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Different Species

TechnicalUser001 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:29:29 CDT

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Wash Time!

TechnicalUser001 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:25:01 CDT

Purple Pinchers Keep Themselves Clean. Although They Do Not Need To Be Bathed, Purple Pinchers Can Benifit From A Bath Every Week Or Two. This Helps Them Flush Out Their Shells And Wet Their Gills.

There Are Two Ways To Bathe A Purple Pincher. One Way Is To Fill A Small Bowl With About 1/4 Inch (0.64 cm) Of Warm, Chlorine-Free Water. Gently Place The Purple Pincher Upside Down In The Small Bowl. The Animal Will Turn Over And Walk Around, Shaking Out Any Debris Within It's Shell. The Other Way Is To Fill A Small Bowl With Warm, Chlorine-Free Water And Gently Dunk The Purple Pincher In The Water Two Or Three Times, Make Sure The Hermit Crab Isn't Under The Water For More Than Half A Second, But On The Same Not, Don't Jerk It Out Of The Water. After The Bath, Let The Hermit Crab Walk Around In A Clean Box Lined With A Paper Towl.

In Addition To Bathing, Many Owners Also Use Spray Bottles To Mist Their Purple Pincher. This Helps The Animal Stay Moist. Hermit Crabs Usually Become More Active After Mistings

Molting

TechnicalUser001 — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:03:24 CDT

Some Hermit Crabs Give No Sign That They Are Ready To Molt. But Others May Look Different And Act Strange. Here Are Some Of the Signs Of Molting You Might Notice In A Hermit Crab:

It's Eyes May Get Cloudy.
It May Eat And Drink More Than Usual And Grow A Sac Of Fat. Then, It May Stop Eating And Become Less Active
It May Dig A Lot.

If Your Hermit Crab Shows Several Of These Signs, Place It In A Warm, Humid Tank By Itself. Supply Food And Water Dishes 6 Inches (15 Centimeters) Of Such Bedding As Moist Sand. If Your Crab Is Molting Above Ground, Spray It Very Gently With Mist, Otherwise Leave It Alone.

After It Has Molted And Grown A New Exoskeleton, It Will Reemerge. Let Your Crab Eat It's Old Exoskeleton For The Nutrition It Provides.

How The Addiction Started.

TechnicalUser001 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:21:39 CDT

Hermit Crabs Have Always Been An Astonishing Sight To Me, I Would Stare Through The Clear Glass Of My Crabitat For Hours, Just Watching My Little Friends Eat, Drink, And Climb Everything In Their Sight.

My Hermit Crabs Love Climbing Things, The Cholla Wood Is Practically A Playground For Them, I'm Just Glad I Have Happy, Healthy Crabs!

Hermit Crabs Are Often Categorized As A Reptile, In Witch They're Not, They Are Crustaceans. That Is Just Another Way Of Showing How Ridiculous The Pet Stores Are And How Informed They Are About Their Animals.

Crabitat

TechnicalUser001 — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:17:16 CDT

With Attention To A Few Details, You Can Turn A Good Habitat, Or Living Place, Into A Great Crabitat!

Purple Pinchers Like To Dig And To Bury Themselves, So They Need Bedding Twice As Deep As Tey Are Tall. Finely Crushed Coral From A Pet Store Is Ideal. Play And Beach Sand Also Makes Good Beddding, And Sand Is Easy To Replace When You Clean The Tank Each Month. For Variety, You Can Put Coconut Fiber Or Find Gravel In Part Of The Tank.

Put Three Shallow Bowls In The Tank: Two For Fresh And Salt Water And One For Food. Do Not Use Metal Bowls, They Are Harmful To Your Hermit Crabs. If Your Crabs Are Small, Put A Sponge In The Water Bowl.

Add Cork Bark Or Driftwood To Your Crabitat So Your Hermies Can Exercise And Play. Add Hollow Logs, Dig Your Crab Some Small Caves, And Put In Some Plants So Your Hermit Crab Can Hide When It Wants To Be Alone. And Don't Forget Shells, Supply A Variety Of Shells For Your Purple Pinchers To Grow Into.

A Moving Frenzy!

TechnicalUser001 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:29:02 CDT

Like People, Hermit Crabs Grow, Now What Do You Need After Growing Bigger?

The Answer Is A Bigger Home, As Hermit Crabs Begin To Grow Bigger Throughout The Years, He/She Will Be Changing Shells Alot.

There Are Various "Shell Shops" Around The Internet, Just Look.

Say NO To Painted Shells! Painted Shells May Look Pretty Sometimes, But Many, Many Shells Have Terrible Paint-Jobs When It Comes To Shells.

Hermit Crabs Are Curious Little Buggers, And They Tend To Pick At The Loose/Chipping Paint, And Eat It.

This Paint Is Toxic, And Will Kill Your Crab, Please No Painted Shells.

Crabby Links!

TechnicalUser001 — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:25:48 CDT

Hermit Crabs ~ R ~ Us

Hermit Crab Addiction Store

PETDiscounters

Hermit Crab Serinity Home

TechnicalUser001 — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:05:15 CDT

Okay, It's Probably Quite Clear Now That I Have A Strong Addiction To Hermit Crabs.

Hermit Crabs Have Been My Favorite Animal/Pet For A While Now, And Am More Than Happy To "Share The Addiction" With Others.

I've Been Crabbing For About 3-4 Years Now, (And Still Counting)

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Thanks!

TechnicalUser001