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Hermit crab in a hamster ball

Post by hermiwormi » Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:42 pm

The worst thing I saw today was a woman with a hermit crab out in public in a hamster ball!! when the ball rolled, the crab was tossed around and the woman was busy talking, ugh. Finally, I picked up after it rolled far away, taking the poor thing out The lady snapped at me with,"Hey!! that's my hermit crab!!". Honestly, I wanted to take the hermit crab home and away from her.

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Re: Hermit crab in a hamster ball

Post by piratetoothgir » Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:47 am

hermiwormi wrote:The worst thing I saw today was a woman with a hermit crab out in public in a hamster ball!! when the ball rolled, the crab was tossed around and the woman was busy talking, ugh. Finally, I picked up after it rolled far away, taking the poor thing out The lady snapped at me with,"Hey!! that's my hermit crab!!". Honestly, I wanted to take the hermit crab home and away from her.

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Oh, goodness! Hamster balls aren’t good for crabs, because the little vents in the ball can get a leg trapped and broken.

That’s really great! You had every right to take the crab, and tell her it was wrong.
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Re: Hermit crab in a hamster ball

Post by hermiwormi » Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:49 am

StellaCrab wrote:
hermiwormi wrote:The worst thing I saw today was a woman with a hermit crab out in public in a hamster ball!! when the ball rolled, the crab was tossed around and the woman was busy talking, ugh. Finally, I picked up after it rolled far away, taking the poor thing out The lady snapped at me with,"Hey!! that's my hermit crab!!". Honestly, I wanted to take the hermit crab home and away from her.

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Oh, goodness! Hamster balls aren’t good for crabs, because the little vents in the ball can get a leg trapped and broken.

That’s really great! You had every right to take the crab, and tell her it was wrong.
No clue why the crab was even far from home in the first place! They need humidity and the poor thing was probably really stressed out. I think she wanted to show it off or something, I don't know. There was no reason at all for a hermit crab to be out in public like that. The air is not very humid at all here, at least 30%

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Re: Hermit crab in a hamster ball

Post by piratetoothgir » Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:51 am

hermiwormi wrote:
StellaCrab wrote:
hermiwormi wrote:The worst thing I saw today was a woman with a hermit crab out in public in a hamster ball!! when the ball rolled, the crab was tossed around and the woman was busy talking, ugh. Finally, I picked up after it rolled far away, taking the poor thing out The lady snapped at me with,"Hey!! that's my hermit crab!!". Honestly, I wanted to take the hermit crab home and away from her.

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Oh, goodness! Hamster balls aren’t good for crabs, because the little vents in the ball can get a leg trapped and broken.

That’s really great! You had every right to take the crab, and tell her it was wrong.
No clue why the crab was even far from home in the first place! They need humidity and the poor thing was probably really stressed out. I think she wanted to show it off or something, I don't know. There was no reason at all for a hermit crab to be out in public like that. The air is not very humid at all here, at least 30%

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Sadly, if she isn’t careful, someone could kick it, or it could even get into the street while she isn’t watching.

That’s a shame.
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Re: Hermit crab in a hamster ball

Post by GotButterflies » Wed Apr 25, 2018 8:20 am

Did you talk to her at all about why you did it? I would have used it as a way to educate her. :)
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Re: Hermit crab in a hamster ball

Post by Crabby7Crabber » Sat Jan 18, 2020 4:48 pm

hermiwormi wrote:
Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:42 pm
The worst thing I saw today was a woman with a hermit crab out in public in a hamster ball!! when the ball rolled, the crab was tossed around and the woman was busy talking, ugh. Finally, I picked up after it rolled far away, taking the poor thing out The lady snapped at me with,"Hey!! that's my hermit crab!!". Honestly, I wanted to take the hermit crab home and away from her.

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Honestly, if it were me, I probably would've just walked away with the hermit crab :lol: Then, when that lady called the police on me and the cop came, I'd give them a lecture so boring that they'd allow me to keep the crab.
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Re: Hermit crab in a hamster ball

Post by KyMart » Sun Jul 02, 2023 12:52 pm

piratetoothgir wrote:
Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:47 am
Oh, goodness! Hamster balls aren’t good for crabs, because the little vents in the ball can get a leg trapped and broken.

That’s really great! You had every right to take the crab, and tell her it was wrong.
I have thought about getting one of my crabs a mini hamster ball and lining it with craft mesh so that way this doesn't happen! I would only let him run around in it for a bit at home that way he could roam safely!
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