Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
There is a hermit crab in a really small cage on my desk, what do I do with it.
His name is Turbo. 6/16/2011 10:38:45 AM |
Ragged All American 23473 Posts user info edit post |
haha 6/16/2011 10:39:29 AM |
ThePeter TWW CHAMPION 37709 Posts user info edit post |
attn: (TWW User) 6/16/2011 10:40:10 AM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
either fry or saute 6/16/2011 10:40:56 AM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
Give it sand deep enough to bury itself, keep the cage very humid and warm. And, you know, food is good.
[Edited on June 16, 2011 at 10:54 AM. Reason : aha. I'm tired. ] 6/16/2011 10:48:00 AM |
Slave Famous Become Wrath 34079 Posts user info edit post |
Yeah give it the sand deed, crabs like to own property 6/16/2011 10:50:02 AM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
FREE WILLYTURBO! 6/16/2011 10:57:47 AM |
ShawnaC123 2019 Egg Champ 46681 Posts user info edit post |
It's a hermit, just leave it alone or it will yell at you to get off of its lawn. 6/16/2011 11:44:41 AM |
adultswim Suspended 8379 Posts user info edit post |
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=caring+for+a+hermit+crab 6/16/2011 12:00:54 PM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
Also you need to not have just one. They are social and like friends. 6/16/2011 12:01:33 PM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148234 Posts user info edit post |
I didn't realize Str8BacardiL was 10 years old 6/16/2011 12:02:03 PM |
saps852 New Recruit 80068 Posts user info edit post |
one time at the beach drunk biofreak70 caught a hermit carb and tried to keep him as a pet, he named him boom boom and petted him. then I threw a shell at him and boom boom ran away
[/dumb story] 6/16/2011 12:05:02 PM |
wdprice3 BinaryBuffonary 45912 Posts user info edit post |
lol 6/16/2011 12:12:34 PM |
modlin All American 2642 Posts user info edit post |
Last weekend at Shackleford I saw two horseshoe crabs doing it. I tried to pull the top one off and he was all HEY MAN DO YOU MIND? 6/16/2011 12:25:56 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
Some Permethrin should take care of your crabs. 6/16/2011 12:35:30 PM |
stategrad100 All American 6606 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I didn't realize Str8BacardiL was 10 years old" |
As they get hungrier they get meaner you could say. If you think it's cute to hold it in your hand and so forth, it could one day pinch you and just not let go. Happened to me once.
Again, when I was 10.6/16/2011 1:03:44 PM |
Mr. Joshua Swimfanfan 43948 Posts user info edit post |
Never feed it after midnight. 6/16/2011 1:04:53 PM |
richthofen All American 15758 Posts user info edit post |
Evidently they can live for quite a long time, and (as has been mentioned) are social and like to have some friends. Something other than a really small cage would probably be appreciated as well...
Best of luck with your crustacean friend! 6/16/2011 3:22:53 PM |
JP All American 16807 Posts user info edit post |
i remember losing one, and ended up finding him still alive in the garage weeks later
wish he had a camera attached to his shell to see what adventures he got into! 6/16/2011 3:25:01 PM |
CEmann All American 1913 Posts user info edit post |
Step 1: do nothing Step 2: see step 1 6/16/2011 3:40:51 PM |
Time Veteran 595 Posts user info edit post |
attach a camera to his shell and see what adventures he gets into 6/16/2011 3:41:31 PM |
djeternal Bee Hugger 62661 Posts user info edit post |
I have like 10 of them in my fish tank 6/16/2011 3:42:13 PM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
Don't put terrestrial crabs in a fish tank though. They will drown. 6/16/2011 3:49:18 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
Anyone got a critter cage or small aquarium you don't need? I think he is bored. 6/17/2011 3:06:41 PM |
GenghisJohn bonafide 10246 Posts user info edit post |
you should set up a webcam so we can all enjoy the hermit crab action 6/17/2011 3:11:48 PM |
Fareako Shitter Pilot 10238 Posts user info edit post |
Get him some friends and also deep enough moistened sand so he can bury himself as was earlier stated. Also, I would get him some stuff to climb on, a 10 or 20 gallon tank to live in and a temperature/humidity gauge (I can't remember what the actual name for it is) to put in the 'crabitat' to monitor said temp. and humidity. 6/17/2011 3:50:27 PM |
BlackJesus Suspended 13089 Posts user info edit post |
old bay and sea food sauce 6/17/2011 3:52:32 PM |
TKE-Teg All American 43401 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "one time at the beach drunk biofreak70 caught a hermit carb and tried to keep him as a pet, he named him boom boom and petted him. then I threw a shell at him and boom boom ran away
[/dumb story]" |
drunk bastards...it wasn't a hermit crab. But hilarious nonetheless 6/17/2011 3:53:07 PM |
Biofreak70 All American 33197 Posts user info edit post |
and it was boomer, not boom boom... gah, get your stories straight! 6/17/2011 3:55:08 PM |
stategrad100 All American 6606 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Also, I would get him some stuff to climb on, a 10 or 20 gallon tank to live in and a temperature/humidity gauge (I can't remember what the actual name for it is) to put in the 'crabitat' to monitor said temp. and humidity. " |
I would get him a solid gold Rolls Royce and filet mignon every night.6/17/2011 3:57:15 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
$15.01 including tax and shipping!!
