I have been meaning to take some macro photos of my kids’ pet hermit crabs. We were gifted a large aquarium and the children all decided to buy hermit crabs instead of fish to fill it with. We purchased 3 soon after we moved into the new house. Unfortunately, two of the original 3 didn’t make it but this one has been with us since April. She is very small and super shy.
My daughter is holding her in her palm.
Then if you set the crab down and wait very patiently she will emerge ever so slowly.
After we lost the first crab we went back to the pet store to replace her. However they didn’t have the same size crabs that we had purchased last Spring. This crab is much bigger than the other one and she is also much more friendly and much more fast. My daughter had to hold her by the back of her shell so she wouldn’t crawl away.
Here I am holding her in the air while she says “Hi”.
Aren’t they cute?? 
Now please keep the circle going by clicking over to Jane Brown & Co Photography of Montgomery, AL to see what her Animal shots are this week.
you already know that I LOVE these!! Great job!
GREAT shots! How fun!
What??!!?? This is so awesome! I can’t decide which I *need* more, a couple of hermit crabs or a macro! gosh!!!! I am SO glad you shared these this week… I love them!!
These are amazing! Our boys had these growing up too, but their shells weren’t so colorful. Love the macro!!
We had gone and found some shells on the beach one day and always look inside before bringing them home…well one time we didn’t realize we had a stow away…hermit crabs are fun! I like your pretty shells though!
These are so fun! I want your lens and your hermit crabs!!
The more I follow you guys the more I’m thinking I want a macro! These are great! I was always fascinated by hermit crabs as a kid.
So fun!
Okay, that’s just awesome………..except for the fact that I really, really, really, want a macro lens now! lol. What amazing photos! Great job!!!!
Love the series shots of these! Such fun colors and love the depth of field! So fun!
Very cute! I too am wishing for a macro lens. This is the best look at a crab I’ve ever had.
ok, I never thought a hermit crab could be cute. but I love your take on her! the fourth is my favorite, love the expression (do they have expressions?)
They are cute! Do you paint their shells? I love the ones of her peeking out.
Thanks! And no they came from the pet store with the painted shells.
SOOOOOOO GOOD!!!!! Ahhhhh, macro, how i love the….
These are so vibrant and how unbelievably patient you were to capture them!!!!!!
These are very cool. I love that you did something out of the box or should I say out of the shell, lol. Sorry, corny joke:)