HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I'm a newbie here but I have a 10 gallon all setup. Don't worry I'll be upgrading to my 29 gallon. Anyways, does PS have ecuadorians? I've only looked once and they had PP's.
Answers appreciated !
-Gigi

I have never heard petsmart selling Ecuadorians. I do know at some Petco's they are sold.

The Petsmarts in my area have Es sometimes. I've also purchased baby violas, cavis and a a baby indo there as well as a ton of ruggies over the years. So their suppliers do mix up species other than PPs in their shipments sometimes. It's worth taking a look if you are near a Petsmart, plus it always gave me an opportunity to advocate.

Cool, I think my petsmart only has PPs. But I'll check next time I head out to PS.

I hate to be a spoilsport but Es require a big commitment to keep them out of "trouble."
While Es are a cute and energetic species are you sure you have the room for them? I had very bad experiences with Es and PPs mixed in a 20g tank. They require a lot of digging room so they don't run into molting crabs and eat them. I personally think a 29g is too small for them, I think they shouldn't be kept in anything smaller than a 40g tank due to their activeness.

Whenever I have underground deaths I always have to wonder if my Es (while friendly above ground) may be eating my other crabs. Paranoia from the forum. Lol

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hermitcrabdc wrote:I hate to be a spoilsport but Es require a big commitment to keep them out of "trouble."
While Es are a cute and energetic species are you sure you have the room for them? I had very bad experiences with Es and PPs mixed in a 20g tank. They require a lot of digging room so they don't run into molting crabs and eat them. I personally think a 29g is too small for them, I think they shouldn't be kept in anything smaller than a 40g tank due to their activeness.

I had them in a 55 gallon and they still were eating each other! :roll: It really comes down to the personalities of the individual crabs with E's. Some are complete angels, but some are evil.

hermitcrabdc wrote:I hate to be a spoilsport but Es require a big commitment to keep them out of "trouble."
While Es are a cute and energetic species are you sure you have the room for them? I had very bad experiences with Es and PPs mixed in a 20g tank. They require a lot of digging room so they don't run into molting crabs and eat them. I personally think a 29g is too small for them, I think they shouldn't be kept in anything smaller than a 40g tank due to their activeness.

Yeah, was just wondering if they had other species. I'm fine with PPs though .

wodesorel wrote: I had them in a 55 gallon and they still were eating each other! :roll: It really comes down to the personalities of the individual crabs with E's. Some are complete angels, but some are evil.

HAHAHAHA, sorta like my chickens. When you're around they come up to you and sit on your lap, when you're not around they fly on the deck and poo on it :roll: