Blue Hermits!

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Blue Hermits!

Post by CrabbyKev » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:33 am

8) Anyone have blue Hermit crabs out there?


If so, Post pictures Please :D



Thanks in advance 8)

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Post by NotaMallard » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:28 pm

I have an adorable micro E that is a beautiful light shade of blue... lemme fetch some photos. #1 is premolt, #2 is after his first molt. His eyestalks are even more orange now, after his second and third molts.
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MudCrabDude

Post by MudCrabDude » Fri Jan 30, 2009 6:50 pm

read through this past thread to see the gradual transformations in a C. clypeatus:

viewtopic.php?t=58715&highlight=blue+clypeatus

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Post by sugarselections » Fri Jan 30, 2009 8:29 pm

My first E, Jack, turned electric blue a couple molts ago. She's more of a golden brown now with blue creases. She eats an outrageously varied diet, molts often, and is growing like a monster.

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Post by littleraindrop87 » Sat Jan 31, 2009 6:20 am

really pretty Es!!!

well i have a blueberry but its still in its juvenile stage so it is not as blue.

here she is:

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hopefully after a few more molts, she'll turn blue! I have 2 blueberries right now and am getting 2 more tmr! :)

here are some post on blueberries that i found while searching HCA.

viewtopic.php?t=65246&highlight=blueberry

viewtopic.php?t=43955&highlight=blueberry
Rugs: Ribbs, Raiko, Racer, Ramica,
Indos: Rum, Reizin, Reffalump
Violas: Ritsuke, Risako, Rekka
Straws: Rumbo, Rhivas, Rice, BFG

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Post by annopia » Sat Jan 31, 2009 7:43 pm

my Delos, a c. elegans:

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my Orestes, a c. tricolor:

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my Macca, a blueberry:

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a blueberry from chek jawa:

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26 LHC: 6 PPs, 5 Es, 1 Straw, 6 Ruggies, 2 Indos, 1 Blueberry, 4 Violas, 1 Aussie

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Post by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:29 pm

littleraindrop87 wrote:really pretty Es!!!

well i have a blueberry but its still in its juvenile stage so it is not as blue.

here she is:

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Nice juvenile blueberry ... yes, sometimes C.purpureus incidentally sent together with ruggies or komurasakis from Indonesia. Since one - r two larvae may be washed to shores where Indonesian exporters usually collect ruggies.
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Founder of "Blueberry land hermit crab" - common name for Coenobita purpureus, and "Zebra Sunset land hermit crab" for a new subspecies of Coenobita violascens


brad873

Post by brad873 » Sun Feb 22, 2009 10:09 am

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Thats my ruggie Hurricane. hes still blue, but it doesn't show well on those photos

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Post by limeslide » Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:41 pm

brad873 wrote:mainly, i think it was that kibble that was on christas site. besides that, i just fed him lots of bloodworms and freez dried shrimp, and some fruits

Bjorn, my first crab is on his way too!

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Re: Blue Hermits!

Post by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Mon May 11, 2009 8:40 pm

kevinoh33 wrote:8) Anyone have blue Hermit crabs out there?


If so, Post pictures Please :D
My newest & pretties large Blueberry (C.purpureus) - he's a dominant male although his body has not reached the jumbo size:
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A new variant of blueberry I discover - the milky-colored blueberry.
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Some more new C.purpureus in my collection:
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A jumbo one :
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And actually Indonesia has more color variants of blueberries / C.purpureus than Japan.
Hermit crab lover since 1981
Founder of "Blueberry land hermit crab" - common name for Coenobita purpureus, and "Zebra Sunset land hermit crab" for a new subspecies of Coenobita violascens


Guest

Post by Guest » Sat May 16, 2009 7:11 pm

Wow, they're beautiful!!


MudCrabDude

Post by MudCrabDude » Sat May 16, 2009 9:19 pm

AWESOME 8)


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Post by Gab33 » Sun May 17, 2009 2:34 pm

i love blueberries. wish i had one.

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Re: Blue Hermits!

Post by CrabbyKev » Mon May 18, 2009 6:15 pm

Mokulele_Hawai'i wrote: My newest & pretties large Blueberry (C.purpureus) - he's a dominant male although his body has not reached the jumbo size:
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A new variant of blueberry I discover - the milky-colored blueberry.
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Some more new C.purpureus in my collection:
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A jumbo one :
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And actually Indonesia has more color variants of blueberries / C.purpureus than Japan.




You make me jealous :(


Nice crabs though

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Post by Dog Lips » Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:58 pm

Remember kiddies, Hermit crab vendor is looking into getting some blueberries :o
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