HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:26 pm**

Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:31 pm**

Thank you for posting, how is this hermit crab doing now?

Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:40 pm**

It almost looks good as new now!

Cool crab.

Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:47 pm**

Hermitcrazy wrote:Thank you for posting, how is this hermit crab doing now?

Yes, I am interested in knowing as well, and to add to this inquiry, I would also like to ask when did you first procure/adopt this crab?

Posted: **Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:02 am**

I got the crab in 2003. He was with me for about 7 years. Unfortunately he was molting the last time I did a deep clean. I put him in ISO, but the ISO got mold in it. I put him back in the main tank as he seemed ready. But he passed a couple weeks later.

Posted: **Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:51 pm**

Sorry you lost your guy

http://yfrog.com/0i1006648xj

this is a picture of my one eyed guy. just got him from the petsmart, hope he is with me for that long ( or longer

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Posted: **Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:23 pm**

Sorry for your loss JMT

I would have been very amazing to watch that crab regrow his eye to complete normality then live a long life with you

Posted: **Thu Jul 22, 2010 1:20 am**

Posted: **Thu Jul 22, 2010 4:03 pm**

Sorry for your loss.

Thanks for sharing pics. I have similar pics of my crab Favre though unfortunately I didn't take pics after every molt. When we purchased him July 31, 2008 one of his eyes looked a little hazy and it appeared to get worse between that time and his first molt with us. He has molted 5+ times with me in two years going from a small to a medium. I have only two other crabs who have molted as often with me; Elanor going from teeny to small and Shai going from small to large. All other crabs that I purchased that same year have only molted 1-3 times but I'm beginning to get off track here.

PICS:
9/21/2008

1/16/2009

6/16/2009

and this month (sorry it's not a close up)

ETA: it's hard to see in the last pic but the eye is still slightly smaller than the other so not quite completely back to normal. There was another molt or two between the last two pics.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2010 11:54 pm**

Aw what a cutie Jedi!

Same with yours Callalily

Posted: **Sun Jul 25, 2010 6:35 pm**

Number 1, I love love love the striped shell in the 1st pic, gorgeous.
Number 2, didn't you tell him its not smart to drink so much (water) and then go climbing around

HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Pics of the one eyed crab over the years

Pics of the one eyed crab over the years