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fabdante · 1 year ago

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i'll ask here to since this'll probably end up on here as well:

on my art instagram every couple of months i make a hermit crab video and it's that time again. i want to make a video comparing my jumbo hermit crab batman to objects to give everyone a sense of scale because he just looks really good this molt and is just Very Large, any suggestions?

for anyone worried about his safety during this, i am on my like 11th year of crab husbandry (i have had batman in particular since day one) and while i am not perfect by any means i will make sure he is only exposed to things that are safe for him in an environment that is safe for him for the brief time required for this. he'll just be featured next to things then returned to his tank.

#i think he's a jumbo if he's not a jumbo idk what counts as a jumbo #but ngl i have never understood crab sizing conventions #it'd probably help if the community ever came up with a standardized system but i think we've kind of ended up with like 3 confusing #like separate standardized systems asdfghjk #most of which require me to have my crabs stay still long enough to measure them and take them out of the tank #also i just don't like when people add bonus sizes to keep people from being excited about having a jumbo #if i have to spend the amount of money and time i do tracking down shells with 2 inch openings for a crab #i think i've earned the right to call him a jumbo thats that on that asdfghj #anyway help

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