Sheldon the Shy

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Sheldon the Shy

Post by Visual » Fri Nov 11, 2016 9:50 pm

This little guy used to be so skittish now he's out every evening tryna wreck the place. Image

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by Crabinski » Fri Nov 11, 2016 11:09 pm

He looks like a chunky-legged crab -- I love those!
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Post by kieagcarm » Sat Nov 12, 2016 12:33 am

Visual wrote:This little guy used to be so skittish now he's out every evening tryna wreck the place. Image

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What kind of container is that in the corner? And what kind of wood?

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by Rawrgeous » Sat Nov 12, 2016 2:57 am

What a cutie! :) They can be so naughty sometimes! Mine are tank-trashers too!

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by Visual » Sat Nov 12, 2016 9:14 am

In the corner is a small plastic fish tank. I've got it covered with plants to feel like a hidey hole. I use it for an upstairs salt water pool it's got coco fiber in the mouth of it for easy access. The big slab beside Sheldon is actually a rock. It's hard to tell from the pic but it's sparkly. The dark area is all crystallized. I'm obcessed with rocks too. Hahah all the hermits pools have rocks in them to help them climb out.

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by Kermie16 » Sat Nov 12, 2016 9:38 am

Love tank trashers! Lol!


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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by cherryflamez » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:57 am

It kinda looks like fossilized wood with some druzy areas (hehehe ditto on the rock obsession). Really cool idea with the fish bowl!

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by Visual » Sat Nov 12, 2016 2:08 pm

Thanks! Dang now I may have to take it to a rock show to get it identified. That be awesome if it were petrified wood. It was my grandmother's. And thanks! I'd seen something different on pinterest but the small tank was only 3 bucks at pets mart.

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by kieagcarm » Sat Nov 12, 2016 4:28 pm

How do you make a salt water pool on another level?

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by kieagcarm » Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:34 pm

Visual wrote:In the corner is a small plastic fish tank. I've got it covered with plants to feel like a hidey hole. I use it for an upstairs salt water pool it's got coco fiber in the mouth of it for easy access. The big slab beside Sheldon is actually a rock. It's hard to tell from the pic but it's sparkly. The dark area is all crystallized. I'm obcessed with rocks too. Hahah all the hermits pools have rocks in them to help them climb out.

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You said you used it for an upstairs water pool, what do you mean by this and how did you do it?

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by Visual » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:13 pm

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Not sure why this is sideways??

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by Visual » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:14 pm

Here's my second level for now.... I know the interior is difficult to make out but the upstairs is mainly a small plastic fish tank that I've covered with a plastic plant as well as a live bamboo plant hopefully for climbing. In the tank I keep adittional fresh h2o. I know the sub isn't too deep but it's also not very wide. The bottom tank is a 20 or 25 and the top is a 10. I love the look and I love that it provides extra play place. My reservations though... the tank is duck taped down to its base. All the extra openings created by the off kilter setup is covered by plexiglass also duct taped down. The top tank I turned upside down so it's now really difficult to get back in there to rearrange and refill the water. Most of my crabs are down now but my first up Sheldon the shy loves it. The Chola branch wired to a chicken wire platform covered in coconut fiber is their access to the upper level. <br /><br />Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I337 using Tapatalk

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Re: Sheldon the Shy

Post by Visual » Sat Nov 12, 2016 10:23 pm

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Here's a little bit of a better pic of the top access point and the inner water tank. You could also just use another hermie pool but I wanted something they could get on top of if they wanted. I need to put more substrate on top of it.

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