#but the ones you can buy at the store

[rosicheeks]

😤

#fuck 4th of July #i want to stay home #and get reallyyyyyy high #and paint #and ignore the world #cause America sucks and I don’t particularly feel like celebrating it???? #also I don’t see the point of 4th of July???????? #i think it’s new meaning is - ‘a holiday you can buy fireworks and set them off and annoy your neighbors’ #don’t hate me but I think fireworks are so dumb #i want to see them at like a festival where it’s like really cool fireworks #but the ones you can buy at the store #and then set off in the street and scare the shit out of everyone around #yeah it sucks #I’m noooot excited for tonight #and really this whole weekend #my migraines have been really bad and hearing that shit all night is not gonna be fuuuuun #ok sorry I’m negative #i just think it’s a stupid holiday #and I don’t see the point of celebrating it???? #ok now I’m suuuuper late #but UGH #ok I’m gonna smoke and queue a few posts #cause I want attention and love pls & thanksss #shut up rosie

[uncanny-tranny]

Another bonus to learning a fiber art is being able to speak to others in a Lovecraftian language that nobody else understands...

...and also being able to read things like THIS:

#art #crochet #fiber art #described images #image description in alt #used a crochet pattern for this because it's just INSANE #see i can recognize some of these stitch markings but i haven't done them all yet #i actually kind of prefer the diagram pattern because it actually shows you the shape and the way stitches compliment the piece #with a 'normal' pattern (e.g. 1 dc in fifth ch from hook ch 2 4 dc) i understand it sure but. it isn't the same. #i was reading somebodys recommendations for tapestry yarn and understood all the abbreviations and what they mean #plus i feel like diagrams can be a great way to teach you not only how stitches look but how they contribute to the larger piece #one of my crochet proficiency goals is to be able to look at a piece and know instantly what made it #*cue me at the store analyzing a crochet piece so i can replicate it for 5× the cost* #if you're selling a crocheted piece for like $20 then it's my imperative to replicate it and not buy it 🫡 #i think that has the same moral implication as like... 'proplifting' #did crochet as the example because thats what i do as a fiber art. if theres a similar thing for knit/weave/ect then DROP IT BELOW I BEG YO #i want to learn all the lovecraftian languages of the fiber artists <3 #i feel like describing the image in exactly what stitch marking indicates what would have been too much so hopefully the explanation as to.. #...what the diagram DOES and how it visually indicates a pattern was helpful <3

[is-the-owl-video-cute]

So anyway you repeatedly say we only feel corn husks and similar inedible parts to cattle but Never add a source to back it up. Having worked on farms I’m afraid for the most part the feeds I’ve seen have been parts entirely edible to humans. And like fuck man 5% of all grown soy is fed to humans or however the stat goes, do you really think the remaining 95% is inedible? really?

Anyway yeah I’m asking for a source here cause I don’t want to add this on to months old post

Ingredients such as “grain by-products” are referring to the husks, stalks, and other “green” parts of the plant that we humans don’t actually have the digestive capabilities to eat. The breakdown of most livestock feeds looks like the above when you actually take a look at it.

Different cattle feed, similar ingredients. Still primarily things that, and I have to stress this, you cannot eat. This one is slightly higher in quality and does indeed have actual grain products included. Some of those are edible to humans. Some are not. Generally cattle are fed cattle cubes with supplemental mineral licks and hay. Some also supplement with whole corn, but I can gladly assure you that corn is not in short supply and even if all the corn sold to animal feed was donated to the poor, you can’t actually live off of corn because there’s very little nutrition in it. Hence why in both human and animal food it’s typically seen as a filler ingredient. Keeps the mouth busy with a meal without making your stomach feel full and you end up eating more without feeling satisfied.

Soybeans are really only often used in feed for pigs because they’re a great source of protein for these animals. I would state that soy is also a terrible option to use as an emergency food for humans in need because while, yes, it is indeed a healthy bean, it’s also one of the top eight foods that humans are frequently allergic or intolerant towards. I’d also ask you for whether your 5% of all grown soy statistic is referring to the beans or the entire plant because yeah the beans are the edible part. The rest of the plant isn't especially healthy for humans to eat. I would say the beans are around 5% of a mature soy plant sure.

