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