My hermit crab is constantly watching me...

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My hermit crab is constantly watching me...

Post by hairycrab » Fri Oct 14, 2016 1:05 pm

Ok so this is probably a little weird and idk if you know what this might be but Hairy is the first crab I've ever gotten and I've had him for 3 years. It started a couple months ago when Hairy started watching me and idk why, even though it's probably nothing since Hairy never acted quite like any other I've had. There's been countless times where I'm sitting in my bed to look over and see him staring at me. And when I look at him, he raises his body and all four antenna go into the air. It kinda reminds me of an underwater crustatian the way his body and antenna slowly go up. Anyway do you know what that might mean :?:

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Post by soilentgringa » Fri Oct 14, 2016 4:11 pm

He is used to your presence and probably associates you with food.

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Post by Rawrgeous » Sat Oct 15, 2016 3:20 am

You have a mini crabby stalker and should probably seek the law for help? :hlol: :wink: I kid I kid. I actually think it's kind of cute. :)

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Post by GotButterflies » Sat Oct 15, 2016 2:26 pm

Hopefully he doesn't have a clown mask


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Post by MrTeacherDude » Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:41 pm

My crabs have learned that when my classroom lights come on in the mornings that I am there to clean the tank and change their food. I always have 2-3 come out to say hello when I come in.


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Post by hairycrab » Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:48 pm

Wow. All those sound kinda weird. Except the one about the crabs learning to come out when the lights go on.


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Post by CrabMater » Sun Oct 16, 2016 9:02 am

My crab John Cena watches me too. He will wiggle his antenna at anyone who stops to peer at him. I love it. First Contact.
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Post by GotButterflies » Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:55 am

The clown joke was because down here in Florida we apparently have people dressing up as clowns scaring people.


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Post by JDL_1104 » Sun Oct 16, 2016 3:29 pm

I think the clown thing is almost everywhere in the US at least. We have them up in CT too. And there are announcements with up coming Halloween festivities that there will be "no clowns" present. [UNAMUSED FACE]

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Post by PinchersAndShells » Sun Oct 16, 2016 4:36 pm

JDL_1104 wrote:I think the clown thing is almost everywhere in the US at least. We have them up in CT too. And there are announcements with up coming Halloween festivities that there will be "no clowns" present. [UNAMUSED FACE]

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They're in Ohio too, I think it's a US thing as someone I know who lives in the UK hasn't heard of them at all.
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Post by gunstreet.girl » Sat Nov 19, 2016 3:57 pm

[/quote] I think it's a US thing as someone I know who lives in the UK hasn't heard of them at all.[/quote]

We have them up here in Canada as well.


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Post by hairycrab » Mon Nov 28, 2016 3:25 pm

CrabMater wrote:My crab John Cena watches me too. He will wiggle his antenna at anyone who stops to peer at him. I love it. First Contact.
Wow! That doesn't sound like a shy crab :) sounds social. Neat crabby.

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