Well was at the pet store today (petsmart) of coarse i go right to the hermies. What do i see? A huge guy in this tiny shell trying to hide but can not so i ask them if i can see him if he still alive and he was and a fisty guy too but first asked to look at the others so she lifts everything and i see there is NO extra shells for them at all and told her and she says "oh there is most times" and then just brushes it off so i told her i want the guy with the extremely small shell bring him home and well here he is.
That is as much as he can close into his shell
Him walking around
In tank with shells
He did look at shells but yet to choose one I so hope he is not stuck in that shell
poor guy
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- Zygote
- Posts: 8
- Joined: 04 Aug 2012, 02:51
- Gender: Female
- Hermit crabs: 6
- Total gallons: 25
- Total tanks: 2
Re: poor guy
I recently went to Petsmart to start up my crabitat (had only one to start, he needed friends). One of the crabs I bought at Petsmart was like yours - way too big for the shell. That very first night, not sure what order things happened in, but I had two crabs change shells.
I am new at this so I don't know the names of shells but Rocky was in a very bumpy shell that looked like a crazy rock. Rocky I believe was the first to change shells and No-name (the one who was way too big for his shell) slipped into Rocky's shell. Rocky has since changed shells two more times and now seems happy.
But I say all that to say that No-name is now in a shell that is a great size for him.
I am new at this so I don't know the names of shells but Rocky was in a very bumpy shell that looked like a crazy rock. Rocky I believe was the first to change shells and No-name (the one who was way too big for his shell) slipped into Rocky's shell. Rocky has since changed shells two more times and now seems happy.
But I say all that to say that No-name is now in a shell that is a great size for him.