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Jellybean
September 04, 2010, 07:56:40 AM
CONGRATULATIONS on being selected COTM
Hermies4ever!
scoobdoo
September 03, 2010, 07:10:26 AM
congrats hermies4ever, sorry this is late! do you photbucket to??
Hermiefun
September 02, 2010, 01:25:23 PM
you are very welcome
Hermies4Ever
September 02, 2010, 09:58:06 AM
OMG! I can't believe my picture of Wasabi got chosen for Crab of the Month! Thank you so much, Hermiefun!
scoobdoo
September 02, 2010, 03:15:21 AM
suffering from heat exhaustion, didn't go to work today Sad
Jellybean
September 02, 2010, 12:21:15 AM
Congrats!!
scoobdoo
August 30, 2010, 05:58:09 AM
new great auntie here! oh ya!
scoobdoo
August 30, 2010, 05:57:09 AM
sorry to hear that, look through the basic info you may find why your crabs are passing. once you get the waters, foods temps & humidity right they are pretty easy to care for if you keep things pretty consistant
LordRhal
August 29, 2010, 05:36:44 PM
We all started out somewhere, the important thing is you found this website Tongue Don't give up, and post some pics, everyone loves pics!
alliswell777
August 29, 2010, 03:45:58 PM
im new, hope im doing this right! we lost crab #2 yesterday Sad im fumbling my way thru the dos & donts. pet store didnt tell me ANYTHING about dechlorinated water or humidity Sad we lost Claire first, then lost a very active Tilly-bob yesterday. so i put a steamy dishtowel on top of the 10 gal tank y
Jellybean
August 29, 2010, 02:53:22 PM
Hope you're doing better Emmac350
emmac350
August 22, 2010, 07:25:11 PM
Moving into my new place (FINALLY!!!!!) tomorrow, furniture and such coming on Tuesday, and husband leaving for 2-3 month business trip on Wednesday...grateful to get moved, but sad that the husband is leaving. Sad
scoobdoo
August 18, 2010, 05:44:43 PM
thanks for thanks on my Bam Bam picture of the month! I forgot about that picture! I had to do a double take, thought well, someone stole my idea! LOL!
Jellybean
August 18, 2010, 04:33:34 PM
Congrats on CRAB OF THE MONTH Scoobdoo!  thumbsup
Jellybean
August 18, 2010, 03:47:44 PM
It's raining and 70* here in Cambridge MD.
FINALLY a break from the heat!
Jellybean
August 14, 2010, 03:38:03 PM
Unfortunately that's some of the pitfalls of trying to do a newsletter, especially on a forum.
You guys get a Great Big A++ for trying to make a go of it.
Donny (TMNT)
August 13, 2010, 11:48:02 PM
This is the same problem we had last time.
We just can't get enough news, and nobody's around.
Hey, I'm not going to be a hypocrite and say:
"Staff! Get back in here!" Because,
let's face it,
I'm hardly around either.
Jellybean
August 12, 2010, 02:31:47 PM
There apparently has been a delay due to Summer Vacation because there are several members that are involved with putting it together.
scoobdoo
August 12, 2010, 04:47:53 AM
where is this Aug news letter? Is it out yet? Is there someplace I need to be clicking on?
ema
August 10, 2010, 10:17:52 PM
Around here there isn't any TRUE Mexican food.  :-(  It's all Tex-Mex ... Which is okay ... But I do miss REAL Mexican food.
scoobdoo
August 10, 2010, 03:31:48 AM
I've been to a mexican rest. and they even had rotton mexicn food!
Jellybean
August 09, 2010, 10:00:35 PM
Chuckle...They probably say the same thing about us when we prepare their food.
emmac350
August 09, 2010, 07:39:49 PM
It's official: Germans make TERRIBLE Mexican food. I mean, when you get the Mexican sampler platter for 2, do you expect Italian meatballs or some sort of strange salmon wrap?
HERMEZ
August 08, 2010, 10:48:09 PM
I had breakfast for dinner last night- home fries/eggs YUMM
ema
August 08, 2010, 10:16:45 PM
I ended up doing bacon, scrambled eggs, crescent rolls, and milk.  :-)
Jellybean
August 08, 2010, 08:35:38 PM
hey...breakfast is good at dinner.
