Sunday, March 23, 2008

Franky




This is our pet, Franky. We got him in the mail from our dear siblings, Carrie and Ben. One might expect that customs would frown upon shipping a live crab from The United States to The Republic of Korea, but I don't know, maybe they were eating some donuts when Franky went across the conveyor belt. We are thankful because we never knew having a pet crab would be so entertaining. When he arrived, we thought he looked a little cramped up from the long plane ride, so we let him swim. Little did we know, after a few hours of swimming, he was looking healthier than ever. We decided to let him swim for a few days, and we documented his behaviors and growth, and by the fifth day, he had grown to about 600% of his origional size. He looked a little tired, so we let him tan on our window sill and he returned to his origional size in no time. We were a bit concerned, but we did some reseach, and he's not sick. That's just typical behavior of North Florida grow-shrink crabs. Franky, you amaze us.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hey Ethan and Maria! Franky is soooo cute and bright! Is he a real, live crab or a rubber one? It looks like you guys are doing great and having a great experience in Korea! I miss you and I will be sure to log on to see your adventures more often!