As you can probably guess; something similar also happened with my hermit crab clan. Fortunately I came back to a nice tropical tank 77F (25c); however the physical strain on low temperatures must of put them to the breaking point (as for some unknown reason; my room gets the coldest fast). Thinking nothing of it after coming back - after all it heater was working; maybe it was just the fish tank - I soon came to the point where there was no sounds inside my tank; it was dead silent. And to keep this without vivid mental pictures; all hermies had died (pretty much frozen).
Currently I still feel it best to hold off from purchasing hermies and re-evaluate my methods of keeping them. Not to mention that this is currently building up towards the end of year school; so exams have begun creeping into my mind. So feeling it's best to give my hopefully future hermies the best start I can give them; it's best to wait until my life begins to run down. Of course my insane curiosity surrounding crustaceans can't be ignored so a close friend "supplied" be with a small colony of Cherry shrimp which provides me a small starting point in what he calls the "healing process".
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Feeling it is best to come clean and tell you guys of my hardships. It important to note that every day might be your last, so take opportunity to surround yourself with loved ones (which also includes your pets!
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