Crabs Are Clever
So I get home from work yesterday, and my brother is in a panic. It seems he thinks his crabs are going to die. For anyone who doesn’t remember, he has 3 pet hermit crabs (not the one pictured), and for the past couple months he has been trying to figure out how in the world the crabs have been going through so much water. He has been needing to fill their 2 water bowls every day…
Well it turns out the crabs are pretty smart. They’ve dug out an elaborate set of underground tunnels into the sand, and in the very center of the tank (still underground) they have created themselves a nice little lake. This quickly explained where all the extra water has been going, but my brother was worried that all the water (which was seeping into all of the other tunnels and sleeping caves the crabs have made) was going to drown his poor shelled friends.
So he calls me over to his room, and says:
“Hold the lid up for me please? I need to get this water out, not sure if it is bad for them or not…”.
I walk over and see him reaching into the tank:Me: “Uhh… is that my turkey baster?”
He says: “Yeah, I couldn’t think how else to get the water out.”
Me: “The one from the kitchen, that I use to cook with?”
He says: “I’ll clean it real good when I’m done…”
Me: “Noo no, you keep it.”
He says: “You sure?”
Me: “Oh yes, very sure. I’ll just pick up a new one.”I
have no doubt he would have cleaned it real well, but I just can’t see ever again using something on my dinner that had previously been full of sandy, crab pond water. Yeah, that just isn’t appealing.The funny thing is, I did a little research and it turns out that turkey basters are recommended as a very cheap alternative to more expensive tank cleaners, especially for fish tanks. I think I’m going to be making a trip to pick up a few of these things!
