Random thoughts :3

     Woke up to a cloudy sky this morning but Chloe seems to like it. More active than when I usually see her walking about in the daytime, she is just moving all over the tank which is a good thing because she was rather still last night. Choosing to stay on top of the bridge for hours and making me nervously check the levels every ten minutes to see if something was wrong. I did give the fresh food a break, only giving her two different hermit crab pellets I bought from the pet store so maybe that was it. With the mold scare, though, I'm trying to fight any new growth and the reasons that it appeared to begin with.

     I will be adding some apple pieces and either organic peanut butter or a small piece of tuna to her bowl later so she will have fresh food tonight. I think that leaving the food in for the suggested 24 hours is what lead to my crabitat growing mold so from now on I will only leave it for the night and replace it in the morning. Also, I will be doing more frequent cleans. The sand needs to move around more to prevent growth and possibly add dry calcium sand as well to remain excessive wetness while adding something good for her health. I'm actually debating on putting half and half substrate so it's more like it would be in the wild for her. Placing the saltwater on the side with the sand and the fresh food/water with the soil/coconut bedding. I may wait until fall comes around as I am worried that it may make the mold grow faster.  

     Anyway, back to what I wanted to talk about: After I went to bed, she must have moved around a bit; the fake plant I had added after her climbing episode last time (Read it here: Over protective mom?) fell throughout the night. I put it back up, adding a few more hooks to keep it in place, and she ran over to me as if so excited I was fixing her toy. Maybe it's a sign she's used to me? I hope so~!  ^---^

   

Until next time,

Pearl Popping~

    

Over protective mom?

     Ugh, three o'clock in the morning and I'm so sleepy but Chloe just had to wake me up. I apologize now if nothing makes sense in this post...
     I heard something, like a cat scratching at a post or something but as I own not one cat I knew this couldn't be the case. It was coming from the tank so I turned on the light and headed over to see that Chloe was climbing on the lid once again even though I tried so hard to place things in spots where the top couldn't be reached. Yeah, I guess that didn't work.
     She seems to have used a piece of cloth from the towels I keep on the lid for humidity reasons as a boost but after I removed that small piece in fear she'd be able to escape I also took away her "step down". Great now she's stuck...
     After what felt like forever I tried to gently peel her off because nothing else I tried worked however this didn't either. With a sigh I took the lid off completely and helped her climb back to the soft sand where her butt is safe. I also took the time to add extra fake plants that are high enough for her to reach should she get anymore smart ideas.
     So, am I an over protective pet mother? Maybe, buy at least I know my hermie is safe before I go back to sleep.

Until next time,
Pearl popping~