Diana,

As per your message below, I'm sorry, but as I read the posts I
got the distinct impression that people were volunteering
information on how to save the "hermies" -- not kill them.
Considering the effort of blowing across the shell or giving the
crab a different shell as a "trade" is a far cry from boiling them.
Personally, I never take a shell with a hermit crab in it. But the
folks on this list are presenting alternatives and should be
given a pat on the back for that.

Most sincerely,
Jim Miller


>This post really hit me hard.  I happen to have 13
>hermit crabs as pets.  May I suggest simply
>leaving shells with hermit crabs alone?  Sorry,
>but I just have to say something.  It takes a lot
>of experimenting to learn to keep these wonderful
>creatures ALIVE so I am totally upset at seeing a
>way to voluntarily kill them.
>
>Diana Pederson
>Lansing, MI







Jim Miller
Tallahassee, Florida
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