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Wednesday, 1. July 2009, 10:13
Hermit crabs mating?
In the last two weeks my Calcinus elegans hermit crabs often were together. The bigger one - I suppose it´s the male - tried to get with its claws into the shell of the other. But the other didn´t mind. At least it was my impression, that there were no enmity or hostile behaviour between them. The last three days they stayed at the same spot, a narrow passage between two rocks. Today I could observe something like mating. They were embracing in a human manner. Because I ´m tactful I didn´t disturb, but I took some pics.
Because I had to photograph aslope through the front pane, the photos have some blur. One can see that one - the female? - has come out nearly with complete hard part of the body (cephalothorax) out of her? shell. I took the six pics within 10 minutes. Half an hour later mating was finished. The femal stayed on the same place, but thew male was already climbing on the rocks.
I have no hope to get young hermit crabs, because they start their lifes as planctonic larvae and the filter and the lack of food will give them no chance.
In the last two weeks my Calcinus elegans hermit crabs often were together. The bigger one - I suppose it´s the male - tried to get with its claws into the shell of the other. But the other didn´t mind. At least it was my impression, that there were no enmity or hostile behaviour between them. The last three days they stayed at the same spot, a narrow passage between two rocks. Today I could observe something like mating. They were embracing in a human manner. Because I ´m tactful I didn´t disturb, but I took some pics.
Because I had to photograph aslope through the front pane, the photos have some blur. One can see that one - the female? - has come out nearly with complete hard part of the body (cephalothorax) out of her? shell. I took the six pics within 10 minutes. Half an hour later mating was finished. The femal stayed on the same place, but thew male was already climbing on the rocks.
I have no hope to get young hermit crabs, because they start their lifes as planctonic larvae and the filter and the lack of food will give them no chance.
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I don't remind how Aonmura or specially "hermits" mate but Your description reminds me of something…![[Bild: pw-mangroven7_312px.jpg]](http://www.panzerwelten.de/logos/pw-mangroven7_312px.jpg)