Playing on the wheel

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Playing on the wheel

Post by vlahosm » Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:30 pm

He tries to be bashful, but I caught Fred playing on the new wheel last night Image
https://youtu.be/Mez4v4rdk7E


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Re: Playing on the wheel

Post by hermiwormi » Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:48 pm

Fun! It's so cute to watch crabs on their wheels

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Re: Playing on the wheel

Post by vlahosm » Mon Aug 06, 2018 11:53 pm

hermiwormi wrote:Fun! It's so cute to watch crabs on their wheels

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absolutely!
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Re: Playing on the wheel

Post by ciaraalston » Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:33 am

i love it!
i wish mine would let me video him. he immediately stops and climbs off as soon as i turn the camera on.
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Re: Playing on the wheel

Post by vlahosm » Tue Aug 07, 2018 12:39 am

ciaraalston wrote:i love it!
i wish mine would let me video him. he immediately stops and climbs off as soon as i turn the camera on.
too funny!
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Re: Playing on the wheel

Post by Eggster » Sat Aug 11, 2018 1:51 am

The wheel is the best thing I've ever put in my tank. My crabs do all sorts of crazy things with it now but my favorite thing is that they have learn to take turns. It's fascinating to watch them patiently wait and switch out. Of course, there are times when a crab doesn't wait and those scuffles are interesting to watch as well.

Funny thing, they would not touch the hamster wheel at first. After several weeks I got impatient and put a crab on it myself. It was a like a lightbulb switched on and they suddenly knew what it was for. :hlol: :hlol:
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Re: Playing on the wheel

Post by vlahosm » Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:14 pm

Eggster wrote:The wheel is the best thing I've ever put in my tank. My crabs do all sorts of crazy things with it now but my favorite thing is that they have learn to take turns. It's fascinating to watch them patiently wait and switch out. Of course, there are times when a crab doesn't wait and those scuffles are interesting to watch as well.

Funny thing, they would not touch the hamster wheel at first. After several weeks I got impatient and put a crab on it myself. It was a like a lightbulb switched on and they suddenly knew what it was for. :hlol: :hlol:
That's great! So far only one of my three play on it, but he really seems to like it.
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Re: Playing on the wheel

Post by GotButterflies » Tue Aug 14, 2018 3:46 pm

Great video! :)
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