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Andy Samberg, T-Pain and a hermitcrab
by Stacy 
The language gets Rated R but its still funny:
"Still not getting on that motherfu$%ing boat" w/ T-Pain & Andy Samberg from T-Pain more »
More pics of the new hermit crabs
by Stacy
I finally got home and set up a salt water pool for the crabs to soak in. Matt had given them a dish of fresh water when he put them in the tank earlier. I had a feeling they would want a good soak. One of the violas is a PP so I'm contacting the selle… more »
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2009-09-10 20:31:08, 2 comments » 5 new adopted crabby kids
by Stacy
Wednesday I picked up these five adorable hermit crabs from my area. They are so active and healthy! So excited to be able to help someone out by taking in their pet hermit crabs and to add some new kids to my crew.
Here they are all buckled in for t… more »
I'm adopting again!
by Stacy
5 little hermies are in need of a new home. So of course I said yes! I am meeting up with Wed to pick them up. Pictures to follow naturally :) more »
Naked hermit crab takes a shell
by Stacy
I was changing the water in my hermit crab tank when I noticed this little guy sitting naked by the water dish. I gently scooped him up and grabbed some shells, then placed them in the empty water dish. After checking things out he decides to reshell. more »
Hermit crab eating star fruit video
by Stacy
I'm so excited! At first I was going to simply take a still photo of my large PP hanging upside down to each Starfruit but then I remembered the new Sony Handycam. I ended up with a pretty cool video showing the mandibles, or mouth parts, working like li… more »
My Crabby Valentine at CSJ
by Stacy
Check out the entries for the 2009 My Crabby Valentine E Card contest below and then visit our FORUM to vote for your favorite.
Daethian:
Be my crabby valentine
MrFelixOB:
My Crabby Valentine
Spidtat:
Crabby Valentine
Grant: more »
January voting for Calendar Crab and Crabitat of the Mont
by Stacy
Come over to The Crab Street Journal and vote on your favorite Calendar Crab and your favorite Crabitat of the Month. There are lots of entries this month for both contests. If you want a chance to win some great prizes join us and submit your photos fo… more »
Hermit Crab Care Question from Email: Simulating a natural environment
by Stacy
Tina asks:
I have one PP and E crab. I think my PP is going to a new home (A teacher at my daughters school had a PP that died so I thought my PP could be a good compainion to the lone PP) I have one E crab and want to get more but I have been having… more »
Awards!!
by Stacy
How fun! Rattitude has given All Things Crabby two blog awards. Check em out:
We are VERY tickled over this :) more »
Hermit Crab Bead Bracelets
by Stacy
I'm now offering my jewelry for sale on my main blog.
I have three Hermit Crab Bracelets left.
To see the other jewelry just click here. more »
Naturally Crabby Survey Results
by Stacy
Naturally Crabby has posted the results of the hermit crab demographics survey. Lots of interesting information so be sure to go over and check it out. more »
Look what I found!
by Stacy
At Michael's this weekend I found these adorable crabby figurines in the Discovery toys section. I plan to keep one for myself but the other two will be available as prizes in the photo contests at CSJ. more »
Hermit Crab Survey
by lolagranola
LolaGranola is collecting data on the average hermit crabber. She hope to do this every two years to better understand how trends in crabbing are changing and evolving. Please if you have a minute, go and fill out this survey, it takes less than 5 minute… more »
CSJ's 3rd annual pumpkin carving contest
by Stacy
It's that time of year again!
So what do you do?
First you need to plan out a hermit crab related design for your pumpkin.
Then you carve it out.
Take a photo of it.
Upload it to the ALBUM
You can enter more than one design if you are t… more »
I've lost my Wimblee
by Stacy
I found him yesterday mid molt.:'( Wimblee has been with me 4 years and was one of my favorites. He's had many, many molts. Some difficult and some perfect so I never expected him to die during a molt. As you can see from the photos he was stuck in his e… more »
Pumkin Carving Contest 2007
by Stacy
It's that time of year again!
This year I am going to sweeten the pot a bit and the prize will be 500 CSJ Dollars for the winner to spend on prizes.
So what do you do?
First you need to plan out a hermit crab related design for your pumpkin.
The… more »
Cover Crab Vote off at The Crab Street Journal
by Stacy
[size=18][color=red]To determine which winner will grace the cover of the annual calendar, we put them all up for one final vote.
So pick your favorite for the entire year and vote! The winner gets a free copy of the calendar!
[b]Voting will be ONLY… more »
Some positive news
by Stacy
My little Caribbean who was attacked during its molt, has resurfaced after a second molt and is perfect and intact once again. :banana: I find it amazing how resilient these little guys can be.
I've introduced some new foods to the crabs. Steamed arti… more »
by Stacy
The Cavipe who was soaking...died. My largest Berry is now missing an eye. I have plenty of shells in the tank so I am not sure what happened but that crab is too big for its shell and can't withdraw completely. :depressed: more »
2 more gone
by Stacy
Wed I found two of my berries dead in the salt water. One large one and Anita Shell who had recently molted and seemed to be doing great. I thought they were just soaking up the water at first, like several other crabs have been doing. I only have 3 o… more »
Whole lot of soakin goin on!
by Stacy
Whole lot of soaking going on. That same Cavipe has been in the salt water for days now. Either wading around or stretching way out of the shell like before. The other Cavipe, still in its old shell, was also in there, along with Anita Shell. Later on,… more »
by Stacy
Friday in the afternoon I noticed one of the two Cavipes who had changed shells, was in the salt water pool. The shell was upside down and the crab was extended out of it, as if it died. I waited a bit and then went back to remove it. When I moved the… more »
Happy Week!!
