I heard 2 crabs chirping, then turned around to look and banjo was dashing away from blu, naked, and blu was inspecting Banjo's old shell. It may be a water sac-I'm not really sure what I'm looking at. The substrate temp on the warmer side is 80 F and the cooler side is around 75 degrees F.Humidity stays around 78-80%.
No, I have no pure natural honey sadly...unless Vicky sent me some in one of my shipments of stuff. I have about an inch of sand on the cool side of the iso, and 2 inches on the warmer side. (There is a smaller UTH on that tank, so I can't keep as much sand as I'd like to)
She is definitely stressed out...I'll definitely put some of the main tanks substrate in there for her, and the "item" of interest is a small terra cotta pot I took out of the main tank initially. She likes the warmer side of the tank, that's for sure. She's always camping out there.
Need some advice!
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Gizaroo
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Re: Need some advice!
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ladybug15057
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Re: Need some advice!
Emma has a pretty good picture of her hermie here on HCP, it is down by the shell on her left side:
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=3343
I have a picture of my Squirmy, but it is a little blurry but you can make out where it is located:
http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x276 ... -Shell.jpg
It starts as a clear-ish looking with super tiny bubble like markings. As they get closer to molting it does change colors, and I have also noted those that are super close or about to molt it is a smokey black in coloring. One cannot see it on all premolters, but most do have them.
Banjo is an E? Is there any possible way also to get the cooler side closer to 71-72*F? with the warm side of 78-80* F? Majority of hermies will go to the cool side when in premolt, it helps them with 'shrinking' inside to remove their exo easier.
viewtopic.php?f=62&t=3343
I have a picture of my Squirmy, but it is a little blurry but you can make out where it is located:
http://s187.photobucket.com/albums/x276 ... -Shell.jpg
It starts as a clear-ish looking with super tiny bubble like markings. As they get closer to molting it does change colors, and I have also noted those that are super close or about to molt it is a smokey black in coloring. One cannot see it on all premolters, but most do have them.
Banjo is an E? Is there any possible way also to get the cooler side closer to 71-72*F? with the warm side of 78-80* F? Majority of hermies will go to the cool side when in premolt, it helps them with 'shrinking' inside to remove their exo easier.
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Gizaroo
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Re: Need some advice!
I can try adding some more sand tomorrow to try to bring it down a few degrees...that should help since it's not a super powerful UTH. She always seems to stay on the warm side however.
Yea, she is an E. I've had her for about a year now. I haven't been able to get a very good look at her..she is extremely defensive (understandably so!) and i'm trying to not disturb her more than I have to.
Yea, she is an E. I've had her for about a year now. I haven't been able to get a very good look at her..she is extremely defensive (understandably so!) and i'm trying to not disturb her more than I have to.
"My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian."- Robert E. Lee
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
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Gizaroo
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Re: Need some advice!
She is in a shell! Yay!
"My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian."- Robert E. Lee
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
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Gizaroo
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Re: Need some advice!
She ditched her shell again today.
"My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian."- Robert E. Lee
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
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ladybug15057
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Re: Need some advice!
Have you noted any difference at all? Windows open or closed, sprays or paints used (any odors even if outdoor odors... here the honeysuckle smell at times is overwhelming!) temp/humidity fluctuations, noises... as in redio's/tv's, grass cutting with windows open... any differences since she took a shell and now has left her shell. (other than being put in iso)
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Gizaroo
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Re: Need some advice!
I'm not sure, as I was out of town the last 2 days. My sister was watching the crabs for me-all had fresh water (salt and fresh) and fresh food before I left, and the temperatures/humidity was all normal before I left, and when I checked it last night before going to bed. Nothing in the environment has changed-we've had some nasty storms move through...that's about it.
"My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian."- Robert E. Lee
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
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Gizaroo
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Re: Need some advice!
She is back in a shell now. I wonder if part of it is that she is getting her bottom covered in sand when she's naked, and some of it stays on her when she goes back into a shell? I cleaned out several of the shells with some fresh water earlier and she went back in one a few minutes ago.
"My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian."- Robert E. Lee
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
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ladybug15057
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Re: Need some advice!
I would lean that something was different for her to leave her shell again.
In the wild their shells get sand and other beach 'things' within them, and they groom the insides with their little legs. Matter of fact when they first size up a shell they need to clean it out to slide their little bottoms into it.
In the wild their shells get sand and other beach 'things' within them, and they groom the insides with their little legs. Matter of fact when they first size up a shell they need to clean it out to slide their little bottoms into it.
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Re: Need some advice!
I just have no idea what it could be. All the parameters as far as I know have stayed the same and not fluctuated.
"My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian."- Robert E. Lee
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.
"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.