A story about one little hermie

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A story about one little hermie

Post by Vitalik_Miron » Sun Jan 24, 2021 10:51 am

Hi to everyone! Last year i bought this tiny friend. In trust it wasn't purchase, it was saving from the horrible conditions. Crabs lived in a small open tank, with one rock on the middle, and some moss. This guy was the wickest. He didn't have two walking legs from the right side, he used his big claw like a leg. I made an iso tank for him, few days he was very scared, but then he began to eat, even try to walk around. Now he is absolutly healthy and happy hermit crab, he molted 4 times, and now he is ready for the next molting process. He feels comfortable around other brevi hermies.
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It was the first day when i met him
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After his first molting
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The biggest and the smallest brevimanus
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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by Hermielover121 » Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:49 am

Awe glad to hear he has been doing well. Also all your biggest crabs are so cute compared to the tiniest crab. Can’t wait till my crabs get that big, did you buy them that big or have you had th for a while?


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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by CrabbyLover77 » Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:58 am

What a great story! Love the pics!
I'm surprised you got them to line up all at once and take a picture. My crabs would have been crawling all over lol.

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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by crabs_lex » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:10 pm

how long did you have the big ones? bc they are big!
they are all so cute glad to see you taking good care of them!!

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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by crabbycasey » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:28 pm

Loved the story...and the pics! Your big guy is so...big, lol.


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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by Vitalik_Miron » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:35 pm

Hermielover121 wrote:
Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:49 am
Awe glad to hear he has been doing well. Also all your biggest crabs are so cute compared to the tiniest crab. Can’t wait till my crabs get that big, did you buy them that big or have you had th for a while?Image


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I bought only the biggest. The rest were given to me by their kippers who didn't want to deal with animals enymore


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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by Vitalik_Miron » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:37 pm

CrabbyLover77 wrote:
Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:58 am
What a great story! Love the pics!
I'm surprised you got them to line up all at once and take a picture. My crabs would have been crawling all over lol. Image

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OH, it was difficult :) but they like to spend time together


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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by Vitalik_Miron » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:41 pm

crabs_lex wrote:
Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:10 pm
how long did you have the big ones? bc they are big!
they are all so cute glad to see you taking good care of them!!
I bought the biggest Last year on August. Now, one of the biggest goes for a molting, and the biggest is on the way to molt. Can’t wait the moment after molting, because he has some broken parts of walking legs, hope after molting his whole body will be perfect


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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by Vitalik_Miron » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:45 pm

crabbycasey wrote:
Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:28 pm
Loved the story...and the pics! Your big guy is so...big, lol. ImageImageImage


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Thanks a lot. Yeah, Axe is very big, but very friendly. When i bought him, he was very scared, tried to bite me every time, and chirping. But now, he can easily came to my arm, and i take him for a walk

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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by crabbycasey » Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:59 pm

I look very forward to the day when mine aren’t skittish of me anymore! A couple of them really haul shell when I approach, lol. Would love to hold them more, but I’ve only had mine for anywhere between 1 and 4 mos and want to give them ample time to de-stress and acclimate before I start handling them. Were you hands on from the beginning or did you wait a while? Would love to know how other crabbers go about it too...?


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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by Vitalik_Miron » Sun Jan 24, 2021 1:53 pm

crabbycasey wrote:
Sun Jan 24, 2021 12:59 pm
I look very forward to the day when mine aren’t skittish of me anymore! A couple of them really haul shell when I approach, lol. Would love to hold them more, but I’ve only had mine for anywhere between 1 and 4 mos and want to give them ample time to de-stress and acclimate before I start handling them. Were you hands on from the beginning or did you wait a while? Would love to know how other crabbers go about it too...?


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I have a tank with the side doors, so i just put my hand near the crab, and he climb on it. Or i can open the door, and he tries to go out, i give my hand, and he goes on it. The first crab, who shows how to go for a walk was her. She likes to walk and she's not afraid of hands. Image

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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by crabbycasey » Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:29 pm

Mine would scurry away if I did that, lol. Maybe in time they’ll get more used to me! She’s adorable!


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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by Vitalik_Miron » Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:49 pm

crabbycasey wrote:
Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:29 pm
Mine would scurry away if I did that, lol. Maybe in time they’ll get more used to me! She’s adorable! ImageImageImage


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Absolutely! Mine were also not so friendly, but I think that the right conditions helps them to be more open for a human.

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Post by CrabbyLover77 » Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:40 pm

Vitalik_Miron wrote: OH, it was difficult :) but they like to spend time together
Aw that's awesome! Image

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Re: A story about one little hermie

Post by Quinnthescrub » Sat Jul 10, 2021 12:58 pm

aww

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