before I got my hermit crabs I was reading about them and I saw a clickbait? kind of? article about them saying “hermit crabs are not REALLY crabs!” and basically it just described hermit crabs for like four paragraphs then was like “ah yes they’re closer to lobsters thanks for reading” and???? i don’t know what I was expecting but it wasn’t that
@peculiar_perryble Did you buy them or were they rescues?
@danishcookies I did buy them which I know isn’t the best but it was a local store rather than a big chain and I didn’t see any nearby for adoption 😕
@peculiar_perryble tbh they still would have likely gotten them from a mill. And pet stores almost NEVER know how to take care of these exotic animals. It's best not to buy them at all to not encourage their heinous practices.
@danishcookies oh no! I didn’t think about mills for the poor things!😨
If I bring any more into my home I’ll make sure to adopt!
@peculiar_perryble In the case you already have them, I supposed you did thorough researches before purchasing them right?
@peculiar_perryble And know what they need and how to NOT treat them?
@danishcookies yep! They’ve got a big tank with plenty of extra shells, substrate to burrow, salt and freshwater, heat and humidity gage, the works. I know they’re one of those pets that people like intentionally lie about what care they need so I read up on it
@peculiar_perryble That's good to hear. You should join some hermit crab pet forums too to learn from experience of others
@peculiar_perryble Cool! Also they do have friends right?
@danishcookies yep! colony of four mostly small ones with one bigger boy
@danishcookies I’ve been ghosting a few but haven’t joined yet. I’ll sign up on one right now 😃