I adopted a crab last week from the adoptions here and he literally switched out of his horrible painted shell the minute i put him in the tank into one of my guys older magpies i was so relieved he's so happy in his new home with good food , friends a a humidity and heat and natural shells and deep pools of fresh and Marine salt water its def very rewarding !Crabinski wrote:It's so rewarding when they immediately take advantage of an assortment of natural shells to ditch the nasty paint job they've been forced to live in. Too many newly adopted crabs seem afraid to make the switch as they haven't seen shell choices in a long time and are hesitant to give up the home they have. BFG (love the name!) seems like a confident crab to jump right in and make a switch...and another switch...and another switch
Every non-crabber I've ever talked to about my hermit crabs looks at me as though I'm a few cards short of a full deck when I swear that each of the boys has a very distinct personality! We crabbers, of course, are fully aware of this -- in fact, that's often the way to tell similar color, similar size, similar shell crabs apart.GabyRaven wrote:I think the most rewarding thing is being able to watch them thrive after giving them the home they need and deserve, their personalities shine more and more
Crabinski wrote:Every non-crabber I've ever talked to about my hermit crabs looks at me as though I'm a few cards short of a full deck when I swear that each of the boys has a very distinct personality! We crabbers, of course, are fully aware of this -- in fact, that's often the way to tell similar color, similar size, similar shell crabs apart.GabyRaven wrote:I think the most rewarding thing is being able to watch them thrive after giving them the home they need and deserve, their personalities shine more and more
