GUIDE to EXOTIC Hermit Crab SPECIES!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:08 am

i give permission to whoever wants to use this compilation species guide for their sites or whatever... (just mention me somewhere ok?) but i'm changing little bits and pieces and refining it all the time (just look at how many times i edited it!)

so we should make it either a sticky or put it in the LHC forum "library" section.. so we can refer newbies over there instead of havin them post all the time and take up space on HCA and LHC servers... (i heard they're havin space issues)

also.. if ppl notice any new features on these species later on... i'll update it too... i have noticed some other things with cavipes' but i really can't explain it.. if u compare the back sides of cavipes' to any other specie u'll see the cavipes' have weird shaped backs.. almost like a peanut shell or something... i dunno.. i can't explain..

Tom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:18 pm

I know you know that!

True for certain species, they seem to be very consistent (brevimanus, perlatus, almost PP).

But for others, I'm willing to bet there are other colors we haven't seen yet, so I don't think saying they CAN only be that color is reliable. I saw a 'tan' rugosus at PETCO last night (should've picked him up - I'll go today), and the one I picked up yesterday is bluish green. I also have an E that has whitish legs with brown markings, like a cavipes also.

SuPerTOm wrote:thamster.. yes i know crabs come in many different colors...

but i believe i have it nailed on what species "CAN" be what color... for example.. u don't see bright orange Indo's around... or dark red E's... or yellow cavipes'.. etc. etc...

ya know what i mean?

Tom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:00 am

Yes indeed, one of my rugo's is a light tan, like an E, one has a greenish tint, and the one I bought yesterday is as blue my cavipes.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:38 am

a blue rugosus?.. hmm.. can i see a pic of him? cuz i've never seen a blue rugosus b4...

anyway.. yeh i forgot to list that rugs come in tan also.. i knew that they come in tan.. Bass is mostly tan if u saw his pic...

(but he's been turnin more pink nowadays now)

and as for puttin this on a website.. i've never been a webpage maker b4 and don't plan to be one either.. so anyone here can cut and paste it on their sites if they want.. (just remember to cite!)

Tom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:15 am

No problem, as soon as I take pictures, get them developed, then get them scanned at my uncle's house, I will have pictures of all my beautiful guys and gals.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:23 am

uhm...... I think Elyse is an E, Cappuchino is a Rugosus.. but Vanilla is so shy and light colored I can't tell WHAT she is...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 5:11 pm

Hey SuPerTOm,

Do your straws have eyestalks like rugosus? Or are they more like Es (narrower at the base)?

Thanks.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:09 pm

hermes mother: i just worked at the crab kiosk today.. and i noticed that we have A LOT of blue tinted rugosus'!...

the reason why i never noticed it was cuz i just assumed it was gray tinting without really lookin closely enough... it's sorta like bluish gray tinting... so yeh.. i guess they come with blue tinting also.. i also saw one with a little bit of yellow on his claw...

thamster: straws have eyes like rugosus

Tom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:18 pm

rugs seem to come in all kinds of color except the reddish hues.

SuPerTOm wrote:hermes mother: i just worked at the crab kiosk today.. and i noticed that we have A LOT of blue tinted rugosus'!...

the reason why i never noticed it was cuz i just assumed it was gray tinting without really lookin closely enough... it's sorta like bluish gray tinting... so yeh.. i guess they come with blue tinting also.. i also saw one with a little bit of yellow on his claw...

thamster: straws have eyes like rugosus

Tom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:24 pm

is maroon considered a shade of red? or is pink considered a shade of red? red t-shirts fade to pink u know...

Tom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:27 pm

I guess maroon is red. Do rugs come in maroons and pink? If so I stand corrected. rugs come in a rainbow of color!

SuPerTOm wrote:is maroon considered a shade of red? or is pink considered a shade of red? red t-shirts fade to pink u know...

Tom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:39 pm

I have several rugosus that vary from a bright red to a pale salmon coloring. I also have several that are multi colored (black/tan/rust) throughout the body.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 1:20 am

thamster wrote:I guess maroon is red. Do rugs come in maroons and pink? If so I stand corrected. rugs come in a rainbow of color!

actually.. they don't come in orange, green or purple... so a rainbow isn't a very good example... lol.. j/k

Tom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 2:29 am

Geez, you're picky, you must be an engineer!

I've seen green, like a bluish green. Orange is a just a faded red or a deep cream. And purple is just a darker lilac! So a rainbow is possible!

SuPerTOm wrote: actually.. they don't come in orange, green or purple... so a rainbow isn't a very good example... lol.. j/k

Tom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 9:49 pm

If you can, check out my thread "EXOTICS EVERYWHERE!" because it says in there I found a lot of blue rugosus, and I found a pink one, and I have seen a couple of green ones. Crazy huh?

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