Pet Mistaken for "Air Fryer Dish"! Owner Heartbrokenly Clarifies

Chinese internet user "Nniu" kept a hermit crab as a pet. Sadly, it recently passed away, and Nniu posted a picture of the deceased pet online. However, people misunderstood it as a photo of food cooked in an air fryer, flooding the comments section with advice such as, "You should add more water." This broke Nniu's heart, and they immediately came forward to explain!

In the photo, a curled-up object lies in a black container, its appearance grayish and the surface dry. It indeed doesn't look like a hermit crab, and the so-called "cage" resembles the inside of an air fryer. As a result, many people who glanced at the photo misunderstood Nniu's intention, thinking it was a picture of "food." Comments included: "What's been fried? It looks burnt," "This doesn't seem cooked enough; you need to add water to the air fryer," and "There are recipes online."

Upon seeing these comments, Nniu couldn't help but reply, "Guys, this is my dead pet; this isn't an air fryer, it's a breeding box." Everyone then realized the misunderstanding, but was amused by the absurd mistake, exclaiming, "The hermit crab probably thought it was in an air fryer too and was scared to death," "You know it looks like an air fryer inner pot," "It looks like it's already seasoned," "The owner even thought about the funeral arrangements when they were raising it! This owner is truly a foodie," "It really looks like the inner pot of an air fryer," "It's already marinated," "I heard hermit crabs are closely related to king crabs, so the taste is similar," "Not using baking paper is just wrong," and "It looks like a coconut crab, quickly give it a coconut."

In fact, the photo Nniu posted is a common posture of hermit crabs after death. Their abdomen is exposed, and their body is curved or curled up. They usually rely on their shell to protect their soft abdomen, but once they die, their muscles relax, and they are unable to cling on, causing them to slide out of their shell. In addition, their body surface loses moisture and may become dry and dull.

It is reported that hermit crabs are omnivorous animals, known as scavengers of the sea. They eat everything from algae and food scraps to parasites. In a good breeding environment, they can live for 20 to 30 years. There are records of the longest-lived individuals living over 70 years.