Bacon, pancakes, orange juice, hmmmmm.......
ema
August 08, 2010, 07:49:56 PM
I'm thinking breakfast for dinner.  Really I'm just craving bacon but a huge plate of bacon for dinner seems kinda silly ...
emmac350
August 08, 2010, 05:58:25 AM
I agree with you there, scobdoo! If I have kids, they aren't getting all the new video game systems...they'll have legos, blocks, and bikes, and I'll make them play outside! Maybe even unsupervised like I did when I was a kid...
scoobdoo
August 06, 2010, 06:04:19 AM
I remember vacations lasting for ever when I was little and never being bored, kids now and days are bored to death in 5 days
Jellybean
August 05, 2010, 10:00:01 PM
Schools in Dorchester Co./MD
start the 22nd.
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« on: March 09, 2008, 04:38:04 PM »
I got two hermit crabs at a petshop(co)and the condishions were HORIBLE no salt water no water no food(that was not roten)nowere to hide!  So I bought two and they went in there shell and the lady sprayed them with some cined cemicle!
So I told her to stop it and she stares at me and starts doing it again!

P.S I'm 11.
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« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2008, 02:20:32 AM »
Maybe it was bug spray?
 not to scare you....but..you never know with these pet shops. Did you hear about petsmart...my daughter wrote it in another section....they were feeding them fish food (flakes). no salt water and a spit amount of water. HORRIBLE!! 
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« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2008, 03:10:02 AM »
They did the same thing with the first two crabs I got from the beach. I think the girl use some sort of comericial mist spray like T Rex Crab Island Mr. Mister Sprayer or another brand. http://www.petco.com/product/12006/T-Rex-Crab-Island-Mr-Mister-Water-Sprayer.aspx . They probably do it because they think it helps the crabs keep moist or keep them active.
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« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2008, 12:46:23 PM »
I have one from PetsSmart... 
On the 15th I went ther to get some hermie supplies and I decided to see if they had any crabbies...  asked the lady working there and she answered with no heart "they are in the box"...  crybaby2
I glared at her adn asked, with some attitude, to show me them...  This will break your heart.  It did mine.  She ripped the box open, rummaged through it, grabben a plastic bag and with the little guys hanging for dear life in their little plastic container witha piece of something to hold one to she showed me them.  I asked her how long have they been inthere wit no light, no food, no water.  She just srugged!!   sad5  I bought Countess right there on the spot.  If I would have had the cash I would havve bought all 6, but my DH would have killed me with the Tiger problems.  But she is ISOed and doing great.  A little grey blue E crab with a sky blue shell.  Hence the full name. 
How can pet stores treat them like that.   think   pain10 
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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2009, 09:50:09 PM »
When I get them I just take them out by myself,  I have never seen a crabitat at a store with enough substrate
 I just hate what they do to these little animals
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« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2009, 11:25:22 PM »
Quote from: hermit595 on March 09, 2008, 04:38:04 PM
I got two hermit crabs at a petshop(co)and the condishions were HORIBLE no salt water no water no food(that was not roten)nowere to hide!  So I bought two and they went in there shell and the lady sprayed them with some cined cemicle!
So I told her to stop it and she stares at me and starts doing it again!

P.S I'm 11.
Hey Im 12 and I have 2 crabs I just love them! I got them from petco! No salt water a little lid full of water and some kid of food that looked like rabbit poo! and some overwet substrate! NO hidy! I cant believe how they treat hermis!
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« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2009, 06:58:39 PM »
Don't buy crabs in store with bad conditions. If you do that the manager keeps pushing horrible crab care rubhands. I have done it 2 times and told ppl who work there that the way they are caring for the hermit crabs is wrong and they might kill them.
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« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2010, 08:28:39 PM »
I went into Pet Warehouse one day and when I looked at their tank (around noon) the light wasn't on, and there was no water.  The water dish was bone dry....I found an employee and told him about it right away and just stared at him while he was giving me reasons why.  I stood there and stared at him like...ya big dummy....go get some water!
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Land hermit crabs store a small amount of water in their shells just to keep their gills wet, thus allowing them to breath.