#No offense anon but when you come here with ACTUALLY MOST OF WHAT FARM COWS EAT IS HUMAN FOOD and bring up SOY in the discussion of COWS #I somewhat doubt you actually have much experience farming #because no actually cattle benefit from the green parts of the plant more than the bean parts in most cases #corn is used as a cheap supplemental feed because it’s cheap and it’s cheap because there’s so so SO much of it #And corn isn’t grown in special livestock only plantations when it’s used as feed as opposed to human food either #corn is grown en masse and processed and then sold to various companies which use the corn for various things #if animal feed companies stopped buying corn and that corn was instead bought by human food companies #that doesn’t mean corn would be any more or less accessible to the hungry #because it would go to grocery stores and TV dinner companies and sauce companies and soda companies and so on #and it would still be sold same as always #world hungerTM isn’t caused because people can’t afford corn #corn is dirt cheap and most people can afford it #it’s just barely a step above eating sand and you can’t live off of it #I’ve gone a few days only eating corn products because they were cheap #and shocking no one I had no energy and felt just as hungry after each bowl as I had before the last #people cannot survive off of that #giving corn to livestock isn’t taking away any resource of value from humans #sorry it just isn’t

[trashmuis]

I bought Bubba a piggy 🐷❤

#Bubba Sawyer #Leatherface #The Texas Chainsaw Massacre #Texas Chainsaw Massacre #i saw this piggy at the store and i KNEW i had to buy it bc it's the perfect scale and it was just TOO CUTE #have i mentioned how much I fucking love having a figure of Bubba that I can dress up and pose any time I want????? bc it's AMAZING #i love him so much i admire him every day #next up im buying a chicken and im gonna make a little cage just you wait #when i get the twins it's over for all of you #now idk what that means but it means something #and then maybe one day i will build the bone couch when i own them hehehehe #oh but if only they had Drayton as a figure anywhere. sigh #tcm #horror #movies #slashers #slasher community #mine

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

bc its hot out im thinking about Laughingstock (two fluffy boys) being too warm to sleep in the same bed. so they start arguing over who gets the bed - trying to give it to each other of course - and Howdy. Howdy starts making a sales pitch about how great the bed is, wouldnt Barnaby like to try it? its right up his alley! perfectly suited to him! so Barns is like "oh hm well sure ill give it a go". he lays down. blinks. "heyyyyy wait a minute" but Howdy is already camped on the living room couch, smug as a bug

#and thus begins several months of them moving each others stuff around #to try and switch who's taking the couch #howdy is sprinting home after work to try to move back onto the couch before barnaby can beat him to it #one day poppy says 'why dont you just buy two beds? #they look at her for a long moment before continuing the Fighting Over The Couch bit as if no suggestion was made #bro if they hug or just touch during summer #i bet it sounds like velcro when they try to separate #cue them gazing sadly and longingly at each other from arm's length bc They Cant Have Contact During These Hellish Months #they're both too fuzzy!!! its unbearable #absolutely unprompted #laughingstock #no yeah and okay the Set doesn't experience real seasons but rn im living in an imaginary world where theirs is real #and during summer poppy/howdy/barnaby must be miserable #especially poppy #like they must be in lethargic 'lay in front of a fan and die slowly' mode #no wait howdy's store probably has Killer ac... catch the whole neighborhood hanging out in there #popsicle party lets gooooo

[aquanutart]

I absolutely LOVE the Squirtle/Wartortle illustrations by kantaro in Pokemon 151!

The Squirtle jumping so joyfully from the rock into the ocean, the colors are STUNNING! I love the contrast of the Squirtle's aqua blue framed in the vivid orange sky, the soft bit of blue reflecting in its shell and its tail just catching the sun, how little and squishy its body looks as it launches itself towards the water with such tremendous excitement!

The lineless style of the background gives me the feel of a travel poster and I sense the tropical environment around it from the rocks and trees framing the corners, the waterfall splashing with as much energy as the Squirtle!

The layered blues on the surface of the water and the bubbles rising at the corner make me FEEL the liquid rising to meet the Squirtle--I can just feel how the next moment it's going to break through and be immersed in a cool island swim!

And the Wartortle running along the sunset beach, this is somehow everything I always imagined for Wartortle! I adore the way the rich purple melts into the warm red/orange sky, the matching purple clouds and shadows in the foreground, and how the dimming sunlight glows red on Wartortle's deep blues!

