Hard at work, cleaning the fuzz off barnacles. |
Hairy hermit, Pagurus hirsutiusculus. He's lost one pincer, but he still keeps busy. |
Nature notes and photos from BC, Canada, mostly in the Lower Fraser Valley, Bella Coola, and Vancouver Island.
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Do you provide extra shells for the hermits to choose from? The first one is quite unique. - Margy
ReplyDeleteI keep a small collection of leftover shells and make sure there are always a few clean ones in the tank for shell changes. The spotted orange one is an import; I bought it in a pet store, thinking the hermits might like it. It's from a freshwater snail from Africa.
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