Just out of curiousity....

DaisyCrab · 06-27-2008, 07:51 AM

What is the longest you have had a hermit crab? I'm curious to know how long these little creatures actually last in captivity.

I've had my little Robby since last August. Thats the longest a crab has lasted with me, I had 2 bad batches where almost everyone died at once. I learned where to buy hermit crabs and where not to.

My current hermits are all doing GREAT and they're all very healthy & happy. I think I'll have these guys for a long time.

**HERMEZ** · 06-27-2008, 03:10 PM

Mine are 3 years old--well some that is the oldest I have

krackersmom2 · 07-04-2008, 07:29 PM

I would also say it depends on how old they are when you get them and their previous living conditions. I will be cming up on a year in September on Flash, Spooky, and Baby....three of the original 4. We lost Hercules during a molt.

06-27-2008, 07:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
DaisyCrab (Small Crab) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 325	Just out of curiousity.... What is the longest you have had a hermit crab? I'm curious to know how long these little creatures actually last in captivity. I've had my little Robby since last August. Thats the longest a crab has lasted with me, I had 2 bad batches where almost everyone died at once. I learned where to buy hermit crabs and where not to. My current hermits are all doing GREAT and they're all very healthy & happy. I think I'll have these guys for a long time. __________________ Bigs Tank:Daisy, Georgina, Jay-Jay, Brat, Martha & Hogan Smalls Tank:Casper, Robby, Carrie, Lucky, Tessa & Phoebe, Felix & Molly

06-27-2008, 03:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
HERMEZ Moderator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NC Posts: 1,039	Re: Just out of curiousity.... Mine are 3 years old--well some that is the oldest I have __________________ 22PP's~9 Rugs~9 E's~5 Straws~2 Indo's~4 Violas~ http://photobucket.com/albums/a96/Herm-EZ/

07-04-2008, 07:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
krackersmom2 (Large Crab) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South TX (near the beach) Posts: 1,082	Re: Just out of curiousity.... I would also say it depends on how old they are when you get them and their previous living conditions. I will be cming up on a year in September on Flash, Spooky, and Baby....three of the original 4. We lost Hercules during a molt. __________________ 12 PP's: Spooky, Baby, Flash, Rocky, Herbie, Violet, Fester, Zeus, Neptune, Mars, Luna and Apollo R.I.P:Hercules

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