Daisy82 Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 So my husband and I went on a trip to Kauaii last week. Did some great snorkelling, and I dove down to collect a few shells that I stashed in my board shorts pocket. Well, I was just unpacking, got the shells out of my pocket and looked at them closely.... and realized that there were eyes looking back at me! Some of the shells had crabs in them!! I couldn't believe it - I thought they were empty. I immediately dumped them in my tank, and they seem to be doing ok, which is pretty amazing considering the wild ride the poor guys have been on! Not to mention 3 days spent out of the water. I will definitely be taking a closer look next time I go picking up shells.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Whoa! I can't believe they survived out of water that long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb in Austin Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 Pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Yes, PICS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+KeeperOfTheZoo Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 Hope they are friendly hermits that won't make meals of your other tank inhabitants! I have several gulf coast hermits in my tank, supposedly they can last several days out of the water. They are nice when they are little, but they get big and then become destructive bullies. So I now have a couple that live in my sump! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 There was an online retailer that used to ship hermits with just a damp paper towel in the bag... and they survived the couple of day trip through the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKarshens Posted May 10, 2010 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I brought back frags from a reefer in Seattle wrapped in wet paper towels and stuffed in my pockets. Took probably 15 hours total to get them back in the water. They all survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Colonel Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 There was an online retailer that used to ship hermits with just a damp paper towel in the bag... and they survived the couple of day trip through the mail. Yep, Keys Critters ships snails and hermits dry. See here: http://www.keyscritters.com/Acclimation.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroadodge Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 huh...cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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