I love how the yellow and orange of the sky illuminate the lapping waves, I can just feel the gentle motion of the sea at dusk. The aqua color of the ocean matches Wartortle's ears and tail and sets off the red-orange sand, I just love how the colors are here!

Wartortle looks so round and squishy, I love its happiness as it goes frolicking through the shallows, chasing the bubbles caught in the setting sun! The shine and deep shadow on its shell give it an almost jewel texture like real tortoise shell; I love the silhouetted splash Wartortle leaves as it goes running across the shore. It's so full of energy and delight at the end of a gorgeous day! The colors in these are SO vivid and harmonized and the style is so cute and bursting with energy and joy. I just LOVE it (also Squirtle is my starter)

#pokemon #pokemon tcg #long post #i have deep affection for bulbasaur as well though and i also love the bulbasaur/ivysaur cards in this set #i SO wish we'd gotten art of the final evolutions in the same style as the pre-evos' standard cards!! #(yes i do love the full art ones but i also love the illustrations on the standard cards!) #from the way the settings in these two were going; i would have imagined blastoise to be set at night (??) #i LOVE pokemon cards. i can't keep up with every set but i started collecting again now and then a few years ago #and 151 has really got me wanting the full set the way i haven't since childhood. SO many beautiful illustrations (but there always are) #it's like having little pieces of art of my favorite characters and it's only.. slightly... less expensive than actually commissioning .... #i KNOW it's less expensive to buy the individuals online but it's so much less fun #part of the fun is having YOUR own pokemon journey ((going to the store)) and seeing what YOU encounter ((when you open the pack)) #i do buy them online sometimes but i usually dont form as strong associations with them as when i open a pack in a certain setting or place #i tend to try to save them to open right before a significant event like starting something new or a holiday. so that i form associations #and it's like 'oh that's the galarian obstagoon from when my mom came home for christmas' #and 'that's the snorlax who reassured me when i was hurt' #i don't buy them too often so i've got to make it count #anyway i know i should wait for the prices on this one to come down because it's absolutely ridiculous #i didn't buy anything at release because i was like $6 for one booster pack??? but i couldn't take just sitting and watching them sell out #i really like the poster because i can look at so many beautiful pictures all together #i could say stuff like this about literally every pokemon illustration (if i had time to write it out) and sometimes i've wanted to #i just chose these two because these are a couple of my original favorite pokemon and i just couldn't keep it to myself. i LOVE these

[freaky-flawless]

Something that's really irritating me about the Off-White doll is that when you look at the concept art, she has 0 monster features aside from her green skin. Her monster type was such an after thought, and that's why its so poorly reflected in her design. Like she's supposed to be a fish (I think) where are her scales? Where are her fins? For such an expensive doll, I expected more than just a reused face mold, and a very easily recognizable one at that.

Her concept art really looks like a pale Casta Fierce. And honestly, I would probably like her more if that was the direction they took. Instead of being completely new, lazily designed characters, they could have done something like "Casta Fierce modelling for Off-Fright" or something, and added a witchy twist to the actual Off-White look. I mean, it would still be grossly overpriced, but I guarantee she'd sell better, especially considering Casta only ever got one doll. And it would've been SO PERFECT for an October Friday the 13th release.

#monster high #mattel #mattel creations #casta fierce #off-white #at least that one doll has a cool thing going on #it looks like their using the original concept they had for river styxx with the whole see through skin #where you can see her skull underneath which is cool #the dragon(??) doll would be cool if it didnt look liker her horns were just on her hat #and for a dragon her design is so fucking boring like come on #and aside from her wings and fake horns she also light on monster features #not even fangs?? damn... #idk what the hetereochromia girl is meant to be #apparently they're all available in actual off-white stores #looking on mattel creations it really looks like they're grasping at straws to try and sell her to people #text post #i dont even really know what to say about the clothes #i feel like a lot of rich people might buy them without even really knowing what mh is just for the novelty of doll sized designer clothes

[worm-in-a-trenchcoat]

Mutuals!!! Beasties!!!

We went to an antique mall today for my birthday and look at what I found!!

