BornThisWayBettas
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So for those of you that don't already know, I'm on vacation!!!! At a beach in Florida, to be exact! Lol, been having fun! But anyways, that's not what I came to tell you about.....
Last night, my family and I went shopping for souvenirs. We only went to one shop, but it was pretty big, so much stuff! So I went inside and guess what I saw? Nope, not fish. But HERMIT CRABS!!!!!!! As a souvenir!!! They had these tiny little plastic boxes for them (think Kritter Keepers) that were at the very most perhaps 1/2 gallon. They had different sizes, but I'd say the biggest one was a 1/2 gallon. Inside the "kits" was a packet of food for the crabs, some multicolored gravel (very little gravel, not even enough to completely cover the bottom), and some decorations (a plastic palm tree I think).
The crabs were divided into two very small enclosures, one enclosure with crabs with "painted shells" (SpongeBob, I think), and the other with regular shells. They had a tiny, shallow dish of disgusting water, and what I think was supposed to be food littered all around the enclosure. The enclosure reeked, too. The ones with regular shells were actually being given away free with a purchase of one of those tiny boxes!
I casually asked my mom what she would think about me getting some (since I've heard they need to be kept groups of more than one), and she said no because "they stink". I had no real intentions of getting any anyways, because then what would I do with them? It would've mostly been a sympathy purchase and wouldn't have helped them in the long run. So I ended up buying a necklace from the store.
Just wanted to share with you guys this sad little story of these poor little crabs, hope I didn't ruin your night. :/
Last night, my family and I went shopping for souvenirs. We only went to one shop, but it was pretty big, so much stuff! So I went inside and guess what I saw? Nope, not fish. But HERMIT CRABS!!!!!!! As a souvenir!!! They had these tiny little plastic boxes for them (think Kritter Keepers) that were at the very most perhaps 1/2 gallon. They had different sizes, but I'd say the biggest one was a 1/2 gallon. Inside the "kits" was a packet of food for the crabs, some multicolored gravel (very little gravel, not even enough to completely cover the bottom), and some decorations (a plastic palm tree I think).
The crabs were divided into two very small enclosures, one enclosure with crabs with "painted shells" (SpongeBob, I think), and the other with regular shells. They had a tiny, shallow dish of disgusting water, and what I think was supposed to be food littered all around the enclosure. The enclosure reeked, too. The ones with regular shells were actually being given away free with a purchase of one of those tiny boxes!
I casually asked my mom what she would think about me getting some (since I've heard they need to be kept groups of more than one), and she said no because "they stink". I had no real intentions of getting any anyways, because then what would I do with them? It would've mostly been a sympathy purchase and wouldn't have helped them in the long run. So I ended up buying a necklace from the store.
Just wanted to share with you guys this sad little story of these poor little crabs, hope I didn't ruin your night. :/