HCA: Hermit Crab Association

My new guy put one of my African turbos. The only use any of them got was a long time back one of my large females tried it on and them changed back within 5 minutes. They had been ignored other than that since. Today I came down and Iris is wearing one! They are all snuggled up in matching shells. I couldn't get a good picture angle but here they are.


It is hard to see and I am really hoping to get a better picture. But one is peeking up over the other's shell.

Lol the african and banded turbos are a hit here too, I love those pretty shells.

Here is Iris. I think she is checking out the shell she is sitting on. I startled her and she climbed up on it like that. Figures she won't stay in the pretty turbo.

Now on to this shell

One of your photos made me wonder if anyone has ever put a mirror up in their tat and how the crabs reacted to it...

HMMM...maybe time for an experiment?

Ok so in a strange twist. He went into the slotted she she started in and she stayed in the African turbo. Thank god I took pics when it was only him. I can identify him by the silver shapes on the shell.

KellyCrabbieLove wrote:Ok so in a strange twist. He went into the slotted she she started in and she stayed in the African turbo. Thank god I took pics when it was only him. I can identify him by the silver shapes on the shell.

good thing indeed