Hermit crab thread

>wanting crabs in your house that dont do anything

At least get something cool like a snake or lizard

>>2160204
hermitcrabs are pretty active. At least those that are allways underwater. I am at Work atm, but itry later to get a shoot of mine

>>2160647
The ones on land dont do anything

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>>2159632
Back then as a tiny toddler, I use to buy these guys at the mall all the time. looking back I realize how messed u p it was and I didn't know shit about basic hermit crab care so every time they died my dad would just buy a new one. I was practically a death sentence to any that came to me. I feel bad that I didn't give them any good care so one day when I finish college and have enough money I'll make a paradise for them and try breeding them.

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>>2160722
I especially want Coenobita perlatus. They have a pretty cool red colored to them.

So this thread is just about loser hermits?

>>2160676
not true, some of my rugosus are allways up and foraging for food

>>2160727
they are the most difficult species to keep tho

>>2160833 I saw that there was one guy on the hermit crab association who was successful enough to raise larvae into the megalopa stage but they died.

>>2161050
perlatus larvae?

>>2159632
Idk why but these are cuter than my moms vagina

>>2161072
Yes

Hermits in a reef aquarium are actually vital. They clean detritus of your substrate so you dont get nitrate spikes that can kill your tank

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>>2161138

>>2160807
wow anon thanks a lot my hermit crab just died from reading your post

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Hermit crabs are a delight, and very active, especially on warmer days but mostly at night.

Sorry for the shitty quality.

>>2161727
That's a cute crab anon

I had a land hermit that lived for 13 years, he was active and always climbing around until his final days. I think one of the factors that finally did him in was a recurring mite problem in his tank.

>>2161775
That's pretty impressive. There's a woman named Carol Ann Ormes who has a hermit crab which is 30 years old that is still alive. I wonder how she got it to live so long.

>>2161836
Coenobita species all can live for over 30 years, some even well over 50

>trying to look up structure of a crab's legs
>no solid diagrams that are consistent and fully illustrative

can you guys help me out?

>>2160727
That carapace is really neat.

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>>2161860
what do you mean?

something like that?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbEwOEBl3xw They're the only arthropods that I know that can grow "friendly" towards people. Pretty cool little critters. They're curious, sociable, exotic, have personalities, make chirping noises, eat varieties of food. I really miss having them and I wish I could've taken better care of them.

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>>2161918
Rip you

>>2161893
Sort of like that, though showing all of the segments of the leg in a clear manner. this seems to only really focus on the last three segments.