Just some pics of my sherbert

hermitsrus1966 · Post by **hermitsrus1966** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:13 pm

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CrabbyLover77 · Post by **CrabbyLover77** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:09 pm

Aw so cute! Great close up!

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RiNiKy506 · Post by **RiNiKy506** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:26 pm

He is gorgeous crabby, that is a perfect picture.

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hermitsrus1966 · Post by **hermitsrus1966** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:51 pm

RiNiKy506 wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 11, 2021 8:26 pm
He is gorgeous crabby, that is a perfect picture.

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I dont know, I love your profile pic!! Its so pretty!! I want straws and E's so bad!! I only have PPs and they are cute but my gosh why are those alien eyes just so adorable!! I wish I would have every breed.

RiNiKy506 · Post by **RiNiKy506** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:27 pm

Thank you.

They are addicting to want all of them.

The more rare species are harder to keep and I’ve had some heartbreak losing a couple of Es and straws. They can’t take moving and temperature changes like the purple pinchers. Then again they’re all so tough yet so fragile, it’s very confusing. Your Sherbert has really gorgeous coloring pattern. I love his light color with the dark setae spots, then the patches of purple and reds he has that fades in, he is a very beautiful crabby.

zoom in and you can see those adorable eyelashes!

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hermitsrus1966 · Post by **hermitsrus1966** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:51 pm

RiNiKy506 wrote:Thank you. They are addicting to want all of them. The more rare species are harder to keep and I’ve had some heartbreak losing a couple of Es and straws. They can’t take moving and temperature changes like the purple pinchers. Then again they’re all so tough yet so fragile, it’s very confusing. Your Sherbert has really gorgeous coloring pattern. I love his light color with the dark setae spots, then the patches of purple and reds he has that fades in, he is a very beautiful crabby. zoom in and you can see those adorable eyelashes!

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I love em too. Question when crabs molt do they change gender? I swear he was a girl and now he appears to be a he.

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RiNiKy506 · Post by **RiNiKy506** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 9:56 pm

Yes they can change gender. I’m not sure if they do it when they molt or how they do it but they can. Maybe @wodesorel or @motorcrab knows if it’s when they molt, I don’t think we know how or why they do it. Just crazy amazing little creatures.

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Post by **wodesorel** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:07 pm

The whole intersex thing in hermits is still not well understood, but scientists and hobbyists have noticed gonopores appearing and disappearing after a molt. Gonopores are independent of reproductive gender though, so just because a crab does or doesn't have them - or has just one on one side - is not 100% indicative of whether they produce eggs or sperm.

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crabbycasey · Post by **crabbycasey** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:08 pm

RiNiKy506 wrote:Yes they can change gender. I’m not sure if they do it when they molt or how they do it but they can. Maybe @wodesorel or @motorcrab knows if it’s when they molt, I don’t think we know how or why they do it. Just crazy amazing little creatures.

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Really?! That’s crazy! Would love to know more about it, had no idea!

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hermitsrus1966 · Post by **hermitsrus1966** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:09 pm

Gosh these guys are complicated. Lol I love them! Wait so does that mean if you spot gonospores on a crab it’s a girl forever even though it might lose them later on?

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Post by **wodesorel** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:15 pm

hermitsrus1966 wrote:Gosh these guys are complicated. Lol I love them! Wait so does that mean if you spot gonospores on a crab it’s a girl forever even though it might lose them later on?

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Nope, could also have been male when it had gonopores showing. Pleopods seem to be a better way to sex them, if you can see that side of the body during a shell change, but even then their internal organs (requiring dissection) are the only guarantee of what they produce.

Out of the three sexual organs (gonopores, pleopods, internal) there are individuals that have been found with all possible combinations of male and female. Scientists don't know if they are completely changing gender when it happens, since long term tracking isn't possible once they have molted.

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hermitsrus1966 · Post by **hermitsrus1966** » Thu Feb 11, 2021 10:40 pm

Oh wow. I had no idea. That’s crazy! Cool and weird.

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crabbycasey · Post by **crabbycasey** » Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:35 am

So interesting!

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HappyHermit0916 · Post by **HappyHermit0916** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:37 pm

hermitsrus1966 wrote: ↑
Thu Feb 11, 2021 7:13 pm

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Great picture! He's adorable

His eyelashes are so long and beautiful!

HCA: Hermit Crab Association