Jupiter's 1st molt

Hey guys! Today is very exciting because today is Jupiter's 1st time molting with me. I had to clean up the crabitat since it's a new month. I didn't get to Jupiter in time to put her in an isolation tank so I decided to do the soda bottle technique. So, when I was cleaning the crabitat, Jupiter was in the middle of her molt. Because of this, I decided that it would be too risky to scoop her out and place her in an isolation tank, so, I just got a soda bottle, rinsed it well, and cut it to the length I wanted, and finally, put it right on top of where Jupiter was molting. I decided to do this because it was just too risky. My main concern was that Kirby would eat Jupiter because of the exoskeleton smell and because she is rather larger than the size of Jupiter, which makes it more likely.

And I just hope that Jupiter's first molt with me will be a successful one and that she would come up healthy. So, yeah. I'm very excited to say that this is Jupiter's first time molting with me!

Jupiter molting under soda bottle

New Crabitat Setup

Hey guys! As you may or may not already know, I fully clean my crabitat once every month. So, since, it's now the a new month, May, I decided to clean my crabitat.









I added a new thing to my crabitat and because of this I got rid of something in my crabitat. I added a new garden pot and got rid of the hamster wheel. All the shells are stored in the garden pot to make space and to let the crabs climb on as well.  So, yeah, this is my new crabitat setup.

1 year with Kirby

Hey guys, so recently, in the month of April, last year I got Kirby from a souvenir shop at Myrtle beach. And that day recently passed by marking one year with Kirby!
I love Kirby's personality and everything about her. She's such a sweet yet daring hermit crab. In the span of one year, Kirby has grown bigger and bigger. She used to be the size of a ping pong ball but now she's the size of a tennis ball. So much growth in such a short amount of time both physically and personality wise. I hope the same will be with Jupiter as well as it is with Kirby.

Kirby Today

Kirby before switching into shell above

Kirby hanging out with Jupiter

Kirby hanging out with Jupiter

Kirby hanging out with Jupiter

Actual Hermit Crab Videos

So, you might be wondering why I made two blogs with the exact same subject. Well, it's because the other blog post is a blog post with the link to my hermit crab videos which is on my YouTube channel. But, this blog post is going to actually contain my hermit crab videos from my YouTube channel instead of just a link.
I will update this blog post with more videos the more videos I make.

 

Meet Jupiter

Hey guys, sorry that I haven't posted a blog in a while. I've been occupied with my school but now I'm should be more involved in this blog since school is now over for me. I do apologize. And because of this, this blog post is going to be quite lengthy.

Jupiter

So, this week, I was at Myrtle Beach in SC for a ladies retreat. We had had a great time! We went souvenir shopping and I bought another hermit crab as a companion for Kirby since Sonic died. I picked out a hermit crab without a painted shell and I think all they had were purple pinchers. Most of the hermit crabs in the pained shells were medium sized. And most of the native hermit crabs were from tiny to small, however few were medium. So, like most of the native crabs, my hermit crab was small, about the size of a quarter. I got a purple pincher and named it a gender neutral name since I could not at that current moment determine it's gender. However, on the way back home, I found out the gender of Jupiter. Kirby is going to have a female companion.

Kirby with Jupiter

Let's talk about Jupiter's personality. I tried to pick a hermit crab that was active and looked like it had all it's limbs and I was successful of finding one, Jupiter. She is active and likes to climb. However, as normal, she is getting used to me, so, she will sometimes, retreat back into the safety her shell offers her. But, more and more, she'll come out of her shell, being more used to me. And because she is new, I try to be extra careful when handling her and try to cause her the least amount of stress possible since she is new. I gave her a blueberry on the way back from the beach and she was nibbling on it for quite a while. She is overall a very sweet yet active hermit crab.

Kirby with Jupiter

When we got home, I gave Jupiter a bath before placing her in the crabitat. I decided to let Kirby join the bath along with Jupiter to see both of their reactions. When Sonic first met Kirby, Kirby was a bit aggressive and Sonic seemed to be intimidated by Kirby. Sonic was a lit bit smaller than Kirby but not as small as Jupiter is compared to Kirby. And because of Jupiter's size, I was a bit worried letting Kirby meet Jupiter. But, after witnessing them meet each other, no longer are there any worries. Kirby and Jupiter get along so wonderfully with one another.

So, yeah, I got a new hermit crab, Jupiter.

Kirby with Jupiter

Kirby's Gender

Yesterday, I gave Kirby a bath and later was dried off and placed back in the crabbitat. During the time that Kirby was drying off, I let Kirby climb around with my supervision, and during the time that Kirby was climbing which was night time by then, I got a flash light and tried to examine Kirby and while I was doing this, I thought why not take this time to gender Kirby, because the angle from which Kirby was climbing was perfect for gendering. I never knew Kirby's gender but assumed that it was a boy, but, now I know for sure that Kirby is not a boy but in fact a girl. Like people tell you, I looked at the third leg segment and there were indeed two holes. (though barely visible) It was really exciting for me, since this has been a question in my mind ever since I got Kirby. So, sorry, if in my previous posts, that I've called Kirby a him.

Hermit Crab Videos

Because Blogger only lets me post videos that are short and most of my videos are not short, I posted the videos of my hermit crab on another blog, my Life Script blog, if you want to check those out, here is the link:  

http://tamilifescript.weebly.com/blog/my-hermit-friends-blog


You can also check these videos out on my YouTube channel as well:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSZmDmrH5lqL_g-bXNr6-Rw  

Also, it would be great for me to hear some of your hermit crab video suggestions, if you have any that you want me to do. :) 

Kirby Having Fun

Today, I witnessed Kirby using the hamster wheel again but this time he was climbing on the outside of it. I'm telling you, he was determined to get on top of this hamster wheel, but of course, the higher he went, the wheel would start to turn and there he was back at the bottom once again, I lost count of how many times he started to climb again, he was very determined and by the look at it, he was enjoying himself, tons!