New Shells (Made an Oops!)

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Re: New Shells (Made an Oops!)

Post by fandt94 » Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:51 pm

My biggest crab AND it's shell could fit into the opening of it.... Good grief lol

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Re: New Shells (Made an Oops!)

Post by Nanoon » Sun Nov 04, 2018 1:39 pm

These are so pretty! You got them from Richard’s shells? I have 4 big big guys who would love to have one of these houses!!


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Post by LeeHasCrabs » Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:17 pm

Nanoon wrote:These are so pretty! You got them from Richard’s shells? I have 4 big big guys who would love to have one of these houses!!


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Post by Motörcrab » Mon Nov 05, 2018 8:45 pm

So far I have been pretty good at judging. My biggest oops was ordering an 1 3/8 opening and a "large" assortment. They pretty much make for some nice decor in the tank. Usually after the first oops you instantly get better at ordering shells.

That's why it is always good to an assortment of different crab sizes. Not so they don't fight over shells, but when we screw up shell sizes for one crab others can use them! That way we don't feel as silly!

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Re: New Shells (Made an Oops!)

Post by LeeHasCrabs » Mon Nov 05, 2018 9:46 pm

Motörcrab wrote:So far I have been pretty good at judging. My biggest oops was ordering an 1 3/8 opening and a "large" assortment. They pretty much make for some nice decor in the tank. Usually after the first oops you instantly get better at ordering shells.

That's why it is always good to an assortment of different crab sizes. Not so they don't fight over shells, but when we screw up shell sizes for one crab others can use them! That way we don't feel as silly!

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You're probably right. I'm sure my next order will be closer to the mark. Learn from your mistakes.
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Re: New Shells (Made an Oops!)

Post by LeeHasCrabs » Thu Nov 08, 2018 3:44 pm

Turned around and immediately placed another order from Richard’s and now I think most of these will be too small. Third times the charm right? I think I’m gonna just wait for a while.Image


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Post by RiNiKy506 » Thu Nov 08, 2018 5:08 pm

What sizes are they? How much did you pay? I need some smaller ones for my little guy. Would you want to sell them?


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Re: New Shells (Made an Oops!)

Post by LeeHasCrabs » Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:42 pm

RiNiKy506 wrote:What sizes are they? How much did you pay? I need some smaller ones for my little guy. Would you want to sell them?


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I’m going to keep them for now because three crabs are still down and I’m not sure of their sizes. They were on the smaller side when we got them.


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Re: New Shells (Made an Oops!)

Post by RiNiKy506 » Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:36 pm

LeeHasCrabs wrote:
I’m going to keep them for now because three crabs are still down and I’m not sure of their sizes. They were on the smaller side when we got them.


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Ok, it’s probably good to keep them, you can never have too many shells. Image


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