The kids new pets

So Lachlan convinced us to let him keep a hermit crab as a pet! So the last night at Middle Lagoon Brax and Lachie went off to go and pick their Hermies.

I told Lachlan that if he wanted one he would have to research and find out what they eat and how to look after them. He was happy to do this, he could not wait until we got reception. As he started to read he got excited about what they ate and what he needed to get, until it came to the part that they were nocturnal and that you had to put their food out at night. He then thought about this and became a bit upset and disheartened. When I asked what is wrong, he said that he picked a pet that would be asleep when he was awake and wanted to play with it and then when he went to bed at night it would get up 😕.

He decided to keep the hermit crab, he found shells and rocks to decorate the hermit crabs home. He even wanted to buy it treats at the shop.

Apparently they can live up to 10 years if looked after properly. So let’s see how we go…..Read more