). I got th the petsmart and looked at all of them for at least 20 minutes or so. Finally I chose the one who the store clerk had said was the most active, but also really shy. When I picked him up I just started calling him "Plum" until I could think of a better name for it's personality, it did have a nice plum colored PP. So I bought plum and went back over the highway crossing streets again, this time with Plum in tow probably wondering what she was going to. I got her to the classroom and watched her explore. She's the most active of the crabs. She doesnt mind being handled, and is getting less and less shy every day. I even let my campers "hold" her in their hands, and she did fine. She just walked along and explored about 10 palms and didn't hide once. I found out she was a girl this past weekend when she leaned out far enough. She's definitely worth the hot trip across highways and at the very end of the shopping center where the Petsmart was. The first night I got her, I came back in the morning and she'd changed shells- the first of any of my crabs to do so! I guess she likes to accessorize. She' always checking out everything, and I can't wait to finish my "climbing tee pee hut" pretty much for her and also Femi, who both love to climb. Ok enough gushing, here are pics:
Still fuzzy I know, but I'm getting better at it don't you think?
