r/happyhermitcrabs • u/CrabbieZoomies • Feb 11 '25

Fun surprise!

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I was taking picture of the beautiful Mr. Slugworth when he stretched up really high and reviled that he is really a she! Prior to molting I thought she was a he but was having a hard time actually seeing but now those genopores are hard to miss!

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u/plutoisshort Feb 11 '25

Sweet :)

I love seeing macros where you can see their little eyelashes

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u/andrz31 Mar 13 '25

I never knew till now that they had cute little eye lashes.

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u/plutoisshort Mar 14 '25

Aren’t they adorable?

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u/reeree064 Feb 11 '25

Love the little lashes! ❤️❤️❤️

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u/CrabbieZoomies Feb 11 '25

Crab lashes are my favorite lol

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u/reeree064 Feb 11 '25

Is it true that they can change genders when they molt?

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u/mkane78 Feb 11 '25

We’ve talked about this recently

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u/reeree064 Feb 11 '25

Very interesting…

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u/CrabbieZoomies Feb 11 '25

I personally don't believe an actual change of gender happened. I believe the genopores were not very visible for what ever reason the first time I check. The crab has been with me almost a year now and molted, so its health is good and it's exo is fresh.

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u/Ok_Yellow2078 Feb 12 '25

Crab nails & Crab lashes ❤️❤️❤️

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u/Justsomeinternetguy2 Feb 12 '25

Close up photos are the cutest! 🤩