turtlespeed 226 #1 July 10, 2006 We do - Well, one, anyway. It does look like a Big Tick. (Hermit Crab) They are tough bastards too. My step mom tried to roast it - (She turned the grill on that he was hiding in.)[rescued by my dad] Then my DAD tried to drown it - (He filled the bowl that he made for Hermes' new home half way with water - the crab hads to vacate the shell and was spread crab on the sponge that was in there) Then - Round two with the Step Mom - already the poor guy is tired and just wanted to sleep in - so - naturally - she thought he was dead and just chunked him into the garbage compactor. I can just imagine what he was thinking then . . . looking up at these Godlike creatures trying to smite him. And then a large grinding noise as - you guessed it - she turned the compactor ON! So we get up and look - and - there Hermes is looking at me like "WTF DID I DO" So we (My Daughter and I) Rescued the hermit crab and the sponge and took them away from the evil crab haters.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #2 July 10, 2006 You're my new hero! A man who saves crabs!! "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #4 July 10, 2006 No. but I did stay at a holiday inn express last night. Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #5 July 10, 2006 Hermit crabs can be fun.I always fed them a mix of the crab food from the pet store and a few crumbs of whatever I had for dinner. They're natural scavengers, so they'll eat anything, vegetables, fruit, meat, cheese, wood, shells, other crabs. For this reason it's a good idea to keep any artificial materials - like brightly painted aquarium decorations - out of the tank. Eating plastic or paint can't possibly be good for them. It's also smart to avoid introducing a tiny hermit crab to his gargantuan roommate. They are cannibals. When a crab molts he can appear dead, and many happy crabs are thrown into the garbage by distraught owners. The books all say that crabs burrow into the ground to molt, and they do seem to prefer that, but I've more than once seen a crab just retreat further inside his shell for several days, leaving the disgusting, dead-and-rotted looking old shell hanging outside the front of the shell. It's important not to throw that nasty thing away: the crab will eat most or all of the shell after he molts; it provides vital nutrition for his brand new growing shell. Collecting new shells for the crab to try on is fun. But the crab's fashion taste will rarely match his owner's. They never seemed to like any of the shells that I thought would look great on them, choosing instead to move into the most drab shell possible. Crabs are fun. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Armour666 0 #6 July 10, 2006 so let me get this straight these types of crabs are ok to have and thers no need to shave ore use special shampoo?SO this one time at band camp..... "Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #7 July 10, 2006 Definitely ok. Be proud of your crabs! Tell everone you meet about them! Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #8 July 10, 2006 QuoteDefinitely ok. Be proud of your crabs! Tell everone you meet about them! I am proud to have crabs!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #9 July 10, 2006 Small ones & big ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #10 July 10, 2006 QuoteSmall ones & big ones. Ours looks alot like this . . . and is about the size of a Silver DollarI'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sickandtwisted 0 #11 July 10, 2006 Yes, please. They taste great with a little melted butter.Skymama stalker #69!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #12 July 10, 2006 What the hell is that thing in the second picture?! Looks like something from a sci-fi movie. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #13 July 10, 2006 QuoteYes, please. They taste great with a little melted butter. Yo are going to eat my little Hermes?I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #14 July 10, 2006 QuoteWhat the hell is that thing in the second picture?! Looks like something from a sci-fi movie. That's a rather large horseshoe crab. As big as they are, there isn't any meat worth eating on the underside - they're mostly all shell. Underneath they have about eight legs, all with claws on them, and they do look a lot like that critter from the movie "Aliens". I was surprised I could talk the gals into holding it for a photo - usually they are very "Euuwww!" about such things. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MF42 0 #15 July 10, 2006 Damn. I wouldn't blame them for that one; I'd probably be a little "Euuwww!" myself. Matt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #16 July 10, 2006 Quote That's a rather large horseshoe crab. As big as they are, there isn't any meat worth eating on the underside - they're mostly all shell. Underneath they have about eight legs, all with claws on them, and they do look a lot like that critter from the movie "Aliens". I've seen many in the Long Island Sound. Very disconcerting to watch. They're absolutely from another time in the distant past.We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #17 July 11, 2006 They look so scary. When I was a kid we had a park ranger come in with some animals including horseshoe crabs. He saw we we're freaked out so he said "There's only one way these crabs can attack you." He then grabbed the crab and pretended to stab himself in the leg with its tail. Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #18 July 11, 2006 QuoteI've seen many in the Long Island Sound. Very disconcerting to watch. They're absolutely from another time in the distant past. Yeah, like ancient dinosaurs. And their blood is used as a treatment for sickle cell anemia! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StreetScooby 5 #19 July 11, 2006 Quote And their blood is used as a treatment for sickle cell anemia! For some reason, this reminds me of the stench of dead ones. ahck!We are all engines of karma Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #20 July 11, 2006 horseshoe crabs are very closely related to spiders I've heard. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
