Lots of life at the beach, love the hermit crabs. The kids have had them as pets before but FYI, those you catch at the beach don't seem to make it long once you get them home, if you want one it is best to get one from the pet store.
Lots of life at the beach, love the hermit crabs. The kids have had them as pets before but FYI, those you catch at the beach don't seem to make it long once you get them home, if you want one it is best to get one from the pet store.
Good to know! I imagine it would be quite a shock for a wild critter to be asked to live in a house and be loved on by little kids. Seems like an easy life...but the lack of freedom can be tough.
My kids have tried it a couple times and it just didn't work after thinking about it the thing that might have been the cause of the demise could be the captive life wasn't as "salty" as the natural environment they had lived in and the food wasn't the same most likely.
Oh yeah, I bet the ocean hermit crabs are different than the fresh water hermit crabs. The pet store kind are likely the fresh water variety. Good point!
Of course it is a good point, I made it. :)
Touché. :-D