Crabbies over the years...lots of pics!

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Crabbies over the years...lots of pics!

Post by NaRnAR » Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:18 pm

Thought I would post some pics of some of my crabbies that Ive had for a while that i have recent pics of as well.

Sylvestra...ive had her for 6 years now, shes one of the biggest crabs I have. I got her while i was still using commercial foods, during which she lost her vision. Shes been blind for 5 years now...but does amazing and is by far one of the most active crabs--climbing--in the tank, other than maybe Mandarin.

When I first got her 2004:
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2008:
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Her molting Dec 2009:
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Her now!
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Mandarin who I got in 2006, shes the one on the left:
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2008:
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2009 Climbing...its what she does best!:
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After her molt last month!
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Florette when I first got her in 2006. I adopted her from a local scuba instructor who mistakenly took her home in a shell she collected from a beach in Belize. Florette spent the airplane trip home in the cold cargo, and then another 2 weeks in the ziplock bag the lady had the shell collection in...only to find Florette when she was rinsing them out! Florette was about the size of a green pea, I was so worried shed get lost in the tank, but she did great! :

She changed shells pretty quick..good thing I still had those tiny craft shells around!
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2006, with her tank mates, the crab next to her was about golfball size--
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2007--
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Florette after her molt last week--
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Shes quite a bit bigger now ;)
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Hope you enjoyed the crabby progression!! :D
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Post by Rosepetalbed » Wed Jun 23, 2010 2:23 pm

WOW Great Pictures :) Thanks for Sharing Narnar!!! Its great to see pictures of How much the crabs have grown.....I must say I have to many and I am unable to keep track of them so closely.....have hard enough time when one changes its shell!! :hlol:
























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Post by Big MaC » Wed Jun 23, 2010 3:37 pm

That is soooo cool!
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Post by Shivering Isles » Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:23 pm

I was amazed with how big Florette got!!!!! That is such a good story i am so glad she survived. I always love seeing pictures of your amazing clan! :D

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Post by hlhiggs87 » Wed Jun 23, 2010 4:29 pm

I love your pictures!! You're crabs are gorgeous.

Florette has gotten so big!!
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Post by Spiral » Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:01 pm

That's one tough crab! :o
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Post by MudCrabDude » Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:59 pm

Excellent job on keeping these crabs; I especially loved hearing about how you got Florette and seeing how she grew over the years! 8) 8) 8) 8)

That first picture of Florette is so kyoot! :D

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Post by Husker » Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:59 pm

Florette is so beautiful! I've never seen a crab that small before. Which breed of crab is she? I really can't tell some of them apart yet. I think it's so great that you've been able to keep Sylvestra alive so long even though she's blind.
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Post by Guest » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:56 pm

wow, florette is amazing! what type of crab is she?


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Post by MudCrabDude » Tue Jun 29, 2010 1:24 am

Husker wrote:Florette is so beautiful! I've never seen a crab that small before. Which breed of crab is she?
bruce wrote:wow, florette is amazing! what type of crab is she?
A purple pincher (Coenobita clypeatus) 8)

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Post by CallaLily » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:12 am

Great pics!

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Post by wolfnipplechips » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:03 pm

Great pictures! I loved seeing the progressions. I'm not doubting your observations, but how do you know that Sylvestra is blind? I'm very curious of how you figured that out!

Amazing story with that tiny little guy. :D he's so cute!
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Post by Guest » Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:16 pm

I love the story and progress on Florette,she is a tough one...Its amazing!! :)


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Post by Guest » Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:27 am

Aww what a trooper! A zip lock bag...poor Florette! :( I want to hug her. :cry: You are doing an awesome job raising her!

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Post by annopia » Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:21 pm

wow, great looking crabs...especially Florette, look how she's grown!

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