Lobster and Angie

Angie

Lobster

The first thing we needed to do for our Hermit Crabs was name them. We talked about how the main Hermit Crab in the story didn't have a name and it how we got mixed up when another little hermit crab entered the story. It was a slightly collaborative effort. 

One of my students said, "He looks like a lobster. That will be his name!" I couldn't really argue with that. Another student said, "Let's call this guy Monkey!" I had to step in on this one. I very nicely suggested that we think of a different name because he doesn't really look like a monkey (I also know that they could live for 10+ years and I didn't want to call one Monkey for that long). I told them it was likely calling a dog, Cat. They understood and came up with Angie. Whether Angie is a boy or a girl, I do not know. They decided at some point that Lobster was a boy. I did learn from the associate at the pet store that they are very hard to identify the sex for and that they have not been bred in captivity so I am lucky to not have to worry about baby crabs running about.