As some of you may know I recently adopted 3 PP, small/medium. Their names are Turbo (male), Sandy & Gary (female, male...and hard to tell apart). I already had 2 crabs, Hermione (female) and Flash (male). While they all seemed to get along fine at first, I’m noticing some picking on my little guy Flash. He and Turbo are the smallest. It is either (or both) Sandy or Gary doing the bullying. They only seem to bully Flash though. They don’t mess with Turbo because he was their previous tank mate. I think it’s mainly Sandy. She chases after him, climbs on him and wraps all her legs around him like she’s grappling with him. She always faces him and spreads her legs out (to look bigger?), seeming to challenge him. Poor little Flash is just going about his business and gets knocked off a rock or something. He was just starting to come out more and explore too (he had been de-stressing for a while after I bought him). I have them in a 40 gallon breeder and understand that’s plenty of room for them, also lots of food, shells, hides and climbs. In yall’s opinion, does bullying get better once they’ve been around each other a while...or realize there is no threat? Or should I expect this behavior to continue? Do want to mention that Flash is still in his painted shell
(everyone else is wearing natural pants/dresses). Could Sandy want his shell maybe? How do I recognize if she’s trying to get him out and should I intervene? I’m very back and forth on this bc I don’t want anybody getting hurt. Also don’t want any of my hermies to feel unsafe in their own home. Any advice from the pros?
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