doktorstick Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Howdy. I acclimated my electric blue hermit crabs as per the instructions on Vivid's site. After I put them in the tank, two went to town immediately feeding. One, however, walked along the bottom and the picked a spot next to a rock, feeded a little but not to vigorously and then crawled back into his shell and hasn't moved. Is this normal? I don't think there is anything I can do that wouldn't cause more stress to the little guy. Here's a picture of one of the active ones: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I would just give it time to settle in. They are tough little critters. BTW, that is an awesome picture. I would definitely enter it into this month's photo contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I agree. I've had hermits shell up for a day before they came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 what kind of camera is THAT?? or is it just a great photographer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I am kinda resenting mentioning the photo contest, as that picture is waaaaaaaaaay better than my hermit crab picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktorstick Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Thanks! It's a Canon XTI with a EF f/2.8 100mm macro lens. Depth of field is a bit tricky on macro lenses. Even at f/11, I focused on his near eye and his back eye and leg blurred out. Maybe I'll submit it to the photo contest. He's a cute-yet-freaky looking little bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 +1 on submitting to photo contest! Dave- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doktorstick Posted November 14, 2009 Author Share Posted November 14, 2009 He's still alive, but I don't know for how much longer. He has remained in the same position since the three went into the tank. After each 24h, I pull him out to smell if he is dead. He's not; I put him facing the glass and will see him move slightly from time to time. The other two have been voraciously scouring over my tank. I dropped a feeding pellet next to the hermit crab and nothing. About 15 minutes later, the mitrax had made his way to where the pellet was and gobbled it up. I have no idea if the crab is getting any sustenance at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 just leave him be. If he dies, he'll fall out of the shell and you'll know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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