First, the boring bit about the non-crustacean.
I live at PetSmart and work for animals in my apartment. No, wait, I have that backwards... Or not. I have no life outside of my pets, really. I have four hermit crabs (named for my favorite sitcom, of course), plus a cat (Autumn, female torti DSH), a bearded dragon (Norbert, Western Minor), and a 5.5g aquarium I am currently upgrading to a 55g! I've had hermit crabs growing up, but due to the fact that my parents never really let me do what I needed to do for them, they only lasted a few years But now I am dedicated to giving these four long and happy lives!
The gang live in a 10-gallon ZooMed Hermit Crabitat. They have a woven grass hut (coconut shells are so cliche), and have suction-cup plants and a bridge to climb on. I use a combination of All Living Things calcium sand mixed with ZooMed EcoEarth. I keep their crabitat nice and warm, and very wet- usually around 60-70% humidity (dechlorinated, of course). My crabs love to sing, especially Ricky- I call it his nightly Babalu. Ethel just recently changed shells, so that's exciting, and Lucy is currently molting. Fred is new- the last Fred spontaneously died two days into his new life with me. What's with that, huh? He dropped some legs, so just the stress of the move, I guess. Made me sad Ricky's favorite spot is on the tippy-top of the hut, while Lucy and Ethel prefer to hang from the mesh lid of their house. I swear, hermit crabs are all insane. Isn't it the best?! ^_^
I hope to see you all around here!
Hello, there! Meet Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel (and me!)
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- Zygote
- Posts: 7
- Joined: 01 Jun 2018, 14:53
- Gender: Male
- Hermit crabs: 4
- Total gallons: 10
- Total tanks: 1
- Wai
- Administrator
- Posts: 2895
- Joined: 01 Nov 2004, 14:12
- Gender: Male
- Hermit crabs: 2
- Total gallons: 45
- Total tanks: 1
- Location: Victoria, Australia
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Re: Hello, there! Meet Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel (and me!)
Welcome! Are you Korean? 'Arirang' is a Korean word haha.
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- Zygote
- Posts: 7
- Joined: 01 Jun 2018, 14:53
- Gender: Male
- Hermit crabs: 4
- Total gallons: 10
- Total tanks: 1
Re: Hello, there! Meet Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel (and me!)
It is, but I am not. However, I am learning Korean! Arirang is the name of my favorite song ^_^ Good eye!
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- Zygote
- Posts: 1
- Joined: 11 Jun 2018, 20:09
- Gender: Male
Re: Hello, there! Meet Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel (and me!)
Seems like you have quite an entertaining gang there, Arirang! I'd love to see a pic of the tank as well.Arirang wrote: ↑02 Jun 2018, 02:45 It is, but I am not. However, I suggest nootropics and I am learning Korean! Arirang is the name of my favorite song ^_^ Good eye!
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- Zygote
- Posts: 15
- Joined: 23 Oct 2018, 22:25
- Gender: Male
Re: Hello, there! Meet Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel (and me!)
You have an entertaining gang out there looking forward for their pictures.
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- Zygote
- Posts: 72
- Joined: 17 Nov 2016, 10:29
- Gender: Male
- Hermit crabs: 13
- Total gallons: 125
- Total tanks: 2
Re: Hello, there! Meet Lucy, Ricky, Fred, and Ethel (and me!)
Hello, it's a pleasure to have you on our forum!