Emergency Adoption: Morro Bay, CA to Seattle, WA
Jan 25, 2013 16:52:19 GMT -5
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Post by striker0086 on Jan 25, 2013 16:52:19 GMT -5
I apologize if some of you don't agree with the placement of this post, but it is an 'emergency'. This is a direct re-post from the Landhermitcrabs.com adoption board.
I've been contacted by a woman who was recently diagnosed with terminal
cancer. She is in the Morro Bay area of California, and is making a trip
next week (January 28th) to Seattle, Washington to say final farewells
to family.
She has three exotics that need a home right now.
I don't have any experience with E's and Straws so my rescue is not a
good match. I've reached out to a couple of board members, but have not
received a response and time is running out. Please re-post to other
crabber boards to get the word out.
Following is the information she sent to me. If anyone can help, please reach out right now.
Thank you!
~Bethie (the calendar lady)
------ Message from Mary ------
Hello,
I am desperate to find a home for my 3 beloved hermit crabs because
my onocologist says I'll likely die pretty soon (I'm 63) and he's real
doubtful I can make it to the first weeks of February. (And I only found
out about this a week ago!)
So hubby wants to get us up to Seattle no later than the last week of January to say goodbye to the family.
But my husband is healthy and has agreed that no matter what it takes, he wants me to have the peace of knowing my beloved Dude (6 yr old strawberry); Ranger (5 yr old gray Ecuadorian) and Phantom (4.5 yr. old Ecuadorian) have good homes. All have successfully molted at least a couple of times.
They're extremely docile because I started handling them right away,
giving them weekly saltwater baths, letting them frolic on the grass in
summer and the carpet in winter and I speak to them to let them know
when it's dinnertime - and they sure come running out of their log hut
at the sound of my voice. I love them so much that this is the worst
part of dying....I know my husband's family will help him get thru my
death after 42 years of marriage, but I cry so much about what will
happen to my crabs. (Sorry, sometimes I'm on a roller coaster of
emotions.)
None of the three are currently molting, but when
they do so, I don't have to separate the molter because the others leave
him in peace and actually avoid crawling over the spot where the molter
has dug in the sand. I keep the water dishes on the gravel side so no
one can rot by digging into wet sand under the other water dish. I have
a Cal Poly Master of Science degree and have drawn upon the 10 steps of
scientific research to ensure their proper care, happiness and vigor. I
tell you this just so you know that my crabs weren't purchased on a
whim nor treated less than family members.
Some of the things
that come with include a 50-gallon tank that includes a lighted, vented
cover with a plastic horizontal strip at the back of the cover,
under-tank pad heater with rheostat to control the temperature, books, a
folder of edible garden foods for maximum nutrition, (through research
and testing I found they absolutely crave rose geranium flowers and
pineapple sage flowers), tall climbing log, climbing coir mat, climbing
castle, many extra shells,separate dishes for salt water mix and
distilled water, extra bottles of salt water mix concentrate in solid
and granular forms, calci-treat bone, tetra sun dried baby shrimp;
unopened organic raisin bag, a self-dispensing water dish, "water
pillows," sea salt, hygrometer and thermometer, plus repti calcium,
jurassi diet granules, neopolitan cookies from petco, fruit and flower
crab food, Zoo Med crab food pellets, hermit crab variety bites, tiny
shells for holding small portions of stuff like mango, grapes, etc. I
also have a couple of small ceramic dishes as well.
I called
every rescue group in the county, the university, pet shops, friends and
still had no luck finding a home. So a last resort is Animal Regulation
(yeah, the "pound") which said they would take the crabs but when they
adopt them out, they'd keep the terrarium. This makes me really nervous
and depressed.
My husband said he'd try his best to take
care of them after I die according to my written instructions and maybe
eventually look for a home for them after we move to Washington. (He's
65 and eventual placement with a good home is due to the potential for
the crabs to live much longer.)
Again, I thank you for your
efforts to find the crabs a new home. (Jerry hasn't handled the crabs
like I have and it freaks him out when they molt and stroll around the
sand, naked, trying on different shells.) Otherwise Dude, Ranger and
Phantom will stay part of the family.
Hope hear from you, otherwise my little guys stay with me 'till the end. My phone number (805) 235-1308 (husband's cell) or preferably use (805) 975-3087 (my cell).
