I bet you've never seen this before

[rookie07]

Doing my nightly check on my tanks and I saw something odd...



http://s261.photobucket.com/user/sc...0-4281-A340-0713AD9AFAA7_zpsokasy88l.mp4.html


Egg carrying Hermit Crab without its shell!!

 

[Rookie2reef]

That is crazy lol thanx for sharing

 

[Dogbed]

It's a hermit crab looking for a new she'll.

 

[MIKE NY]

It's a hermit crab looking for a new she'll.

x2...they look for larger shells as they grow and do it at night when there aren't as many predators around....but normally they dont leave their old shell until a new one is found so they aren't exposed for too long.

 

[fredro]

Wow! You're right, NEVER seen that before! Let us know if you have any new baby hermits

 

[JuanSalgado]

Wow ...

 

[sun1914]

I have a video of my hermit crab switching shells. It was pretty cool to witness. This poor guy is running around naked.

 

[rookie07]

I put several shells of varying sizes in front of it...it would look into the shells and then leave them and keep walking.

 

[Paul B]

I have seen that a few times, then the crab croaked.

 

[rookie07]

Paul: Have you see a crab with eggs do that??

 

[al0ha]

mmmm good deep fried!

 

[james1990]

look at all those amphipods too shweet

 

[Paul B]

No, I don't think I saw one with eggs do that.