Post by Sach-Crabministrator on Aug 5, 2011 19:22:07 GMT -5
Hi everyone, one of our newest members sent me this & I figured I'd post it here so we can all weigh in.
Hello!
What a great page! I was looking forward to meandering around your page, but I have not had a chance to do so yet, and now I have an emergency. My five year old had broken off one of Spidey's larger legs... This is horrible! I don't know what happened and I feel awful. We've only had him for about a week and a half, maybe two. I am a mother of four, and I bought these crabs to take the childrens' mind off of the death of their hamster friend who just succumbed to cancer. I've had various pets, but I am a first timer with crabs. I think your page will be a great source of info for us, as the shop we bought these guys from gave us no information, and we were kind of led to believe that they are just fine in whatever circumstances you put them in. I think I have bitten off more than I can chew here, and I hope that Spidey is not in great pain. Any advice you can give on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
So here's how I initially answered, before posting it here.
No problem, and thank you for your kind words about the page. The first thing I'm gonna do is post your message in the emergency section so you can get answers from more than just me; it'll help you get a feel for the page.
I guess I'll start by asking what kind of conditions you have your crabs in currently. Don't feel bad that the pet store mislead you; they are out to make money & sadly under educated when it comes to hermies. The conditions your crabs are in (as well as those they came from at the store) are very important to your crabs' health.
Do you know if your 5 year old actually broke the leg off or if it just came off? I ask because crabs will drop a leg when stressed or if it's stuck.
Since you've had your crabs such a short time (how many by the way?) I say get your conditions as good as you can quickly & then leave them alone other than to feed them. They have been through a very stressful experience getting to your home & need time to adjust.
Don't worry that you may have bitten off more than you can chew. Crabs do require a few things to be happy & it can be overwhelming when you get an animal you think will take no more care than a goldfish, only to discover different after a little research.
Hello!
What a great page! I was looking forward to meandering around your page, but I have not had a chance to do so yet, and now I have an emergency. My five year old had broken off one of Spidey's larger legs... This is horrible! I don't know what happened and I feel awful. We've only had him for about a week and a half, maybe two. I am a mother of four, and I bought these crabs to take the childrens' mind off of the death of their hamster friend who just succumbed to cancer. I've had various pets, but I am a first timer with crabs. I think your page will be a great source of info for us, as the shop we bought these guys from gave us no information, and we were kind of led to believe that they are just fine in whatever circumstances you put them in. I think I have bitten off more than I can chew here, and I hope that Spidey is not in great pain. Any advice you can give on this matter would be greatly appreciated.
So here's how I initially answered, before posting it here.
No problem, and thank you for your kind words about the page. The first thing I'm gonna do is post your message in the emergency section so you can get answers from more than just me; it'll help you get a feel for the page.
I guess I'll start by asking what kind of conditions you have your crabs in currently. Don't feel bad that the pet store mislead you; they are out to make money & sadly under educated when it comes to hermies. The conditions your crabs are in (as well as those they came from at the store) are very important to your crabs' health.
Do you know if your 5 year old actually broke the leg off or if it just came off? I ask because crabs will drop a leg when stressed or if it's stuck.
Since you've had your crabs such a short time (how many by the way?) I say get your conditions as good as you can quickly & then leave them alone other than to feed them. They have been through a very stressful experience getting to your home & need time to adjust.
Don't worry that you may have bitten off more than you can chew. Crabs do require a few things to be happy & it can be overwhelming when you get an animal you think will take no more care than a goldfish, only to discover different after a little research.