Busta and the Kitty

Well last year I told the world about our classroom pets, Ike, Tina and Herman. The hermit crabs. A great part of our science and reading in 1st grade.

Today I was out of teaching again...throwing up ( long story ending in upcoming surgery) and I decided to pick up my daughter and get the finches bird seed.Nothing in their cups to eat I had to go get it. I just CANNOT get out so it's rare to go to a place even as trying as a pet store, and I did it. Well I picked up an 11 dollar tank for the hermit crabs, we have 13 now at school. They keep escaping from our cage. So I got new bedding and then saw The Hello Kitty and Big Busta. I couldn't resist. So tomorrow I'm bringing over the new tank and introducing these fellows. And I'm quite delighted actually. I even told my dad.



There goes Hello Kitty, who I call "the Kitty"



This is Busta, he is actually huge.



Kitty is shy, nice shell, very natural.



I made some movies.
I hope they come out.

I blogged rather extensively last year about teaching observation through classroom pets. The hermits are interesting and pretty fascinating overall. I know some find them "boring" but they really are not boring. Shell changes are incredible. If you take them out and have a little crew caring for them, misting them, it is a pretty cool rotating responsibility.

Ok, movie time, Get some popcorn.

















So there you have it. Hermit crab movies that are fresh off the press.
Or whatever we call this strange medium.
The crabs are