dedicated to my hermits, who changed my life
Ch 1 My Hermit crabs
Hermit crabs are sometimes hard to take care of. Especially when you never had a hermit. Last Sunday afternoon I got 2 Hermit crabs. Their names are Crabbe and Goyle.
I have talked with many sales people. The first Petco we went to (where we got the hermits and their things) seemed to have no idea on the subject. So we ended up going to Dolphin Pet Village. They were more experience at the subject. Now we have some of the things we will need. Last week, I went to a second Petco. There we got a cuttlebone, which is the bone of a fish. Now they look happy.
Have a good day Hermit Crabs!
Ch 2 Curious Crab
The week before last week, my mom looked into my crabitat and found that one of my crabs had climbed one of my fake trees. It was on the top branch. Later, when I was changing to get ready for bed, the crab fell out of his branch. I hope he is okay. He’s definitely starting to look okay. How funny do you think that story is?!
Ch 3 Crab Food
My crabs, just like all crabs, need food. So, this is a list of things they need to survive: Scraps from the dinner table; Hermit crab meal and Hermit crab diet. Unlike most animals Hermit crabs need human food to survive.
Everyday on a daily routine, I would take a few scraps from the dinner table, and my dad and I would go upstairs and we would take out my Hermit’s food and we go fee them in their shell.
Ch 4 Stories by night
Always, when mom closes the door, it’s Hermit crab time. They will scurry, bustling about, their night eyes coming out.
Active though they are during the day, but then at night, they go around much more. Line with darkness so it is, they seem to like night, better than day, in their crabitat.
They seem to see in the dark, but, as I generally remind myself, I have only seen them moving once at night. They make noises too like this, Clack! (They bang their shells against the window.)
Ch 5 Curious Crab 2
Once, when dad and I were changing my Hermit’s food we noticed that none of my hermits had climbed up my log. He was teetering at the very top. I don’t know how he did it. It’s a miracle.
Ch 6 Regular Water
To have a hermit you have to give him water. The Hermit’s water never seems to go. But, when we aren’t looking they probably drink some. I have, of course, discovered sand in their water. That water, with sand in it, we change about every two weeks.
Their other water in their dish needs to be changed every day.
Ch 7 Salt water glub
There is another water called salt water glub. It has minerals for Hermit crabs. When we went to Dolphin Pet Village we discovered salt water glub wasn’t needed. But, we kept it anyway. I really don’t understand why my Hermits don’t need it.
Ch 8 Purple pinchers
Purple pinchers don’t need salt water glub. My two Hermits are purple pinchers. I like the sound of “purple pinchers”, don’t you?
They seem to like to climb. They actually have purple pinchers. Only their pinchers are purple, not the rest of their legs.
Ch 9 New day, New Adventure
Everyday, the Hermits live, is a new adventure. The orange sun peeps early to see which Hermit is where. It will be sad when they go to sleep. But, they will always, even when they go to sleep, remember those people that loved for them. I’ll be sad when that day comes, at least that isn’t now.
Ch 1 My Hermit crabs
Hermit crabs are sometimes hard to take care of. Especially when you never had a hermit. Last Sunday afternoon I got 2 Hermit crabs. Their names are Crabbe and Goyle.
I have talked with many sales people. The first Petco we went to (where we got the hermits and their things) seemed to have no idea on the subject. So we ended up going to Dolphin Pet Village. They were more experience at the subject. Now we have some of the things we will need. Last week, I went to a second Petco. There we got a cuttlebone, which is the bone of a fish. Now they look happy.
Have a good day Hermit Crabs!
Ch 2 Curious Crab
The week before last week, my mom looked into my crabitat and found that one of my crabs had climbed one of my fake trees. It was on the top branch. Later, when I was changing to get ready for bed, the crab fell out of his branch. I hope he is okay. He’s definitely starting to look okay. How funny do you think that story is?!
Ch 3 Crab Food
My crabs, just like all crabs, need food. So, this is a list of things they need to survive: Scraps from the dinner table; Hermit crab meal and Hermit crab diet. Unlike most animals Hermit crabs need human food to survive.
Everyday on a daily routine, I would take a few scraps from the dinner table, and my dad and I would go upstairs and we would take out my Hermit’s food and we go fee them in their shell.
Ch 4 Stories by night
Always, when mom closes the door, it’s Hermit crab time. They will scurry, bustling about, their night eyes coming out.
Active though they are during the day, but then at night, they go around much more. Line with darkness so it is, they seem to like night, better than day, in their crabitat.
They seem to see in the dark, but, as I generally remind myself, I have only seen them moving once at night. They make noises too like this, Clack! (They bang their shells against the window.)
Ch 5 Curious Crab 2
Once, when dad and I were changing my Hermit’s food we noticed that none of my hermits had climbed up my log. He was teetering at the very top. I don’t know how he did it. It’s a miracle.
Ch 6 Regular Water
To have a hermit you have to give him water. The Hermit’s water never seems to go. But, when we aren’t looking they probably drink some. I have, of course, discovered sand in their water. That water, with sand in it, we change about every two weeks.
Their other water in their dish needs to be changed every day.
Ch 7 Salt water glub
There is another water called salt water glub. It has minerals for Hermit crabs. When we went to Dolphin Pet Village we discovered salt water glub wasn’t needed. But, we kept it anyway. I really don’t understand why my Hermits don’t need it.
Ch 8 Purple pinchers
Purple pinchers don’t need salt water glub. My two Hermits are purple pinchers. I like the sound of “purple pinchers”, don’t you?
They seem to like to climb. They actually have purple pinchers. Only their pinchers are purple, not the rest of their legs.
Ch 9 New day, New Adventure
Everyday, the Hermits live, is a new adventure. The orange sun peeps early to see which Hermit is where. It will be sad when they go to sleep. But, they will always, even when they go to sleep, remember those people that loved for them. I’ll be sad when that day comes, at least that isn’t now.
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I liked your "The Route of Life" Post. You should put pictures of your "Purple Pincers" online!
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PS (Say "Hi!" to your crabs for me!)