Old hermits

Paul B · 01-19-2009, 03:47 PM

I really don't know how long hermit crabs live but I just realized that I have not bought any in over ten years and the ones I have are kind of huge. They were tiny when I got them and I have about 10 of them.
The largest one is in a shell about as large as a golf ball.
I just thought it was interesting. I think these two spawn as they lock shells a lot without fighting. Usually when hermits do that, they are trying to steal the other's shell.
But the larger one is always smiling and the smaller one has a beautiful complexion

Paul B · 01-19-2009, 03:54 PM

This as you can tell from her eyelashes is the female. She is also playing hard to get and wearing a designer shell

yungreefer2410 · 01-19-2009, 04:27 PM

lol. my old lfs had some big hermits. like 3in

Paul B · 01-19-2009, 04:41 PM

Some types of hermits get huge and are the largest of the crustaceans, excpet for lobsters I would imagine. I once saw a hermit in St Marteen that was almost the size of a bowling ball and it was snacking on a dead barracuda. I am not talking about coconut crabs which are land crabs, this was in the water.
I doubt mine will get much larger and I don't have any barracuda to feed them

seafansar · 01-19-2009, 04:45 PM

They have a hermit about the size of a bowling ball at my university. The poor thing is kept in a BB 10 gallon tank! I had to feed it over the summer. It couldn't get any traction on the bare bottom to move its huge shell, so it would jump out of the shell to grab the food. It was a little creepy!

Rue · 01-19-2009, 06:24 PM

That's mean!

But I'm glad some have good conditions and survive to grow!

Paul B · 01-20-2009, 05:44 PM

Quote:

They have a hermit about the size of a bowling ball at my university

The proper place for that crab would be in a bowling alley

01-19-2009, 03:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Paul B Plate Coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 795 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Old hermits I really don't know how long hermit crabs live but I just realized that I have not bought any in over ten years and the ones I have are kind of huge. They were tiny when I got them and I have about 10 of them. The largest one is in a shell about as large as a golf ball. I just thought it was interesting. I think these two spawn as they lock shells a lot without fighting. Usually when hermits do that, they are trying to steal the other's shell. But the larger one is always smiling and the smaller one has a beautiful complexion

01-19-2009, 03:54 PM	#2 (permalink)
Paul B Plate Coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 795 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Old hermits This as you can tell from her eyelashes is the female. She is also playing hard to get and wearing a designer shell

01-19-2009, 04:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
Paul B Plate Coral Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 795 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Old hermits Some types of hermits get huge and are the largest of the crustaceans, excpet for lobsters I would imagine. I once saw a hermit in St Marteen that was almost the size of a bowling ball and it was snacking on a dead barracuda. I am not talking about coconut crabs which are land crabs, this was in the water. I doubt mine will get much larger and I don't have any barracuda to feed them

01-19-2009, 04:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
seafansar Elegance coral Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Deltona, FL Posts: 1,191 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Old hermits They have a hermit about the size of a bowling ball at my university. The poor thing is kept in a BB 10 gallon tank! I had to feed it over the summer. It couldn't get any traction on the bare bottom to move its huge shell, so it would jump out of the shell to grab the food. It was a little creepy! __________________ -Sara SW since Jan. '08 150 gallon SPS reef 20 gallon BTA/clown tank 90 gallon bowfront mixed reef 45 gallon cube 150 tank thread 45 cube thread My Reefnook

01-19-2009, 06:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rue Torch coral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 529 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Old hermits That's mean! But I'm glad some have good conditions and survive to grow! __________________ Professional Obfuscator - because someone has to be... RSM - The Original, 34g Custom frag tank 27g FW tanks, 25g, 25l, 55g

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