New here! Anyone with crabs? ;)

[CrabbyMomma]

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I know, not everyone is crabby. Some people look at my crabs and get a little creeped out (DH included! LOL). Most think their tanks are cool and the crabs are OK. And everyone pretty much thinks I'm out of mind for the way I care for them. I prepare their food ahead of time, cutting and freezing various organic fruits and veggies, the get organic baby food, and I order various herbs online for them. Worm castings, oyster shell, cuttlebone. I make them tuna and scrambled eggs (with the shell of course), and a special oatmeal just for them. Shrimp, krill, silversides and even the occasional crawfish. Yes, it's true...the crabs eat better than we do most of the time!

[Alysser]

I have had 6 hermit crabs in total, and they do make wonderful pets. Very easy to care for, yet you can take them out of their cage and they can be fun. We always bought them around the NJ shore though, we never caught our own. Are your "wild" ones tamed?

Mine were named Maryann, Gilligan, Scooby, Scrappy, Big Joe, and Shelldan.