Lorax And Smurfette Are Here

And by that I mean our Hermit Crabs are! 

 

Dancing Queen and I purchased them last Saturday evening from the Mall of Asia's Lucky Hermits Kiosk.  We had the driver with us, because the boys (DH and DS) were in the Ateneo for the school's victory bonfire party (Blue Eagles Basketball team's 5peat champinoship win).

 

Well, DD and I had a fun time choosing the accessories we needed for the crabitat, and also choosing the best crabbies we saw.  We brought along our smaller pet critter keeper (sent not so many years ago by my sister in NJ) so the hermies won't be stressed on our drive way home.

 

Since most, if not all the crabs looked alike, we decided on picking one with a green shell, and another with yellow.  The kind store clerk was cooperative to help us sort out the green ones, and we chose an active boy hermie with the Lorax design on his shell.  Next up, a yellow active girl, with the Smurfs design on her shell.

 

We have read many times that painted shells are a no-no, because the paint chips off, and is, of course, bad for the critters.  Seems most hermie stores have their crabbies shells painted for added attraction for kids, so we didn't have any option.  But we did purchase two natural empty shells to later on encourage Lorax and Smurfette to change theirs.

 

DD named them, of course, and is too excited to take care of them.  She bathed them too, before putting them in their new, clean, crabitat!  Courtesy of sniffercatfreak in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHYzEALyZm0 

 

They had pellets for dinner during their first night with us.  And had pears, bananas, and rice in the next.  Will try to give them a variety of good, natural meals everday, so as not to bore them, and to make them healthier.

 

And so as not to lengthen the suspense, here are several photos our crabitat, with Lorax and Smurfette of course...  Hope you enjoy viewing them!  :)

 



  

Walk straight, my son -

as the old crab said to the young crab.

Irish Proverb