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by ciaraalston » Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:51 am
One of my baby Es resurfaced again! They've been buried since a few days after I brought them home. Still got 1 down, but this one was shell shopping this morning! No swap yet, but he's got lots of options

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by fandt94 » Thu Sep 06, 2018 3:56 am
ciaraalston wrote:One of my baby Es resurfaced again! They've been buried since a few days after I brought them home. Still got 1 down, but this one was shell shopping this morning! No swap yet, but he's got lots of options

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Yay!!!! Glad all is well!
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by GotButterflies » Thu Sep 06, 2018 6:54 pm
Cute! Yay!
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by ciaraalston » Thu Sep 06, 2018 7:32 pm
I forgot how extremely tiny the Es are, but I also realized tonight that my 2 original purple pinchers have almost doubled in size since I got them about a year ago. They were both a light red, now one is dark red and the other is dark brown. They're more active as well. It's amazing what happens when they receive proper care!! My boyfriend said "wow. I see now how much healthier they are now that they have proper food and tank conditions. They look incredible."
For him to say that is a HUGE deal because he was a non believer before. All thanks to the HCA for educating me and dealing with my unending questions! Haha.
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by piratetoothgir » Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:17 pm
It’s a very cute E!
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by lmw142 » Sat Sep 08, 2018 4:51 pm
Es are so cute! I love their eyes.
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by ciaraalston » Sat Sep 08, 2018 4:52 pm
lmw142 wrote:Es are so cute! I love their eyes.
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Me too!
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by Princess R. » Tue Nov 20, 2018 6:40 pm
Awwww! So cute
I have 4 purple pinchers. Crush, Bubbles, Sheldon, Sandy, and little Angelo. And I love Jesus! He is the way, the truth and the life, and he knew what he was doing when he made hermit crabs!☺
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by RiNiKy506 » Tue Nov 20, 2018 8:26 pm
Oh my cuteness!!! He, or she, is soo cute!!! How long was he down for? I bought my tiny pp on Halloween and I haven’t seen him since. Just trying to get an idea of maybe how long he will hide for. So you only have one left to find, that’s so good. Praying your other comes up for you too before you move.
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by ciaraalston » Tue Nov 20, 2018 11:48 pm
So he went back down right after this and stayed down for over a month. Right now he's the only one up too. He swapped shells before he went back down though. Here's a pic from this morning. He loves high places

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by RiNiKy506 » Wed Nov 21, 2018 10:42 am
I didn’t even see the date, I had just replied bc I saw the post! Glad he’s back again! He is soo cute!!!
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