Never seen crab in a cup before... ***Pics***

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Never seen crab in a cup before... ***Pics***

Post by Guest » Fri May 12, 2006 5:17 pm

Today we took a trip to a wal-mart that is really far away, and i wen t in the back to the fish, food, creatures, etc. So i was looking and i saw this cart that was shuved back into a corner with plastic cups (usually the ones tht have those african water frogs in them). there were crabbies every where! i couldnt beleive it! how mean!! half of them were dead and it smelled really bad, one was just laying there half out of it's shell with a gnat on it, and others were just all in their too small or too big shells, hiding from the horrible conditions. An employee came over and it was all i could do not to demand the manager! :x I ended up being 45 bucks broke, but 9 crabbies richer. (i had the room too, crabbie shortage). now they are happily digging in the sand, climbing, eating and drinking very fresh water. I am open to suggestioins about names too. really i need 12 names though, three other nameless crabbies. :D will post pics of the new family soon.

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Post by Guest » Fri May 12, 2006 5:57 pm

CONGRATS ON THE NEW CRABBIES, I AM SURE THEY ARE MUCH HAPPIER NOW :lol:
CHECK OUT THE POSTING ON CRABBIE NAMES, THERE ARE LOTS :wink:


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Post by Guest » Fri May 12, 2006 6:01 pm

I showed my family the pictures and they were disgusted... My dad's the most informed on hermit crabs. :lol: My mom and sister are kind of clueless to the whole thing. :lol:


But anyway... I'm glad you rescued them. I'm trying to convince my dad to let me go down to the walmart I have yet to check for crab in a cup... :|


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Post by Guest » Fri May 12, 2006 8:26 pm

That's so sad. Poor crabbies. Hope they survive for you. I'm SO glad my Wal-mart doesn't carry crabs, I feel bad enough for the fish...

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Post by HERMEZ » Fri May 12, 2006 9:20 pm

They are very lucky to have you--they dont have that around here--are they E's pr PP's?
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Post by Guest » Fri May 12, 2006 11:52 pm

Ohhh, they are so sweet!
I had never seen crabs-in-a-cup! That's just awful!


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Post by Guest » Sat May 13, 2006 12:33 am

they are both E's and PP's, and faiirly small. one of them's shells had a huge hole in the part where his abdoman ends and he still won't move into a nce shell, three of them are moved so far, and they seem healthy. three of them were painted, i got the paint off of them (it peeled right off....go figure :D ) and one has a beautiful pearl colored shell. :D :D


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Post by Guest » Sat May 13, 2006 1:14 am

Thank God, when I worked at WalMart, we didn't have "crabs in a cup"! That is just terrible, and some of them look so small too. They are much better off in your care, thanks for rescuing them.


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Post by starmaiden » Sat May 13, 2006 1:49 am

One of the many reasons I don't shop at Walmart. Disgusting! I'm glad you saved them all. But Walmart is probably just going to replace them with others. [smilie=mad.gif]

I will keep my claws crossed that all of your little guys pull through. They are so cute!


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Post by Guest » Sat May 13, 2006 8:04 am

are most of them small? they look so tiny yet so cute! i like NEED more crabs! lol, i want to buy 2 more. :D okay, maybe 4.


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Post by Guest » Sat May 13, 2006 11:37 am

Congratulations. I'm glad you bought them. They're going to be less stressed out now. I hope they make it for ya. Make sure you have enough sand for them to dig down to de-stress! They'll need it!


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Post by Guest » Sat May 13, 2006 6:10 pm

I hate Walmart! I get sad everytime I go there and see there animals. Gonna keep my eyes open for hermies. Congrats on your new pals! :D Your crabbies are just so darn cute! lol :D


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Post by Guest » Sun May 14, 2006 11:18 pm

I got my first crab from wal-mart and had no clue how to take care of him. Needless to say he passed away a few months later because I had him in horrible conditions! If I only knew!! :(
Our local wal-marts have stopped carrying them after many complaints!! I am thrilled about that!! Soooo Sad!!!
I am so happy for you and the little crabbies!! Good luck!!!


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Post by Guest » Tue May 16, 2006 12:56 pm

Congrats on your new babies!

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