molt!

And Twizzler: ~*wags finger*~ Don't steal. lol And just because it looks like a diamond doesn't mean it is. lol

Very Lovely Kathy...
Great job on color as well.. The shell thing is a mystery to me as well. Couch will not move out of his cheesy shell with the forhead notch out of it above his head. I have rotated 20 or so shells his size and larger in and out.. still no taker on them

*Kathy* wrote:*sigh* More evidence that evil boys always conspire against the girls! Thank goodness I don't have braids anymore, or they'd still be yanked. :roll:

(it's a mini-schoolyard here! Wanna play some kickball? Or tetherball??? )

*Kathy* wrote:For some reason unbeknownst to me, they have been inseparable since the day I brought them home. When I find one of them, the other is always close-by. When one of them goes down to molt, the other becomes inactive. I keep expecting them to get on the same molting schedule. This is my all-time favorite shot of the two of them!!! (You can also see how Twizzler's shell once looked.....he is the one on top.)

Fascinating!

Beautiful crabs! That shell, old as it may be, really brings the Straws colors out! Congrats on the successful molt!!

Congratulations, Kathy! He looks so healthy and vibrant! I am anxiously awaiting the results from my first 2 molts. It's maddening!

wow awesome colors, job well done