The whole top floor was full of vintage toys and dolls/Barbie’s, I wanted to buy everything 😭

#monster high #the tall ghoul on the counter wasn’t for sale I wanted her so bad 😭 #the one in box on the shelf was for sale but she was 250 bucks #I’m definitely going back there when I get paid they can take all my money #they also had an oddity room where I also wanted to buy everything 😭 #10/10 today was a good day #the lady who worked this part of the store is also autistic/has adhd #and she said one of her hyperfixations is Barbie and dolls #I swear this woman info dumped about dolls to this girl who was looking for 80s Barbie’s #for a good 30 minutes #I wanted to talk with her so bad I’ve never seen someone else info dump about dolls before I want to be her best friend 😭 #we’re going back there some time this week so maybe I’ll get to talk to her next time we go #if you live in Virginia this place is in VA beach!

[dollsome-does-tumblr]

back when the switch from flare jeans to skinny jeans happened, i was SO RESISTANT to skinny jeans and it took me forever to resign myself to them, but now that flare jeans are apparently allowed again, i can't let go of skinny jeans and switch back. i feel like if i even dare to contemplate trying on a pair of flare jeans, someone will jump out and yell "ha ha, PUNKED!" in my face. i said goodbye!!!! i accepted it!!!!! and now suddenly we're back to the old ways??????? even though societally we'd decided, once again, that bellbottoms were a mistake??? how many rounds can one endure on this rollercoaster?????

also: are the flares just for the youths? are all of us supposed to be wearing them, or only the young and fancy free? WHAT IS GOING ON

#as you can probably tell i went to the store in search of a new pair of jeans yesterday #i did not succeed and instead vowed to just do laundry more often #(but i did buy a very soft and fuzzy sweatshirt at lowe's so. winning!) #also the very wide legged pants are just taking me right back to sixth grade #what is happening #dollsome's deep thoughts #the one thing i didn't miss about flare jeans is having the bottoms of them reduced to tatters from being dragged under your shoes #idk if i can go back to that in my old age

[pralinesims]

Felt like doing a lookbook with the airpods pro, uhh, I mean my Ozone earbuds 🎶

Hair @johnnysimmer / Top + Pants @nucrests / Poses @helgatisha / Shoes Incheon Arrivals (Kit) / Museum (Gallery) @cross-design / Earbuds, Cap, Glasses, Ear Piercings, Nose Piercing, Rings (Enigma) all by me

#my sims #my pictures #my edits #ts4 #s4 #sims 4 #sims #simblr #the sims 4 #the sims #ts4 lookbook #ts4 edit #lookbook #sims 4 edit #aaron #aaron is such a hipster #minus the bacon obsession ofc #he's that kind of guy who buys all new apple products from the get go as soon as they're available #a new iphone is 'bout to release? #you can bet that he's camping in front of one of the apple stores #OK almost! #but regardless... he's gonna buy it

[mildmayfoxe]

yknow it is crazy to think about how much i have been able to improve my quality of life by selling art as a supplementary form of income. like obviously it's a second job and it's taxing but it's also so rewarding to know how much people enjoy my work and how much good it is doing me to like, feel like i can buy snacks at the store. to be able to get takeout every once in a while. like obviously those are extremely minor changes or things most people take for granted but to me it's huge. having berries in the house when they're out of season and more expensive. buying things for CONVENIENCE??! it feels so crazy to me to have such a sense of luxury which i know says more about the bleak feeling of poverty that's followed me around my entire adult life than anything else but i feel so much gratitude that i am afforded these small luxuries at least in part because of people that like my art. not to mention how nice is is to make things consistently again when, prior to 2020, i hadn't made art regularly in almost a decade. anyway. it's cool!

#of course there are extenuating circumstances! i finished my student loans in 2020 with help from family #i moved to a cheaper place in 2020. i get paid more now than i did then; even though i'm only working four days a week #obviously i am not RICH; i cannot afford to live by myself. housing here is crazy. but i can buy MEAT at the STORE #not only do i have SNACKS in the house i also have MULTIPLE KINDS! do you know how crazy that is. #and now of course a lot of it is combatting my wicked sense of guilt for buying anything i dont 'need'. like snacks. #but obviously i still buy them i just make myself feel bad about it for a while first. lmao #i mean i haven't done my taxes for 2023 yet who knows maybe i'll be hit with some big fees and i'll take this all back #but idk you gotta be grateful. anyway i think i'm gonna order pizza later #chatpost #i used patreon money to buy a new desk chair a couple years ago. a NEW one!! not one from the street!

