What sort of toys do hermits like?

Where we discuss the behavior of our hermit crabs, as in fights, pecking orders, shell swaps, etc. Please post all naked-crab posts in the Emergency forum.
Locked
User avatar

kadynadair16
Posts: 570
Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:10 am

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by kadynadair16 » Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:00 pm

I find rocks from my back yard that are good size not to big not to small. (I boil them first before putting them in tank) my crabs love to climb and sleep on those
Top
User avatar

MeganM
Posts: 86
Joined: Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:27 am
Location: Dallas TX

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by MeganM » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:24 pm

**digging through drawers for doing ping ball***
Top
User avatar

kadynadair16
Posts: 570
Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2014 1:10 am

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by kadynadair16 » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:30 pm

Do you think marbles would be okay to put in the tank??
Top
User avatar

ViiT
Posts: 92
Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:54 pm

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by ViiT » Mon Jan 12, 2015 9:34 pm

Ping-Pong Ball Update: It moved about 6 inches :lol:
40GB/6 PPs: Heisenberg (M), Hobbles (M), Schrödinger (F), Tesla (F), Icarus (?), 1 Un-named Micro
5G Isopod Tank: 3 Successful Reproductions
Top
User avatar

rml6f4
Posts: 168
Joined: Wed Nov 19, 2014 7:47 pm

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by rml6f4 » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:59 pm

Darn. I guess hermit crab soccer won't be a thing anytime soon.
Top
User avatar

Crabinski
Posts: 1977
Joined: Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:56 pm
Location: Arizona

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by Crabinski » Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:54 am

kadynadair16 wrote:Do you think marbles would be okay to put in the tank??
I'd think that marbles would be too slick for crabs to walk on but a few hera and there for decoration should be OK.
PPs are Big Enzo, Charles Paris and Mr Pinch
On the Big Beach in the Sky: Murray, Gino, Oscar, Gordon, Ignatz, Harry and King Felix the Pale
Also Mom to Imogene the Syrian Hamster
Top
User avatar

aussieJJDude
Administrator
Administrator
Posts: 5010
Joined: Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:12 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Contact:
Contact aussieJJDude

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by aussieJJDude » Tue Jan 13, 2015 1:45 am

Hmm, maybe a ping pong ball drilled with a few holes and stuffing them with goodies or something? :?: I think you guys are on to something, makes me want to try!
|| Avid Aquarist Addict (2007) || Crazy Crabbing Connoisseur (2012) || Amateur Aroid Admirer (2014) ||

I strive to make HCA a welcoming space for all
Infrequently on due to studies, on a little more on in FB group
Top

hermieluv1
Posts: 425
Joined: Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:48 pm

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by hermieluv1 » Tue Jan 13, 2015 4:59 am

Or a golf ball...
Top
User avatar

YYWW
Posts: 2123
Joined: Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:25 am

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by YYWW » Tue Jan 13, 2015 6:06 am

What are golfballs made of? I entertained the idea but i figured they could be painted. But they get whacked so hard and dont chip so i guess it would be ok i just dont know..


Crabbers unite!!!
Top
User avatar

KellyCrabbieLove
Posts: 2635
Joined: Fri Jul 04, 2014 9:51 am
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Tue Jan 13, 2015 11:58 am

My husband is a golfer. He says they are plastic with a composite core. He says a large or bigger might be able to slowly shave off bits of the plastic. No paint, just colored plastic. He says to monitor it and see if there is any damage over time. Looks like I am going to raid his golf bag.
#1 rule of crabbing - crabs are weird.
#2 rule of crabbing - see above
Top
User avatar

singlemomwithcrab
Posts: 460
Joined: Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:59 pm
Location: Lehigh Valley, PA

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by singlemomwithcrab » Tue Jan 13, 2015 3:59 pm

They have other colors than white.
"Do or Do Not. There is no try"
50 PPs, 1 E
Top
User avatar

YYWW
Posts: 2123
Joined: Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:25 am

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by YYWW » Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:36 pm

KellyCrabbieLove wrote:My husband is a golfer. He says they are plastic with a composite core. He says a large or bigger might be able to slowly shave off bits of the plastic. No paint, just colored plastic. He says to monitor it and see if there is any damage over time. Looks like I am going to raid his golf bag.
Looks like it! Image they'll sink in water too! Image


Crabbers unite!!!
Top
User avatar

Crabinski
Posts: 1977
Joined: Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:56 pm
Location: Arizona

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by Crabinski » Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:58 pm

YYWW wrote:Looks like it! Image they'll sink in water too! Image


Crabbers unite!!!
As a hack golfer, I can most certainly assure you that golf balls readily sink in water. My golf balls seem to have a homing instinct to find the nearest body of water on the course! Too bad there are no hermit crabs at water hazards -- hunting for lost balls would be a lot more fun if there were crabs to find, too :lol: !
PPs are Big Enzo, Charles Paris and Mr Pinch
On the Big Beach in the Sky: Murray, Gino, Oscar, Gordon, Ignatz, Harry and King Felix the Pale
Also Mom to Imogene the Syrian Hamster
Top
User avatar

YYWW
Posts: 2123
Joined: Sat Jun 28, 2014 6:25 am

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by YYWW » Tue Jan 13, 2015 7:58 pm

LOL! If only


Crabbers unite!!!
Top
User avatar

ViiT
Posts: 92
Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2014 5:54 pm

Re: What sort of toys do hermits like?

Post by ViiT » Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:13 pm

aussieJJDude wrote:Hmm, maybe a ping pong ball drilled with a few holes and stuffing them with goodies or something? :?: I think you guys are on to something, makes me want to try!
Doing this later.
40GB/6 PPs: Heisenberg (M), Hobbles (M), Schrödinger (F), Tesla (F), Icarus (?), 1 Un-named Micro
5G Isopod Tank: 3 Successful Reproductions
Top
Locked

Return to “Crab Behavior”