Thanks again,
Mary Williver
I know this isn't quite what some of you would call an emergency, but in it's own respect given the situation I believe it is. I apologize if this upsets some of you, but I was asked to post this to some good crabbers around some forums.
I've been contacted by a woman who was recently diagnosed with terminal
cancer. She is in the Morro Bay area of California, and is making a trip
next week (January 28th) to Seattle, Washington to say final farewells
to family.
She has three exotics that need a home right now.
I don't have any experience with E's and Straws so my rescue is not a
good match. I've reached out to a couple of board members, but have not
received a response and time is running out. Please re-post to other
crabber boards to get the word out.
Following is the information she sent to me. If anyone can help, please reach out right now.
Thank you!
~Bethie (the calendar lady)
------ Message from Mary ------
Hello,
I am desperate to find a home for my 3 beloved hermit crabs because
my onocologist says I'll likely die pretty soon (I'm 63) and he's real
doubtful I can make it to the first weeks of February. (And I only found
out about this a week ago!)
So hubby wants to get us up to Seattle no later than the last week of January to say goodbye to the family.
But my husband is healthy and has agreed that no matter what it takes, he wants me to have the peace of knowing my beloved Dude (6 yr old strawberry); Ranger (5 yr old gray Ecuadorian) and Phantom (4.5 yr. old Ecuadorian) have good homes. All have successfully molted at least a couple of times.
They're extremely docile because I started handling them right away,
giving them weekly saltwater baths, letting them frolic on the grass in
summer and the carpet in winter and I speak to them to let them know
when it's dinnertime - and they sure come running out of their log hut
at the sound of my voice. I love them so much that this is the worst
part of dying....I know my husband's family will help him get thru my
death after 42 years of marriage, but I cry so much about what will
happen to my crabs. (Sorry, sometimes I'm on a roller coaster of
emotions.)
None of the three are currently molting, but when
they do so, I don't have to separate the molter because the others leave
him in peace and actually avoid crawling over the spot where the molter
has dug in the sand. I keep the water dishes on the gravel side so no
one can rot by digging into wet sand under the other water dish. I have
a Cal Poly Master of Science degree and have drawn upon the 10 steps of
scientific research to ensure their proper care, happiness and vigor. I
tell you this just so you know that my crabs weren't purchased on a
whim nor treated less than family members.
Some of the things
that come with include a 50-gallon tank that includes a lighted, vented
cover with a plastic horizontal strip at the back of the cover,
under-tank pad heater with rheostat to control the temperature, books, a
folder of edible garden foods for maximum nutrition, (through research
and testing I found they absolutely crave rose geranium flowers and
pineapple sage flowers), tall climbing log, climbing coir mat, climbing
castle, many extra shells,separate dishes for salt water mix and
distilled water, extra bottles of salt water mix concentrate in solid
and granular forms, calci-treat bone, tetra sun dried baby shrimp;
unopened organic raisin bag, a self-dispensing water dish, "water
pillows," sea salt, hygrometer and thermometer, plus repti calcium,
jurassi diet granules, neopolitan cookies from petco, fruit and flower
crab food, Zoo Med crab food pellets, hermit crab variety bites, tiny
shells for holding small portions of stuff like mango, grapes, etc. I
also have a couple of small ceramic dishes as well.
I called
every rescue group in the county, the university, pet shops, friends and
still had no luck finding a home. So a last resort is Animal Regulation
(yeah, the "pound") which said they would take the crabs but when they
adopt them out, they'd keep the terrarium. This makes me really nervous
and depressed.
My husband said he'd try his best to take
care of them after I die according to my written instructions and maybe
eventually look for a home for them after we move to Washington. (He's
65 and eventual placement with a good home is due to the potential for
the crabs to live much longer.)
Again, I thank you for your
efforts to find the crabs a new home. (Jerry hasn't handled the crabs
like I have and it freaks him out when they molt and stroll around the
sand, naked, trying on different shells.) Otherwise Dude, Ranger and
Phantom will stay part of the family.
Hope hear from you, otherwise my little guys stay with me 'till the end. My phone number (805) 235-1308 (husband's cell) or preferably use (805) 975-3087 (my cell).
Thanks again,
Mary Williver
I know this isn't quite what some of you would call an emergency, but in it's own respect given the situation I believe it is. I apologize if this upsets some of you, but I was asked to post this to some good crabbers around some forums.