I struck a gold mine!

piratetoothgir · Post by **piratetoothgir** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:14 pm

I went to PetCo tonight, and went in wanting a school of fish and some filtration media, but my list quickly changed. They had something I just couldn’t pass up.

I got some E’s!

@GotButterflies
I am very happy right now! I know these guys need a minimum 12 inches of substrate, lots of proteins, and ten gallons per E. I will add my final inch of EE this fall.

I am deeply in love, and this time they won’t die because of my mistakes!

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NLindsey921 · Post by **NLindsey921** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:18 pm

That's how I felt when I found mine. Of course I very quickly found out that I needed to give them. A better home and adopted them out.

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piratetoothgir · Post by **piratetoothgir** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:31 pm

NLindsey921 wrote:That's how I felt when I found mine. Of course I very quickly found out that I needed to give them. A better home and adopted them out.

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I remember, and too bad you didn’t get to keep them.
Let’s just hope these guys pick a different shell! I have a babylonia that would be great to give my larger E.

They get some dinner tonight, it’s not much.
Tomorrow, I will feast them real good, I hope they like their new home!

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NLindsey921 · Post by **NLindsey921** » Mon Jun 25, 2018 9:35 pm

They will love it

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Post by **aussieJJDude** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 12:56 am

Congrats on the new additions! I'm sure youll have a blast with them, a lot of crabbers talk highly about their E's..

piratetoothgir · Post by **piratetoothgir** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:22 am

aussieJJDude wrote:Congrats on the new additions! I'm sure youll have a blast with them, a lot of crabbers talk highly about their E's..

Thanks! It means a lot from all these people, this moment is very special to me. The smaller E spent 20 minutes underwater in the msw, which I felt so sorry for him because he didn’t have access to that at the store.

My biggest surprise was that there was a jumbo E for sale at PetCo, and I wanted to take him, but he would’ve outgrown my tank soon enough. I cannot wait to see what these guys bring me, and how well I can do with them.

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YouTube · Post by **GotButterflies** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:52 am

Congratulations!

They are adorable [HEAVY BLACK HEART]️

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piratetoothgir · Post by **piratetoothgir** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:53 am

GotButterflies wrote:Congratulations! They are adorable [HEAVY BLACK HEART]️

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Thanks! I really adore them too

They are secretely named. The larger dude is named Clyde, and the smaller one is Morris.

YouTube · Post by **GotButterflies** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 7:56 am

Are they both males?

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piratetoothgir · Post by **piratetoothgir** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 9:58 am

GotButterflies wrote:Are they both males?

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I haven’t checked, they were too anxious last night.
Look what I did this morning, I took out the shell caddy.

I think it looks really good, and it’s easier to reach.

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piratetoothgir · Post by **piratetoothgir** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:04 am

I forgot to mention, but I truly forgot how active and fast these guys are! I stick my hand in to do some quick work, and the E will scurry away instead of just pulling into their shell.

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YouTube · Post by **GotButterflies** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:10 am

Oh yes, they run backwards really fast! They crack me up!

piratetoothgir · Post by **piratetoothgir** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 10:12 am

GotButterflies wrote:Oh yes, they run backwards really fast! They crack me up!

It’s really a show! I will continue posting photos when I find something interesting.

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iofushi · Post by **iofushi** » Tue Jun 26, 2018 12:00 pm

very nice! thats where i got my 2 E's from was my local petco. love the PP's because of their color, but the E's never cease to amaze me. last night, i found one all the way up one of the fake plants, just relaxing there looking like those little big eyed spider pics haha.

piratetoothgir · Post by **piratetoothgir** » Wed Jun 27, 2018 6:20 am

One of my largest PP’s went up to the basket, and took a carved dolphin turbo. He only wore it for a few minutes, before switching back to original shell.

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HCA: Hermit Crab Association