Precise territory?

shanedaman112 · Post by **shanedaman112** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 11:58 am

lol one of my crabs changed his position recently. He now resides at the edge of the hut at the small entrance

moonbeam · Post by **moonbeam** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 1:23 pm

This is Bob's favorite spot. I love it because it's perfect for photo bombing (which I do in moderation... Kind of)

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Ryry · Post by **Ryry** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 1:34 pm

What a nice little hidey hole! I photo bomb a lot....

moonbeam · Post by **moonbeam** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 1:37 pm

Ryry wrote:What a nice little hidey hole! I photo bomb a lot....

I do too haha. Sometimes I take pictures of my kid just because I feel like I have more pictures of the crabs then I do of him

my excuse? They're new, I've had him for a while haha.

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Ryry · Post by **Ryry** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 1:40 pm

moonbeam wrote: I do too haha. Sometimes I take pictures of my kid just because I feel like I have more pictures of the crabs then I do of him my excuse? They're new, I've had him for a while haha.

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Hahaha too funny! I take a lot of pictures in general. I think I annoy everyone with it!

shanedaman112 · Post by **shanedaman112** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:09 pm

this has become hilarious

Ryry · Post by **Ryry** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:28 pm

My cat loves to creep on the crabs too! Lol

shanedaman112 · Post by **shanedaman112** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:46 pm

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in that last picture it looks like there's a crab in a yellow painted shell, is it new? or am I just wrong lol

Ryry · Post by **Ryry** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:54 pm

In my photo, with the kitty? Yeah I had a few w painted shells I was trying to get rid of. That's the last painted shell in the whole tank. It's an obnoxious yellow tweety- who the original owner discarded immediately, but I didn't take it out of the tank quick enough so some one else snatched it up

shanedaman112 · Post by **shanedaman112** » Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:57 pm

YYWW · Post by **YYWW** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 8:28 am

Mehhh, since I started crabbing in June I got over the panic/high expectation phase

It seems a max of only 30% of my crabs will be seen at any given time. Pending putting the Ultratherm on a dimmer and calicrating my thermometer, I shall accept that for the norm and have to increase my number of crabs in order to see more crabs

I did see a whopping 3 out of 5, last night, for a very brief time! Other than that I'm keeping a tank of branches and mosspits

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moonbeam · Post by **moonbeam** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 11:24 am

YYWW wrote:Mehhh, since I started crabbing in June I got over the panic/high expectation phase It seems a max of only 30% of my crabs will be seen at any given time. Pending putting the Ultratherm on a dimmer and calicrating my thermometer, I shall accept that for the norm and have to increase my number of crabs in order to see more crabs
I did see a whopping 3 out of 5, last night, for a very brief time! Other than that I'm keeping a tank of branches and mosspits

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Haha I too am keeping a tank of moss pits and climbing things. Actually I'm keeping two tanks since 3 of my crabbies buried in the old tote. Only 1 of my 8 crabs has been out for the past week. I suspect 4-5 are actually down molting and 2-3 are in the pits moving around stealthily while I sleep. I also started in June but had them in tote (that I couldn't see through) so now that they're finally in a tank where I can look in on them I feel like a total newbie!

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YYWW · Post by **YYWW** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 11:28 am

moonbeam wrote: Haha I too am keeping a tank of moss pits and climbing things. Actually I'm keeping two tanks since 3 of my crabbies buried in the old tote. Only 1 of my 8 crabs has been out for the past week. I suspect 4-5 are actually down molting and 2-3 are in the pits moving around stealthily while I sleep. I also started in June but had them in tote (that I couldn't see through) so now that they're finally in a tank where I can look in on them I feel like a total newbie!

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Haha I feel like a pro, with my tank all bubblin and high qual glass lids, nice lighting. But everytime ppl are so impressed w my tank, they ask me whats in it, i feel like a crazy person.
"It's a crab tank. O, you can't see any because they're all underground. I gotta keep food out for them in case they come up at night. Yea, they're alive, but they're nocturnal so... They do fun stuff, just at night."
If not for the HCA, nobody would understand

That's why HCA is so great!!!!

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shanedaman112 · Post by **shanedaman112** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 11:44 am

sooooo true lol

moonbeam · Post by **moonbeam** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 11:48 am

Hahaha yeah the HCA does make me feel sane sometimes. I've had several people come over and ask if there is anything in my tank. It's always fun watching the "oh well that's kinda crazy but I need to be polite" look on their face. So thankful to find a place where people love their crabs like I do!

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HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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