by Stacy
The new forest bedding tower is a big hit! One perlatus is down for sure and two of my cavipes. The good news is the past two days two of the cavipes have given up those stupid cone shells they came in! :cheer: I adopted them back in February and they… more »
Updates
by Stacy
My berry is still in ISO and still not dug down permanently. I've tried to look him over but he won't come out for me :(
Daidai has been under for several weeks and knowing that he was having trouble getting out of his shell after his old exo hardened… more »
Are you molting or faking?
by Stacy
About two weeks ago one of my Berries was very inactive. Sitting in the same place in the tank, but visiting the ocean water. I set up a 10 gal ISO for it and moved it over. He/she is still in there but has been digging and coming up, still not overly… more »
Healthy crabs are seen, not held
by Stacy
For more than a year now I've followed this rule of thumb: Don't handle the crabs any more than you have to. Hermit crabs are not domesticated. They do not crave or need human interaction. I seem to have an overall success in keeping happy crabs by l… more »
Overhead lighting
by Stacy
After seeing the marked change in my crab's activity level, I can say I'm a true believer in overhead lighting. Many other experienced crabbers use overhead lights and swear by them. I've switched to an overhead lamp that is a combo, using two day lamp… more »
I'm a bad crabbie mom
by Stacy
My stepdad just told me that he found a dead naked, large, red crab in my sister's basement. He never found the shell. I haven't counted my crabbies since we moved in a month ago because I wanted them to have time to settle in. I have no idea who it was… more »
More problematic Ecuadorian molts
by Stacy
On Tuesday when I moved the hermit crab tanks, I found Dai Dai mid molt. I quickly moved him to a small ISO and got him stable. The next day I checked him to find two of his legs were stuck in the old exo. He had eaten all the other exo though so I ga… more »
Leave a message
by Stacy
I am currently knee deep in a move to a new house. I am unable to answer emails or comments at this time. If you are in need of hermit crab help please visit one of the sites I have listed here. I won't have regular internet access again until after t… more »
He died....
by Stacy
My poor strawberry gave up the fight today and passed on :depressed:
The new light is fabulous and I'll have some pictures soon and a better review for you. more »
July 19, 2005
by Stacy
One of my strawberries is dying I went down this morning to change the water and it was upside down tucked into its shell. I set it in the water and it was struggling to right itself to I removed it. It was limp and barely moving, much like the first… more »
So you want to build your own Hermit Crab Site?
by Stacy
Before you run out and set up your 'own' hermit crab care site, you need to cover some bases. I'm not talking about a blog or a photo site, I'm talking about a site to 'educate' others in the proper care of land hermit crabs.
First, you should have you… more »
Some new pics
by Stacy
This is the newest layout of the main tank
here
This is several of the crabbies cuddled up together in the log cave. Looks like Iris, Coker, Trooper, Bubba, Violet and Judith.
Log Cave
Here is sweetie Diago getting a big drink of water. He is so swe… more »
Weekend update
by Stacy
The berry tank I'm trying to keep around 83% this week. I had a little trouble last week with it dropping off. The temp is hanging around 80F with the UTH on and the overhead lamp. They are still busy, very active and eating me out of house and home.… more »
Strawberries? How about PIGLETS!!
by Stacy
My god these Berries eat alot!! The 7 that are above ground eat far more than my entire clan of 40! I gave both tanks half an orange this weekend. The Berries ate nearly every single bit of it! The main tank barely put a dent in theirs. I wonder if t… more »
Budweiser Real Men of Genius
by Stacy
I heard a new one today that I must share:
paranoid of the ocean guy:
if you aren't careful you'll get pinched to death by a hermit crab LOL more »
Berry update
by Stacy
I bought two small paint tray liners, square ones meant for doing trim. They are a buck and have two ledges in them and are big enough for my biggest straw to soak in. So I glued some rocks in for the little guys. These are going to be my water pools… more »
Ferdinand Maegellan
by Stacy
I've picked a name for the first small Berry that I bought. I'm naming him/her Ferdinand Maegellan. This little crab seems to be fearless. It was first to check out the water pool. Its the first one to check out the food dish when I put it in. Its t… more »
With profuse thanks to you all!
by Stacy
After my silly whining at HCA, some really amazing people sent me donations to purchase more strawberry hermit crabs. I intended to get all 12 that came in but someone beat me to 3 of them and one other passed away. I came home with 8 new berries and a… more »
Stepping up
by Stacy
This week I brought the berry tank humidity up to the 75-78% range. It seems to be holding well in that area. The temp has been low to mid 70's but by turning their lamp on high I've brought it up to 78F. The larger berry is no longer buried, it must… more »
One didn't make it
by Stacy
One of the new strawberries didn't make it through the day. I know its going to be a battle keeping them alive and healthy but I feel I'm better equipped than just anyone walking in off the street. Hopefully some more berries will be in stock soon for… more »
I got em!!!
by Stacy
After 2 years of crabbing I finally bought my first straws. The Petco's here finally have them in. I was able to get the last three from Alton today. When more come in, I'll pick up a few more. I even got a deal because I guess the guy who helped me… more »
Strawberry!
by Stacy
I saw my first to live in person Strawberry hermit crabs today! Oh they were beautiful! I couldn't buy them though because I had no money.
I got home to find that my motorcycle parts sold on Ebay and I have $150.00 in crabby money coming to me! I have… more »
Strawberry Hermit Crabs have arrived!
by Stacy
Strawberry hermit crabs have arrived in my area apparently. I've not seen them with my own eyes but two different people have said they found some at the local Petco's. I'm too broke to go crab shopping right now but at the end of the month I'm going t… more »
