Strange situation about hermit crab! Please help!

Doobie65 · Sep 8, 2020

So I bought some superman mushrooms cheap a little while back. They were cheap because they were not attached to rock, just free floating. I put some rocks and shells in a big glass jar and let the mushrooms attach. One attached to a shell of some kind so I glued that to a rock. Nothing was in the shell at the time. Fast forward 2 months and one of my hermits high jacked the shell lol. So the mushroom is attached to the shell AND it is glued to the rock! Hermit will surely die because it cant move. Should I try to put another shell close by in hopes he will high jack again?? This is crazy! This im sure is something not many have encountered lol. Any ideas will surely be appreciated. Had to wait until lights were almost out so that mushrooms would shrink so you can see the hermit. During the day he is totally blanketed by these huge mushrooms haha poor guy. Thanks.

WV Reefer · Sep 8, 2020

Doobie65 said:
So I bought some superman mushrooms cheap a little while back. They were cheap because they were not attached to rock, just free floating. I put some rocks and shells in a big glass jar and let the mushrooms attach. One attached to a shell of some kind so I glued that to a rock. Nothing was in the shell at the time. Fast forward 2 months and one of my hermits high jacked the shell lol. So the mushroom is attached to the shell AND it is glued to the rock! Hermit will surely die because it cant move. Should I try to put another shell close by in hopes he will high jack again?? This is crazy! This im sure is something not many have encountered lol. Any ideas will surely be appreciated. Had to wait until lights were almost out so that mushrooms would shrink so you can see the hermit. During the day he is totally blanketed by these huge mushrooms haha poor guy. Thanks.

Hermits are weirdos.
just give him another shell and he’ll be good to go.

vetteguy53081 · Sep 8, 2020

I would go to craft or dollar store , even LFS and buy some empty shells in hopes crab takes to one of them.

F i s h y · Sep 8, 2020

Doobie65 said:
So I bought some superman mushrooms cheap a little while back. They were cheap because they were not attached to rock, just free floating. I put some rocks and shells in a big glass jar and let the mushrooms attach. One attached to a shell of some kind so I glued that to a rock. Nothing was in the shell at the time. Fast forward 2 months and one of my hermits high jacked the shell lol. So the mushroom is attached to the shell AND it is glued to the rock! Hermit will surely die because it cant move. Should I try to put another shell close by in hopes he will high jack again?? This is crazy! This im sure is something not many have encountered lol. Any ideas will surely be appreciated. Had to wait until lights were almost out so that mushrooms would shrink so you can see the hermit. During the day he is totally blanketed by these huge mushrooms haha poor guy. Thanks.

Okay first thing first... im gonna need a sample of those shrooms...
But in all seriousness if you want him to move there will need to be one or 2 fresh shells within a safe distance (read that as right next to) the current non mobile home. Good luck!

Doobie65 · Sep 8, 2020

WV Reefer said:
Hermits are weirdos.
just give him another shell and he’ll be good to go.

Haha no doubt this one is for sure! Ha

Doobie65 · Sep 8, 2020

vetteguy53081 said:
I would go to craft or dollar store , even LFS and buy some empty shells in hopes crab takes to one of them.

My lfs actually has empty shells for hemits. Will get him a couole of cars that dont have flat tires hahaha

catalystNfacade · Sep 9, 2020

If the hermit does move have you thought about plugging up the original shell with putty or super gluing a small rock over the entrance?

Tired · Sep 9, 2020

Definitely put shells where he can easily reach them. Also, put food right next to him, so he doesn't starve in the meantime. Poor li'l moron didn't check that his new mobile home was mobile!

Doobie65 · Sep 9, 2020

catalystNfacade said:
If the hermit does move have you thought about plugging up the original shell with putty or super gluing a small rock over the entrance?

Will do for sure, thank you.

kristian.U27 · Jun 8, 2024

Doobie65 said:
So I bought some superman mushrooms cheap a little while back. They were cheap because they were not attached to rock, just free floating. I put some rocks and shells in a big glass jar and let the mushrooms attach. One attached to a shell of some kind so I glued that to a rock. Nothing was in the shell at the time. Fast forward 2 months and one of my hermits high jacked the shell lol. So the mushroom is attached to the shell AND it is glued to the rock! Hermit will surely die because it cant move. Should I try to put another shell close by in hopes he will high jack again?? This is crazy! This im sure is something not many have encountered lol. Any ideas will surely be appreciated. Had to wait until lights were almost out so that mushrooms would shrink so you can see the hermit. During the day he is totally blanketed by these huge mushrooms haha poor guy. Thanks.

Doobie65 said:
So I bought some superman mushrooms cheap a little while back. They were cheap because they were not attached to rock, just free floating. I put some rocks and shells in a big glass jar and let the mushrooms attach. One attached to a shell of some kind so I glued that to a rock. Nothing was in the shell at the time. Fast forward 2 months and one of my hermits high jacked the shell lol. So the mushroom is attached to the shell AND it is glued to the rock! Hermit will surely die because it cant move. Should I try to put another shell close by in hopes he will high jack again?? This is crazy! This im sure is something not many have encountered lol. Any ideas will surely be appreciated. Had to wait until lights were almost out so that mushrooms would shrink so you can see the hermit. During the day he is totally blanketed by these huge mushrooms haha poor guy. Thanks.

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Doobie65 said:
So I bought some superman mushrooms cheap a little while back. They were cheap because they were not attached to rock, just free floating. I put some rocks and shells in a big glass jar and let the mushrooms attach. One attached to a shell of some kind so I glued that to a rock. Nothing was in the shell at the time. Fast forward 2 months and one of my hermits high jacked the shell lol. So the mushroom is attached to the shell AND it is glued to the rock! Hermit will surely die because it cant move. Should I try to put another shell close by in hopes he will high jack again?? This is crazy! This im sure is something not many have encountered lol. Any ideas will surely be appreciated. Had to wait until lights were almost out so that mushrooms would shrink so you can see the hermit. During the day he is totally blanketed by these huge mushrooms haha poor guy. Thanks.

I got a mushroom that came on a shell today and it was empty and when I checked the next morning it was gone. I looked around every where and finally I found the hermit inside the shell moving with the mushroom on its shell. And the mushroom came with 4 other mushrooms in the shell