[hometownangels]

3 cashiers were nice 2 me yay

#out of 4 thats a good ratio #also i dont blame the last one the store was CROWDED it's raining like ofc you can be a bitch bro #the pakistani store owner finally talked to me in hindi yay I COULD REPLY TOO taro b proud #the art store cashier was so sweet #and the girl at the tech store asked me if i had a camera (i was buying film) n then was like i wanna buy one too #have fun #li talks

[musubiki]

love the idea that for big gift events like limes birthday/christmas/valentines day, lime just has a MASS of gifts from all the girls at school who like him, and then while hes opening them up mochi is RIGHT THERE getting first dibs at the stuff he doesnt want

#sometimes mochi just starts opening shit and going (ooh so cute!!) and hes like (uhhh yeah thanks for asking first sure you can have that) #the occasional moment where someone hands something to him and hes so tired he just passes it straight to mochi without even looking at it #its usually like snacks or something since no one really knows him well enough to buy him something hed actually really like #the RAGE these girls feel when one of them buys him like. a sweatshirt or hat and the next day fucking mochi is wearing it #and when they get mad hes like (What? it was too small for me. plus its mine now so i can do what i want with it) #OR mochi: haha what a coincidence i just bought the same one from [store]!! seems this style is popular!! #and its not beyond reasonable doubt so they just sit there mad #when mochi runs out of snacks but instead of buying more she thinks (ah but limes birthday is soon so that means free snack restock...) #full disclosure he tells all of them REPEATEDLY not to buy him things and warns them what will probably happen #but no one listens as usual #oscar and coco eventually sitting there too like (can i have that--) and he goes (if mochi doesnt want it you guys can have it)

[offantasiesandreams]

OK. Hear me out: The reader making cute little plushies for the Elsens.

That's it. Go crazy. Go stupid

Ahhhh I envy reader in this one, I really wish I was capable of making plushies as well! That idea is so cute, the Elsen deserve to have a nice and warm, cuddly friend with them at all times! I wrote this a few months ago, in June or July, while I was still at school, so I don't remember if I've proofread this or not! And, in all honesty, I have too much commuting to do today to be able to properly do so either, so, sorry about that ^^'

Reader Making Cute Plushies for the Elsen

As someone who has always had a passion for creating and bringing smiles upon others, it pained you to see those poor inhabitants of such a bleak world, wishing to give them something to make them happy, to bring them joy and glee in this dreadful place. So, you’ve decided to make some plushies for them, a passion of yours for quite some time now. Anything and everything that came to mind, things, that those poor creatures have likely never seen before.

From armadillos to zebras, you’ve made it all as cute as possible, not wanting to scare away the shy and anxious Elsen. And some of them took a liking to your work as you went on with it, watching you with interest from the corners of their eyes, some even going as far as watching you over your shoulders as you oh so masterfully sewed together the ears of a panda. Once you’ve finished the animal and gave it to the first Elsen in your vicinity, the one observing your work and asking you about it, his eyes growing wide in surprise.

Cautiously, he took it from you, scrutinising it from every angle, trying to find the danger or harm in it. What if there was a bomb in it? What if meat was going to ooze from it? But no matter how much he poked and squeezed the plushie, nothing happened. In fact, the worst it did was give him the impression it was going to make a squeaky noise at any opportunity, but it never did. For a second, it seemed as though he was shaking with excitement, his tired smile turning genuine. Turning around, he showed off the gift he had received, with the other Elsen immediately taking to it.

As soon as the others had each taken their turn touching the felt, petting and squeezing it, the original Elsen took back its newly prized possession, thanking you and bowing low to you, wishing to show his gratitude. Soon after he had left, the others would flock to you, watching you intently, hoping to each receive a small gift from you, which you happily obliged with, giving each of them a small friend to call their own.

Soon enough, after a few days of preparation and weeks worth of work, every one of them had a small plushie with them at all times, cuddling them, making them have tea parties, yes, even living out their dreams through them together.

It didn’t take too long for all of them to plot and scheme together, knowing fully well that they would have a newfound guardian with them along with their original one. And yet, as much love as they have found within their novel toys, they were going to pay that exact same love back to you. They may not have had much, but they were willing to share what they did have with you. And thus, one day, you would find yourself getting dragged around by those small creatures into the library, the central part of zone 2. For as much as they looked down upon noise and intruders, they would hold a small “party” for you there. Even if calling it such was nothing short of a severe exaggeration, it was sweet nevertheless. And thus, they gifted you a cake, shaped in the likes of many a creatures you gifted them. Crocodiles, ostriches, turtles, everything you could think of was there. It was quite the small spectacle, but one of love, adoration and gratitude for you.

