Hermit Crabs

I had 2 for a few years until I found them both out of their shells, dead. I still don't know what happened, really cool guys to observe tho.

>>2420962
Don't you need to give them new shells as they grow?

>>2420992
Yup

Preferably, keep six different shells of varying sizes per crab. It helps cut down on fighting over shells.

These are undoubtedly the greatest first pet for kids

>>2421026
>could live 20+ years
>get killed in a few weeks/months by every uninformed retard that buys them
sure make great pets huh

>>2421029
>>>2421026
Shit, they could get to 50 in the wild. You can also expect an empty tank for weeks at a time while everyone decides its time to molt

I'd say a betta is a good first pet for a kid. You can pick up a 5-10 gallon tank easy, it's possible, though not ideal, to cycle with them in the tank, a heater and a sponge filter aren't super expensive, and they're pretty hardy.

>>2421026
They're hard as shit to take care of. I got sick of mine dying in shit setups within months back in highschool and researched the hell out of how to set up a proper enclosure. Got a 60 gallon tank, set up a quarter with briney water with a filter, had deep sand, calcium sources, prepared gourmet meals in frozen portions, all the shit hermit crab forums recommended, and they still decided to drop their legs and die. Granted, I got years rather than months out of them, but it's pathetic for animals that should live decades.

I would give it another shot if I had saltwater tank money or if there were captive bred hermit crabs available.

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>>2420828
I had one named speedy for a year or two. I liked him but he enjoyed zooming around his tank at like 2am making shuffling noises and sometimes it was hard to sleep

He was an alright little guy. I felt bad when he died because he definitely did not reach his full potential. I just had no idea how to really take care of hermit crabs

>>2421029
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>>2421098
You guys must be retarded because I had a bunch as a kid and ended up giving them to my local pet store after 10 or so years because they wouldn't die.

I want some because I feel so bad when they're just sitting miserable in pet stores with tacky painted shells and you just know some chad/stacy is going to buy them and kill them, and I want to give them a good life, but I know they're pretty much all wild caught.

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>>2420828
I got 30 or 40 of 'em running around my tank.

>>2420828
can you give them unusual houses?

I have had crabs yes

>>2421286
Outside of newbies that were just too messed up, mine never died. I want them again but just don't have the tank space

I gave em up because I stopped giving a shit about as a teen and wasn't giving them proper care.
>>2421098
Sounds like humidity.

>>2420828
I want one of these so badly, but I'm afraid that the vaccum cleaner or even my music might stress them out since they're apparently sensitive to loud sounds. I feel so bad for the ones I see on the board walk.