big 'un's bday cake

annopia · Post by **annopia** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:37 pm

I made a hermit crab "cake" today to celebrate the fact that my PP, Big 'un, has been with me a year now (I have also been crabbing now for exactly a year). I hope the crabs all like it, its also kinda a reward for them moving to their new tank today.

"cake": layers of papaya, banana, orange, peach, kiwi, and pear.

"toppings" (all choped or powdered): almond, pecan, english walnut, black walnut, cashew, peanut, blue violet, chickweed, wheat grass, strawberry leaves, mangrove meal, watercress, elder flowers, pink rose cuttlebone, spirulina, rooibos, cornflower, calendula, and triple flower mix.

here's a link to a pic I took of it:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lily_acb/ ... pg&.src=ph

how long do you think it'll take for them to knock it over?

Caroline

MacandHunter · Post by **MacandHunter** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:06 pm

Looks like a yummy cake. Happy birthday to your big one, and congrats on a year of crabbing!

It sure would be funny to see one of the crabs on the top of that cake.

HERMEZ · Post by **HERMEZ** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:07 pm

That is toooo cute- your such a good mommie

annopia · Post by **annopia** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:18 pm

Big 'un has actually changed shells five times today, i guess he's getting ready for the party they'll all throw tonight!

Caroline

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:38 am

WOW, is he spoiled or what?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:09 am

That looks FANTASTIC...and yummy! We tend to spoil our babies on their first birthday!

starmaiden · Post by **starmaiden** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:06 pm

Wow!!! Too cute! It makes me want to throw a party for my crabbies for no special reason at all! You are such a good hermie mommy annopia!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:06 pm

Woohoo!! Happy 1st birthday Big 'un!!

And Happy Crabbin' Anniversary Caroline

Hope Big 'un likes his cake

Sounds like there will be a BIG crabby party tonight!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 4:12 pm

Wow, Happy Birthday/Anniversary! That cake is so cute!

annopia · Post by **annopia** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 9:03 pm

there was definatly a party in the crab shack going on! It was almost hard to believe, but here's who all piled into the XL cocohut in the tank: Big 'un a large (the birthday boy!), Go Go a medium, Mushie a medium, Lila a small, and Turtle a small. i don't know how they managed it! the birthday cake was drug into the crab shack (well, parts) and a good time was had by all. the only crab not present was the Doubleknit Crab, the teenie and my smallest. I can only assume that whatever the festivites included, it was not suitable for baby crabbies

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Caroline

starmaiden · Post by **starmaiden** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 10:14 pm

Did he have to sit at the 'kid's table'?

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:20 pm

Wow! Beautiful cake! I would hate to have to cleant that up once they get it all over the 'tat! I bet Big 'Un is eying that cake with big eyes and a watering mouth!

And apparently, Big 'Un cant decide what to wear to his party today. I think that one shell makes him look fat. (lol just kidding

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Happy Birthday Big 'Un

Happy Crabbiversary, Caroline, thanks for helping me out with my questions!