#off (game) #off x reader #elsen x reader #elsen x player #well I'm back in school once again for the next 9-10 weeks #then I'll be free for at least a year before I'll have to go back to school again #it doesn't help that I'm probably getting sick after just the first week as well #just like last time I went there #god I hate that little village so much there's a single store you can buy food from and one store where you can buy döner kebab #I've been living off of kebabs and pizza the entire week and I will be living off of that until school is over too hhhh #but at least it has a cute little bakery-cafe where I can buy all sorts of baked goods. it's the only refuge I have in that godforsaken pla #they sell spelt-wheels there and they're so delicious. just the right amount of sweet at a good and affordable price #but hey at least I won't have to attend p.e. and religion classes there #another saving grace

[tiredhawks]

Okay I don't want to write it but think about a fic where it's focused on Dabi but Hawks is kinda tailing him at all times, always in the scene, though it starts to get weird because he doesn't really say anything. Just a few words here and there and Dabi getting increasingly antsy and bipolar, starting to ignore him, only then to talk to him and excessive amount for a little and repeating the cycle. That's happens over days, weeks. It's just very clear that Dabi is mentally unstable and it's confusing because why isn't Hawks doing anything? Why is he just apathetically watching Dabi struggle?

Only Hawks finally asks "was killing Endeavor worth it?" and Dabi just snaps and throws something at Hawks, screaming at the hero to "just leave me alone! Go away! Please!" And then Hawks doesn't react at all, just gets quiet again as Dabi falls apart on his kitchen floor. And you learn that Hawks wasn't ever there at all. He died in the war by Dabi's hand and this was just a constant illusion of Hawks haunting him, created by Dabi's own guilt.

Because Dabi realized the answer was no. It was not worth it. The satisfaction of killing Endeavor was like a flash of utter euphoria, but it was temporary. But the grief of killing Hawks? It won't leave him. It's dull, constant, overwhelming, and every thought and memory of the hero was breaking him apart piece by piece. Everyone always says revenge will not make you feel better, but it's hard to believe when it's the only thing you've wanted for years. And he can't admit it to himself, that if he had the chance again to let Endeavor live if it meant having Hawks, he would do it in a second. He can't admit it to himself, but deep down he knows anyway- that he should have chosen Keigo. And that's why Hawks never leaves him alone.

He's scared, too. That one day he'll wake up and even the ghost of Hawks will be gone.

#hawks #takami keigo #dabihawks #dabi #touya todoroki #keigo takami #hawks mha #bnha hawks #hmmm #you know what would be fun #dabi burning his feather necklace when hawks betrayed him #so he really had nothing left #especially after the commission pulled everything about hawks #after they got the money and sympathy from his murder #they act like he doesn't exist #the world acts like it #so dabi is desperately clinging to what he can #so he finds a stupid online store selling red feathers #and he buys one #and hes ecastic and manic #until he gets it #and blankly stares at it for hours #at the fake feather with cheap dye #it didn't look like hawks' didnt feel like his' #and it wouldnt move or annoyingly poke at him like hawks' would #why isnt the feather right? #so he burns it #only to realize that forcing himself to watch a red feather turn to ash #was the worst thing he could have possibly done

[inquisitor-julia]

Iggy, my large hermit crab, on any given day: I *hate* you and I am prepared to pinch you at all times for any reason!!! I will run to a corner when you enter the room bc you are big and scary!!

Iggy when I break out the catappa leaves: LEAF??? MOTHER HAS PROVIDED LEAF???? I LIKE LEAF SLIGHTLY MORE THAN I HATE MOTHER!

#he then proceeds to crunch and devour the leaf in five minutes flat #while the other two crabs give zero fucks about the leaf #personal #text post #not dragon age #jules speaks #while i have you here in the tags did you know that with proper care hermit crabs can live for 30+ years? #but no one (no not even pet stores) will tell you how to take care of them properly when you buy them #do your research!!! #also don't get them because they don't breed in captivity and are all wild caught #most hermit crabs purchased as pets live for a few months to a year #and the ones at beach stores often have underlying conditions #from being kept in such horrible conditions #hermit crab mites mostly and those will kill a crab if not treated #this has been a hermit crab psa