HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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

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.

That is toooo cute- your such a good mommie

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

Caroline

WOW, is he spoiled or what?

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

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!

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!

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

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 .

Caroline

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

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 )

Happy Birthday Big 'Un


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