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hermit crab info
Smelly, this is an awesome post.
Are they fragile little guys?
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yes they are, and they are also quite dumb. When I hold them I hold them while I am sitting on the floor because they are quite fast and have no sense of heights. If I were holding them on a high surface then they would go to the edge and fall off. A 2 foot fall can be fatal for the big ones and a foot long fall can kill the tiny ones. When they fall, their delicate internal organs rupture. The shell provides little protection from falling.
They also pinch very rarely. Most of the time if they pinch someone it's because they are scared because they are being held up high and unsupported, and they just pinch to grab onto something and avoid falling. When the littles ones pinch it just feels like a little kid doing it but the bigger ones can draw blood. I've also found that the big ones pinch far far less than the little ones and are generally more friendly(but also more cautious).
Don't know if you've seen the picture thread, but if you haven't, here it is:
pics