selflees hermit

Where we discuss the behavior of our hermit crabs, as in fights, pecking orders, shell swaps, etc. Please post all naked-crab posts in the Emergency forum.
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selflees hermit

Post by tokyojapan » Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:47 pm

My largest jumbo has just changed into a too small shell half of his legs can fit into the shell . I have another jumbo in a very heavy shell that he can't lift . can a hermit crab know about another hermits situation and try to help him out in this situation by offering a more lighter shell if he can find a new shell . his older shell has a tiny hole in it so is this y he would offer his old shell to another crab if he can find a new one.

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Post by CallaLily » Fri Jan 22, 2016 11:58 am

I'd say the crab swapped shells because he liked something about the new shell more than the old one. Sometimes their selection is surprising to us. Just provide them with a good variety of shells, and they'll do the rest. This thread may be helpful to you. :)

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Post by tokyojapan » Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:05 pm

CallaLily wrote:I'd say the crab swapped shells because he liked something about the new shell more than the old one. Sometimes their selection is surprising to us. Just provide them with a good variety of shells, and they'll do the rest. This thread may be helpful to you. :)
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Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:15 pm

tokyojapan wrote: What thread
The word this was a link. Here it is again.

http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/ph ... hp?t=92552

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Post by CallaLily » Fri Jan 22, 2016 2:35 pm

Thank you, Kelly. :D

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Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Fri Jan 22, 2016 3:12 pm

You're welcome. :)

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