You might be a Hermit Crab addict if . . .

Irun26pt2 · Post by **Irun26pt2** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:20 am

You keep an Excel sheet with an inventory of crabs in each of your crabitats with notes for the last time you saw each crab and what shell they were wearing.When the Home Depot installer for your new blinds comments, "Boy, your kids sure do love hermit crabs, eh?" after noticing all the tanks in your house.

CrabbieLover1031:D · Post by **CrabbieLover1031:D** » Wed Dec 07, 2011 9:22 am

When you ask the lady at the Seafood Section in Giant Eagle for tiny little scraps of fish because you have hermit crabs, and the people next to you buying their dinner stare at you!!!

ILoveHermitCrabs302 · Post by **ILoveHermitCrabs302** » Thu Dec 08, 2011 3:51 pm

Ok, I thought some up ^_^ ~ You go and buy the family soda so you can have the bottles for and emergency topside molts~ You name crabs after people you know, depending on their personalities (Oh this one is nice, just like Mary from work!! )~ You find yourself doodling hermit crabs on your papers at school~ Instead of "What would Jesus do?" you think "What would a hermit crab do?"~ You start using the same thought processe as hermit crabs "Why go around when you could go OVER??"~ When people ask what pets you have, you go off on a rant about your hermit crabs, while the person you're talking to is just sitting there looking at you like your crazy~ You dream of kicking your brother/sister out of their bedrooms so you can give it to the crabs~ Your children get mad becuase you make them watch the crabs instead of the T.V. These were the best I could come up with!

SharminsMagic8 · Post by **SharminsMagic8** » Sat Dec 10, 2011 1:19 pm

quote:Originally posted by ILoveHermitCrabs302:~ You start using the same thought processe as hermit crabs "Why go around when you could go OVER??" LOL

Melodia91 · Post by **Melodia91** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:50 am

You ask the store clerk for the smallest crab they have because you have all sorts of shells that are not being used.Oh - and you transport them home in a heated car cooler that plugs in and keeps them nice and warm.

Frostfire · Post by **Frostfire** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 9:58 am

quote:Originally posted by Irun26pt2:Your son tells you that when he is reincarnated he wants to come back as one of your hermit crabs because you spend more on them. That's hysterical!

Crabber85 · Post by **Crabber85** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:19 am

When you've been to the same pet store ten years in a row every other Sat waiting for a new shipment of crabs to come in just to see what they are getting in.When the pet store owner and employees know you as the crab man and not by your real name.lolWhen you are the only customer allowed to freely handle the crabs without an employ standing guard.lol

CrabbieLover1031:D · Post by **CrabbieLover1031:D** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:27 am

You walk in and the let store lady rolls her eyes and groans at the sight of you, because you've gotten in so many fueds about products before. Your parents get mad because you waste lots of money on products that look like a good idea, then are bad and useless. Frostfire gave me this idea: Your tank takes up the majority of space in your shoebox-sized room and the only other thing you can fit in there is a bed and dresser, lol!

Crabber85 · Post by **Crabber85** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:42 am

@CrabbieLover I've been down the don't you have enough crabs road already and my response it nope I'll never have enough so the real question is when will I be at my limit which unfortunately has come I am now at the magical number of 14 with 8 pp's and 6 e's and no more space for any more. I know sad right.lol

CrabbieLover1031:D · Post by **CrabbieLover1031:D** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:56 am

I have 8 PP's and 4 E's but am adopting 2 more possibly! So yes, 14 will be my magic number too!!

Crabber85 · Post by **Crabber85** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:59 am

Cool I have had so much fun with my new e's because their molts take way less time than the pp's and as a result they are almost always out and about making the enclosure seem more active during this time of the year.

Crabby Abby · Post by **Crabby Abby** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 12:50 pm

If you sneak some of the castoffs and one whole peel n' eat shirmp from a social gathering to bring home to the tankIf you've ever left a restaurant with lobster exoIf you now buy seaweed for yourself. Trader Joe's Roasted Seaweed Snack is awesome! It's roasted with a touch of sesame oil and sea salt. Crabbies get some of that, too.

Irun26pt2 · Post by **Irun26pt2** » Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:35 pm

Sigh. No Trader Joe's here. Sigh.

Melodia91 · Post by **Melodia91** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:41 am

For you newbies that may not have seen this, and for those of us who are currently in denial.....It does not matter what store you go in to, or you see some interesting leaves outside, the first thought in your mind.....Would my crabbies like that???????

texasreb · Post by **texasreb** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 12:10 pm

Ohhh! Fun.You might be an addict when you buy 87 crabs and once and mourn the loss of the two that didn't make it.You might be an addict if you then commence to spending over $1000.00 in less than 2 months on said crabs...