i think my small crab is lonely

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:42 am

i keep my medium crab with my small crab, i think they are different types of crabs. i think that my small one is a ruggy? i think thats the name. my medium one is a normal hermit crab. well recently the small one has been going to the middle of the tank where the shells are kepts and turns them all right side up so it looks like there is something in them, then he just huddles down until the morning. then he goes back to climbing vines like there is no tomorrow.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:05 am

If he's a ruggie, then you might want to find him a species buddie, or maybe get him an E to play with. Es and Ruggies get along really well. Maybe if you show us a picture, then you can show us what he looks like and we can tell you what he is.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:41 am

he is too small for me to take a pic, well, he isnt that small, my camera just sucks. he is a light greenigh tanish kind of color and has huge eyes, unlike my other crabs.
ill keep an eye out for another crab like him.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:30 pm

Does he look something like this?(Gopher)

if he does check his eyestalks if they're all tan hes an E, most of the time Ruggies have black markings on their eyestalks and also always have stitch marks on their BP's

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:39 pm

all tan eye stalks. whats a bp? is there any special care i need for the little guy? sorry about no pics, but he is about the size of my thumb nail. he is super active and loves to climb much more than my normal one. because of this we call him timmy the tumbler. is it usual for them to be much more active than the regular ones?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:42 pm

BP=Big Pincher, if his eye stalks are all tan then hes probably an E, and yes I find them to be VERY active, day and night you'll probably find him climbing around and having a good ole time

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:45 pm

ok thanks. im used to being on reptile forums so to me bp means ball python. i never knew there were different typs of hermit crabs till 2 weeks ago. both of the crabs in that tank are active during the day. i thought they were nocturnal

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:54 pm

some days mine sleep in the day and play at night and some days they play all day and sleep all night, just depends on the crabs I guess..even though I just think mine are twisted and confuzzled

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:58 pm

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:26 pm

Thoughts wrote:some days mine sleep in the day and play at night and some days they play all day and sleep all night, just depends on the crabs I guess..even though I just think mine are twisted and confuzzled

Like daddy crab, like baby crabs huh?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:33 pm

pretty much, but I stay up late and wake up early lol

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:00 pm

oh see

i was talking about the "twisted and confuzzled" part

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:39 pm

I thought that part went without saying..

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 2:45 pm

lol You two... lol

Shanna, just to let you know, there are also some species ID help in the drop down menus to the right. They'll help you get started on identifying. And don't worry if it takes a while to get it down pat. In fact, I can still get confused between Ruggies and Es. lol It just takes time.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 7:44 pm

i took a look at it, but they all look almost the same to me. i do want to get more ones that are Es. he is so cute, almost as lovable as my taylor