Post by Deleted on Jul 25, 2011 21:01:06 GMT -5
So I did the impulse thing....got 3 strawberries crabs from the Mall. I never go to the mall and I am not an impulsive person....but there they were in our home and THEN I did my homework. Yikes
That was about 5 weeks ago now and despite all the things I did I only have one of the original strawberries. I got 2 purple pinchers from a pet store and then one more (breed unknown). Now there are 5 in the tank...only one Strawberry is left, 2 purple pinchers and one ??
I have a heater under 1/2 the tank, the humidity level is good, I have fresh (non Chlorinated water) and a salt water bowl. I have 1/2 the tank in coco fiber (3+ inches deep) and the other 1/2 in sand with MANY shells and a log to play with. I spritz the area once or twice a day to keep humidity up. And for food I mix commercial hermit crab food, some berries, nuts and the odd bit of egg white with shell. I change the food daily and the fresh water @ the same time ....salt water ever 3 days.
Now for my question (?) ....... They all hide..in different areas ..never or seldom come out or play or move around. One of the purple pinchers devoured one of the strawberries when it was molting last week and stole his shell (there were many others around of the same size). All are about the same size. What am I doing wrong? What am I missing? Help? I keep hearing how much fun these guys are ....so far for me it is only more work and in regards to the original Strawberries ...heart-ache
That was about 5 weeks ago now and despite all the things I did I only have one of the original strawberries. I got 2 purple pinchers from a pet store and then one more (breed unknown). Now there are 5 in the tank...only one Strawberry is left, 2 purple pinchers and one ??
I have a heater under 1/2 the tank, the humidity level is good, I have fresh (non Chlorinated water) and a salt water bowl. I have 1/2 the tank in coco fiber (3+ inches deep) and the other 1/2 in sand with MANY shells and a log to play with. I spritz the area once or twice a day to keep humidity up. And for food I mix commercial hermit crab food, some berries, nuts and the odd bit of egg white with shell. I change the food daily and the fresh water @ the same time ....salt water ever 3 days.
Now for my question (?) ....... They all hide..in different areas ..never or seldom come out or play or move around. One of the purple pinchers devoured one of the strawberries when it was molting last week and stole his shell (there were many others around of the same size). All are about the same size. What am I doing wrong? What am I missing? Help? I keep hearing how much fun these guys are ....so far for me it is only more work and in regards to the original Strawberries ...heart-ache