Hermit Crabs

[cattitude (Premo)]

Originally Posted by nomoney

you should let him know that the crab died though instead of hiding it from him. It teaches him about life etc.

When our grandaughter's first one died, our son was at the beach at the time. So our daughter asked him to bring home another one. Dang thing died the same day..we were all at my parents for a cookout the day he brought the crab home and gave it to her there. My granddaughter didn't seem that upset. When we asked her why, she replied "well, I didn't know him that long."

[pixiegirl (Premo)]

Originally Posted by nomoney

you should let him know that the crab died though instead of hiding it from him. It teaches him about life etc.

I don't think I have a choice with this one since I pitched the shell.

[nomoney]

Originally Posted by pixiegirl

I don't think I have a choice with this one since I pitched the shell.

he'll be stronger about it then you'll give him credit for, believe me. And it will only make him stronger and better able to handle the next death that will occur be it a family member or another pet. One that you won't be able to hide as well.

[Tinkerbell]

Pix -- they often lose legs due to stress. They get stressed so easy sometimes. Some are more nervous than others. A hermit crab with a complex? Anyway, just keep trying. If you keep getting "bad" crabs from Petco, try Corner Critters in Leonardtown, they have them too.

Good luck! When my little one wanted a fish tank, I had no idea the work involved. I ended up killing 4 fish before I got it right. She was sad and upset, but she got through it. (Daddy did "fishy" funerals with her). Now she's got a tank with 5 fish who are doing great. Kids are SO much more resiliant than we give them credit for.

[Nickel]

Originally Posted by pixiegirl

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I should sent the damn things to Grammy's house and get him the veggie lizard he wants. I like that and wanted one myself as a teenager just didn't have the $100something bucks to drop on it.

What's a veggie lizard?

[pixiegirl (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Nickel

What's a veggie lizard?

A lizard that eats mostly veggies opposed to mostly live prey. A Uramastix (sp?) is what he wants. It's in the tank right above the hermit crabs at Petco so he's seen it several times and loves it. It's $130 and I'm not dropping that kind of money on a lizard for him just yet. I do think they're way cute for lizards though and the one at Petco is fairly tame for a reptile; he likes to be held and such.

[Nickel]

Originally Posted by pixiegirl

A lizard that eats mostly veggies opposed to mostly live prey. A Uramastix (sp?) is what he wants. It's in the tank right above the hermit crabs at Petco so he's seen it several times and loves it. It's $130 and I'm not dropping that kind of money on a lizard for him just yet. I do think they're way cute for lizards though and the one at Petco is fairly tame for a reptile; he likes to be held and such.

Ew! I am definitely not a reptile person. I don't even think I could do hermit crabs. We were thinking of getting MiniMe this little frog aquarium thing for Christmas, you put a tadpole in it and it grows into a frog. But I'm a little nervous about that.

[pixiegirl (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Nickel

Ew! I am definitely not a reptile person. I don't even think I could do hermit crabs. We were thinking of getting MiniMe this little frog aquarium thing for Christmas, you put a tadpole in it and it grows into a frog. But I'm a little nervous about that.

Here they are.

I don't like frogs. You have to feed them crickets or big ones mice!

[Nickel]

Originally Posted by pixiegirl

Here they are.

Ew.

I don't like frogs. You have to feed them crickets or big ones mice!

Double Ew.

Back to the drawing board.

[pixiegirl (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Nickel

Ew.
Double Ew.

Back to the drawing board.

That's why I like the veggie lizard, you feed them salad.