Aussie Breeding Success Dec 2016/Jan2017

[shanedaman112]

Is that a thermometer or a heater probe? Cute either way

[Highnmighty217]

I'm having issues with videos the last 2 weeks as well. I believe it's the tapatalk app


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[Renroc]

Is that a thermometer or a heater probe? Cute either way

It's the probe for the temperature gauge

[Just Jay]

they are so wild and brave! i assume since they will be around humans since hatching these littles might be more social too!

[Renroc]

No chance of them being more social at all. That is an inate survival mechanism which will not change. They duck into their shells at shadows and hide just like other crabs

[Just Jay]

talking more along the lines of them learning to associate you with food and such so in time they may pick up the learned behavior.

[Da_Stos208]

No chance of them being more social at all. That is an inate survival mechanism which will not change. They duck into their shells at shadows and hide just like other crabs

I think most complex animals can override their instincts with learned behavior. You'd be surprised just how intelligent even the simplest of insects are, I keep crickets to feed my lizard, and the young ones always hide in the egg crates and scurry away from food when i walk by or turn on a light, but the older ones don't mind the light and ignore me. Some even scurry over to the food bowl when I open the top because they know that means fresh lettuce and carrots. Notably there was one particular female that grew HUGE, almost as long as my thumb, who apparently figured out that some crickets always went missing when the lid opened. Or maybe she just never got used to me. I prefer the first theory [FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY]

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[Just Jay]

No chance of them being more social at all. That is an inate survival mechanism which will not change. They duck into their shells at shadows and hide just like other crabs

I think most complex animals can override their instincts with learned behavior. You'd be surprised just how intelligent even the simplest of insects are, I keep crickets to feed my lizard, and the young ones always hide in the egg crates and scurry away from food when i walk by or turn on a light, but the older ones don't mind the light and ignore me. Some even scurry over to the food bowl when I open the top because they know that means fresh lettuce and carrots. Notably there was one particular female that grew HUGE, almost as long as my thumb, who apparently figured out that some crickets always went missing when the lid opened. Or maybe she just never got used to me. I prefer the first theory [FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY]

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Im experiencing the same now with two of my four crabs. They will even walk on my hand and eat from me. Their eye site is horrible to so its alot of going very very slow. I'm almost tempted to try leaving a dirty sock or shirt in the tank like you can do with small animals and reptiles.

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[GotButterflies]

A dirty sock?! That's disgusting!! I've heard of shirts for dogs and cats (I'm a vet tech)...but a sock...that's the first time I've heard that one! Lmbo! Either way, I wouldn't leave either in a hermit crab tank.


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[Kermie16]

Love their adventuresome spirits^_^ so cute walking down the probe looking ever so graceful!


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[Renroc]

Im experiencing the same now with two of my four crabs. They will even walk on my hand and eat from me. Their eye site is horrible to so its alot of going very very slow. I'm almost tempted to try leaving a dirty sock or shirt in the tank like you can do with small animals and reptiles.

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Crabs have very good eyesight. Some of their eyes even wrap around onto the top of their eyestalks.

[GotButterflies]

@Renroc ~ you might want to edit your post. You removed the first [/QUOTE], so it looks like you said that.


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[Renroc]

@Renroc ~ you might want to edit your post. You removed the first

, so it looks like you said that.


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Thanks. I didn't want to quote the whole lot and accidently removed the quote code I needed.

[GotButterflies]

Yw!

[LadyJinglyJones]

Have I mentioned 'EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!', lately? Because, EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!

(I love these pictures.)