shredder streaking

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shredder streaking

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We saw some drama going down in the tank the other night. Zamboni was doing a rocking horse maneuver on a shell. (It really did look like humping). Well, I thought it was a simple shell change, so I got the camera and slowly scooted toward the tank to get a shot. Well, as I'm watching Zamboni intensely investigate an empty shell, tape rolling, Shredder runs into the shot naked and jumps into the first available shell he could lay his claws on. Well, I was frantic over what I had just witnessed and accidentally deleted the video in my haste. But it took me some time to unravel the mystery of the naked crab. The next day, I realized that Shredder must have moved into a shell that was much too large for him and that Zamboni forced him out of it. The next morning, Shredder was in the shell Zamboni finally abandoned. Zamboni swaps shells a lot right before a molt and he's been eating like crazy, so I think the molt will come on very soon. He's getting to that size that is hard to find shells large enough. He has several his size to choose from, but none of them seems to suit him.
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