A crab of another sort...
So, today we went to the pet store. We've been looking for a waterfall for the hermit crab tank for awhile now (Mike really wants one), which would be cool. And they do carry them at PetSmart (allegedly). So every once in awhile we darken their door just to see if they have any in.
Once again, no luck. Mike found a new hermit crab hidey he really liked (one of the rounded wood hideys). Most of them that you see are hollowed out sections of half-logs, sometimes cut to fit in a corner. This one was cut at an angle though, so the top (front) was quite high and even larger hermit crabs could go in to hide. And then we went to look at the pets.
So, I was about to buy two little pps, when the tank beside them caught my eye. They had red crabs and "miniature" crabs (near as we can tell, some type of fiddler crab). They were so much fun to watch I couldn't resist buying some! We now have a 10g with 2 fiddler crabs and 2 red crabs (I may have to move them tot he 20L eventually). Now I am scrambling trying to learn to take care of them!
After some internet research, they have a shell with spirulina, purple sea veggies (chopped really small), and crushed rose petals on land and a floating cube of frozen krill in the water. So far, we know both species like krill. Mike was watching the red claw crabs chasing it all over the tank (the filter moves the water around so that the cubes float around crazily).
The hermit crabs got a not-crushed-up version of the same meal.
Yay for crabs!
We also looked through the iso tank our newest hermit crabs were in - one made the cut and moved into the main tank. Now I have to name him!
The other one in the iso was OK, but looked like his leg was positioned oddly, so I'm going to leave him in iso another few days.
So 6 crabs to name!
Once again, no luck. Mike found a new hermit crab hidey he really liked (one of the rounded wood hideys). Most of them that you see are hollowed out sections of half-logs, sometimes cut to fit in a corner. This one was cut at an angle though, so the top (front) was quite high and even larger hermit crabs could go in to hide. And then we went to look at the pets.
So, I was about to buy two little pps, when the tank beside them caught my eye. They had red crabs and "miniature" crabs (near as we can tell, some type of fiddler crab). They were so much fun to watch I couldn't resist buying some! We now have a 10g with 2 fiddler crabs and 2 red crabs (I may have to move them tot he 20L eventually). Now I am scrambling trying to learn to take care of them!
After some internet research, they have a shell with spirulina, purple sea veggies (chopped really small), and crushed rose petals on land and a floating cube of frozen krill in the water. So far, we know both species like krill. Mike was watching the red claw crabs chasing it all over the tank (the filter moves the water around so that the cubes float around crazily).
The hermit crabs got a not-crushed-up version of the same meal.
Yay for crabs!
We also looked through the iso tank our newest hermit crabs were in - one made the cut and moved into the main tank. Now I have to name him!
The other one in the iso was OK, but looked like his leg was positioned oddly, so I'm going to leave him in iso another few days.
So 6 crabs to name!
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