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A Week of Hermit Crab Suppers

Monday: scrambled eggs with red palm oil, dates

Tuesday: catfish, carrot, yellow pepper

Wednesday: chicken, chicken skin, corn on the cob, apple

Thursday: pork with olive oil, papaya, flax meal

Friday: dry kibble, coconut

Saturday: oyster, sweet potato, strawberry, black raspberry

Sunday: shrimp, mango

Review: Natural Sponges

Natural Sea Sponge bought from The Hermit Crab Patch

North: I fell in love with sea sponges when I was inspecting the hermit crabs' things. I immediately began ripping their sponges apart and I wouldn't stay away from them. Mom got frustrated with me and started hiding the crabs' sponges and started making me my own toys using sponges. My favorite version of the sponge toy is the one Mom made most recently because she added a seagrass basket for even more shredding fun.

Nocturne: I'm not obsessed with sponges like North, but I do enjoy ripping them to bits. Mom added the beads to this particular toy because I'm attracted to them. I love things that are pretty like me.

Mom: I would never have thought to use sponges as a glider toy if North hadn't become so interested in them. I guess the texture is irresistible to him. I prepare the sponges as I would for the hermit crabs by boiling them in dechlorinated water. The heat causes the sponges to shrink and shrivel but they'll puff back up once they're cool and dry. It's easy to string the sponges, big or small, on glider-safe rope and to add some embellishments.

Four Years and Counting

It's unbelievable to me that I've had North and Nocturne for nearly four years now. I had never even seen a sugar glider in person when I decided to order a pair from a breeder in Texas. I'm lucky the boys were so patient with me in the beginning because I had no idea what to do with them when they first arrived. Now they're all grown up and one of the biggest joys in my life. It's hard to stay sad when 10pm rolls around and you know the two most adorable creatures on the planet want nothing more than to sit in your lap and be fed Cheerios.


Several months ago I made a new cage set for the gliders' Reptarium. I found the most adorable owl print fleece at the fabric store and knew I had a major sewing project in my future.

More Introductions

There have been some new additions to the family within the past month. They include many wonderful hermit crabs from the site ExoticLandHermitCrabs.com. The Aussies and blueberries are new species for us and the others will hopefully become buddies with the members of their species who already reside in the crabitat.

Miso, large viola

Merah, medium pink Indo (female)

Kyoto, medium blueberry

Tokyo, large blueberry

Darwin, tiny Aussie

Gibson, small Aussie