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Regent-10-Gallon-Aquarium-1-ct/10312733 6/18/2011 9:57:11 PM |
G.O.D hates 4 lokos 4694 Posts user info edit post |
I used to have on and he went missing for months. Then in the middle of my mother's book club of all the prissy rich wifes, he came out and scuttled across the floor and all of them where scared. 6/18/2011 9:59:59 PM |
Kiwi All American 38546 Posts user info edit post |
This thread made me lol.
Also, try and watch him switch shells, it's like you can never catch them do it! It's like waiting for water to boil and then you blink and POOF new shell.
Only reason I know they look like the aliens on MIB is cause I'd clean the dead ones. 6/18/2011 10:04:50 PM |
bobster All American 2298 Posts user info edit post |
^^^Isn't Wal-Mart FUCKING AMAZING? $15 for a FUCKING AQUARIUM! That's like 1975 prices right there. 6/18/2011 10:10:33 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
I am thinking about buying like 5 of those and selling them on craigslist for $25 each. 6/18/2011 10:23:22 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
I am reading about molting. 6/18/2011 10:33:30 PM |
Meg All American 6759 Posts user info edit post |
LeBron James and I are approaching our 1 year anniversary! Sadly, Bosh and Dwyane Wade did not make it more than a few months, but we are still interested in expanding our crab family this summer.
Word up to Skwinkle. She knows her shit when it comes to crabs.
[Edited on June 19, 2011 at 10:41 AM. Reason : ] 6/19/2011 10:39:29 AM |
Skwinkle burritotomyface 19447 Posts user info edit post |
Spooky, Biggie and I don't think the one under the bridge actually has a name yet.
Buddy
I haven't seen Sherman in a while. He molted a couple weeks ago and I thought he was dead because I saw a crab out of his shell, but it was just his molty-bits. 6/19/2011 11:58:46 AM |
Meg All American 6759 Posts user info edit post |
mine have never molted 6/19/2011 2:31:12 PM |
paerabol All American 17118 Posts user info edit post |
turbo is an awesome name for a hermit crab 6/19/2011 2:32:53 PM |
richthofen All American 15758 Posts user info edit post |
There is a big aquarium where I work that has, by my count, 7 aquatic hermit crabs in it (along with about 10 fish, corals, anemones, etc.)
I try to locate them when I walk by it, but those little guys are good at hiding. All the rocks and coral give them plenty of sheltered spots. 6/21/2011 10:20:39 AM |
djeternal Bee Hugger 62661 Posts user info edit post |
^ shit, mine must be exhibitionists then. They are always out in the open getting their eat on. 6/21/2011 10:24:43 AM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I would get him a solid gold Rolls Royce and filet mignon every night." |
I had a betta fish that only ate table scraps who loved fliet mignon. I originally bought some dried bloodworms that were made specifically for bettas, but he wouldn't eat them. I used to drop bloodworms on him and try to hit him in the head like that game in taco bell where you get a prize for landing a quarter on the little pedestal, but inevitably they'd just sink to the bottom of the tank and sit there forever.
He didn't eat for close to three weeks after I got him and he looked like death. Then one night I got the idea to drop a sauteed shrimp on him. The shrimp floated past his head and he flipped out. He pinned it to the bottom of the tank and was just tearing it to pieces. From that point he just ate whatever I ate.6/21/2011 12:30:39 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
I just got some rocks at walmart and some sea salt and made some salt water. I could not find any sand maybe will try the pet store. 6/25/2011 11:28:50 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
I just plugged my webcam in but don't know how to put it on TWW. 6/25/2011 11:44:17 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
can we skype your hermit crab? 6/25/2011 11:47:48 PM |
OldBlueChair All American 5405 Posts user info edit post |
i like the name. 6/25/2011 11:50:41 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
he is running laps around the new cage I wish I could figure out how to put a webcam on tww 6/25/2011 11:53:00 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
one of these nerds has to know how to
how did that guy that put the webcam on the bird's nest do it? 6/25/2011 11:58:10 PM |
Str8BacardiL ************ 41752 Posts user info edit post |
I had one in my room streaming from a webpage in like 2003 but the website is gone that I used.
[Edited on June 26, 2011 at 12:07 AM. Reason : http://www.ustream.tv/channel/turbo-s-cage can anyone see anything?] 6/26/2011 12:02:08 AM |