Busy little crabs

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Busy little crabs

Post by NLindsey921 » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:26 pm

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Somebody was really digging last night. You can't tell from this angle but there is a hole that goes under the water pool. And that is my crab Tiny to the left.

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Re: Busy little crabs

Post by CrabMater » Thu Dec 08, 2016 5:40 pm

Hi Tiny! How many 'Tatmates does Tiny have?

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Post by NLindsey921 » Thu Dec 08, 2016 6:13 pm

Including tiny nine. I have tiny, jimbo, herman, Jack, rose, Teal'C, and three unnamed. Jimbo and rose and one unnamed are currently molting. The rest are on the surface. Trying to adopt out five but no one replied on here or on Craigslist yet.

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Post by kieagcarm » Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:33 pm

NLindsey921 wrote:Including tiny nine. I have tiny, jimbo, herman, Jack, rose, Teal'C, and three unnamed. Jimbo and rose and one unnamed are currently molting. The rest are on the surface. Trying to adopt out five but no one replied on here or on Craigslist yet.

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Post by NLindsey921 » Thu Dec 08, 2016 8:49 pm

Southeast Houston Texas

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Post by NLindsey921 » Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:11 pm

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Woke up to this. These crabs are really digging now.

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Post by NLindsey921 » Fri Dec 09, 2016 12:17 pm

They have also knocked down the Shell shop hammock again. Those suction cups really suck. I don't get paid until Friday though so I'm just going to have to deal with it until then.

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Re: Busy little crabs

Post by NLindsey921 » Fri Dec 09, 2016 1:25 pm

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Another hole

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Post by daws409 » Fri Dec 09, 2016 2:47 pm

Use command strips for hammock. I never could get those cups that came with it to stick.

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Post by NLindsey921 » Fri Dec 09, 2016 3:21 pm

Yeah I just have to wait until next Friday when I get paid again to get them.

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Re: Busy little crabs

Post by pixellator » Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:41 pm

I am using this same reptile hammock and can't stand those suction cups either. I tried duct tape but the humidity loosens the tape. Just recently I took some Kinex building sticks from my kid's kit and built little poles to try to tape the hammock to them, but the poles are really wiggly and hermies don't like that.

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Re: Busy little crabs

Post by pixellator » Fri Dec 09, 2016 10:42 pm

What are command strips? Where do I get it?
daws409 wrote:Use command strips for hammock. I never could get those cups that came with it to stick.

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Post by daws409 » Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:03 pm

Command strips are basically hooks that attach to wall, glass, or plastic using double sided tape. When you want to remove them, just pull excess tab down and comes right off leaving no sticky residue or nail/tack holes in walls. You can find them in clear and white and in all sorts of sizes. They're located at Wal-Mart, Lowe's, dollar stores ... All in hardware section.

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Re: Busy little crabs

Post by daws409 » Fri Dec 09, 2016 11:04 pm

*Avoid the ones with metal hooks as metal tends to rust with high humidity.

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Re: Busy little crabs

Post by NLindsey921 » Sat Dec 10, 2016 1:33 am

I have some command hooks. The really tiny ones used for Christmas lights. I use them for the nets but they are too small for the hammock.

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