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Originally Posted by alli'smommy
HERMEZ: If you read this, I am just curious, with as many hermies as you have, how often do you lose a crab? I mean, I only have nine, but I seem to lose them kinda often. But I am still building my "colony" so to speak and most of the deaths are within two weeks of purchase. I do ISO them for a month at least, but alot don't reach the main tank. Your group is probably pretty well established, right? Just thought you could add some insight to our problem!
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its never a set pattern- I have about 54 losses and I have 54 crabs now- maybe about to lose 1.......I have been doing this nearly 3 years so that being said 20-22 were with me 6 mos or more............I cant take it all as on me as I adopt alot and I cant really be responsible for them unless they have been with me over a year (I think thats fair)
it does take time to weed out the crabs that wont last. I am still amazed I have my first 2. I actually have a chart I need to see what the breakdown is. I have to run
Chuck I am sorry for your losses. Winter IMHO is the roughest to go thru- just this week I lost my last Cav and I can never find them- he was with me 17mos.......I am sad too
