Sunday, July 09, 2006
update for 7-09-06
Right now we are up to 22 hermies. We have purchased 2 new straws, 5 new Es and 1 new PP. We have lost one E and my jumbo PP Frankie. Our jumbo Frankie molted successfully and then about 1 month later passed. We cannot figure out what caused it except for old age. He was between 25-30 years old. I have also lost one E, but have no idea what happened to him either. We did a deep clean on the E tank today and came up short one crabbie. All I can figure is he dug down and died, and either decomposed or was eaten by the others :(
As far as the new guys go, here are pics and a little background on them.
First up is Red Eye. He is our 3rd straw. He was named Red Eye because of his red eyestalks and because the husband had just seen the movie red eye the night before we purchased him, lol. Right now he is dug down in the 55 and has been for a couple of weeks. He hasnt molted yet but I get the feeling its coming. Everyone please wish Red Eye lots of healthy molting vibes!!!
Next up is Ticky. Ticky is a tiny straw we were lucky enough to run across at Petco. He has molted once for us and came through it just fine! The daughter named him Ticky but we call him Little Red. He has since changed out of the painted shell into a cancellaria. Yay Ticky!!
This is Copper. He is one or our two new larger Es. The hubby stopped by Petco and seen his buddy Limey and fell in love with their size and Limeys green color so they came home with us. Hes a good crabbie :)
Next up is Limey, Coppers buddy. This is the one that the hubby fell in love with his color, hence his name. When doing the deep clean today we found limey with 2 legs and a large pincher (exo) beside him, looking pretty orange, so he has been moved to ISO to finish up his exo in peace. Hes going to be gorgeous when hes done!!
The next 2 are the little micro Es. The picture above gives you an idea of their size.
This little guy is named Spunky because hes just all over the place!! After the deep clean I caught him changing out of the above shell into a nerite, but havent checked to see if hes stayed in it or not. Hes a cutie!!
This little guy is named Shybaby because hes so shy. You cant get him to come out of his shell when you are holding him. He will be one that noone is going to be able to mess with. He is the smallest and can put back into his shell so far you can barely see him.
Last but not least, this is Frankie Jr. We got him to replace our baby Frankie. He seems to be a very friendly crabbie but appears like hes going to molt. I hope he comes through it ok!!!
Thats about it for the update. Everyone basically seems to be doing well. I hope to add some more crab care items to the blog soon, if work hours cooperate with him. Have a great day everyone!!!
