Hermit crabs. :) *Pic heavy*

SojMad
Achatina iredalei

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Hermit crabs. :) *Pic heavy* Jul 25, 2011 11:15:22 GMT

Post by SojMad on Jul 25, 2011 11:15:22 GMT

Hello everyone!
I love ALL animals, and hermit crabs are one of my favourites. ;D
At the moment I have three crabitats in use; one 130x45x45 cm and two 60x35x30.

In the large crabitat lives two C. brevimanus, one C. compressus, one C. rugosus and one C. clypeatus.

My biggest C. brevimanus Mammas Skal, newly molted:

The other C. brevimanus is down molting, and the older pictures I have of him is too old, he's a lot bigger now. ^^ I'll take new pictures as soon as he resurfaces.

This is my beautiful C. compressus Saturnus:

And this is my lovely but VERY pinchy PP (C. clypeatus). I have to hold him with a towel to avoid getting pinched. ;D

Ruggies:

Right side of their crabitat:

My two C. perlatus Almanon and Acosta lives in a 60x35x30 cm tank now (I wasn't prepared for them, so I only had a small tank available when they moved in), but will soon be moved into a larger tank:

In the other 60x35x30 cm tank lives two C. brevimanus and four C. rugosus.
Here's a very pale C. brevimanus, but he has molted now. This pic was taken the same day I had bought him:

The other C. brevimanus:

Some of the ruggies:

Does someone else on this site keep hermit crabs? What species?

A. fulica
A. fulica var. rodatzi
A. immaculata
A. iredalei
A. achatina
A. albopicta
A. reticulata albino
L. flammea
H. pomatia
H. lucorum
C. aspersum
S. octona
P. isabella
P. rostrata
R. decollata

Johnnywho Achatina iredalei Posts: 163	Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy Jul 25, 2011 11:45:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Johnnywho on Jul 25, 2011 11:45:45 GMT I like them
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coyote Archachatina papyracea Cochleas ego amo Posts: 2,955	Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy Jul 25, 2011 20:38:45 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by coyote on Jul 25, 2011 20:38:45 GMT They are really beautiful, and their tank is wonderful.

poekai Achatina fulica Posts: 13	Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy Aug 6, 2011 11:32:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by poekai on Aug 6, 2011 11:32:26 GMT those are the cutest guys i've ever seen!!! amazing creatures!! they look so funny ! cant stop watching the pictures
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foghog Achatina immaculata Posts: 235	Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy Aug 6, 2011 11:42:24 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by foghog on Aug 6, 2011 11:42:24 GMT nice setup. you clearly care about your crabs.

SnailsPace Achatina immaculata Posts: 212	Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy Aug 6, 2011 19:20:03 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SnailsPace on Aug 6, 2011 19:20:03 GMT I had a couple a few years ago but not sure which species, I imagine the most common though, yours are brill
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SojMad Achatina iredalei Posts: 122	Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy Aug 9, 2011 3:23:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by SojMad on Aug 9, 2011 3:23:29 GMT Thank you everyone! ;D
	A. fulica A. fulica var. rodatzi A. immaculata A. iredalei A. achatina A. albopicta A. reticulata albino L. flammea H. pomatia H. lucorum C. aspersum S. octona P. isabella P. rostrata R. decollata

iloncia Achatina achatina Posts: 71	Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy Oct 24, 2011 19:33:37 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by iloncia on Oct 24, 2011 19:33:37 GMT OMG sooooo beautiful!!! Look at those eyes!!! You have got so many amazing creatures. How do you find time to care for all of them? Gorgeous crab. Does he bite? I like the red one.
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Greta Achatina iredalei Posts: 169	Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy Oct 25, 2011 15:52:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Greta on Oct 25, 2011 15:52:38 GMT Awww they are soo cute ^^
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motorheadbanger
Achatina fulica

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Hermit crabs. :) *Pic heavy* Oct 22, 2012 12:54:23 GMT

Post by motorheadbanger on Oct 22, 2012 12:54:23 GMT

I know the topic is from more than an year ago but I was wondering, are these beautiful crabs hard to take care of? I am thinking to expand my pet horison to more than snails and I find these creatures amazing. How long do they live, what do you feed them and so forth? Thanks in advance.

vallery Achatina tincta Posts: 733	Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy Oct 22, 2012 18:45:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vallery on Oct 22, 2012 18:45:52 GMT Hi , Question 2 after motorheadbangers. I'm glad motorheadbanger brought this post back up as my sister is recently very interested in getting a hermit crab. Is there any one species that is the easiest to care for? vallery.
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malacophile
Achatina reticulata

Slug-a-dub-dub, three snails in a tub

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Hermit crabs. :) *Pic heavy* Nov 25, 2012 3:56:19 GMT

Post by malacophile on Nov 25, 2012 3:56:19 GMT

I used to keep these stunning beasties until I moved someplace where the lack of space was an issue. They are harder to care for than the pet stores make it seem and require quite a lot of special consideration, even between species. The easiest to care for is definitely C. clypeatus, also known as the purple pincher. The red ones, known as strawberries, are very delicate and many people can't keep them alive for long. Here's a great forum that's loaded with everything you could want to know about them.

www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/index.php

Hermit crabs. :) *Pic heavy*

Post by SojMad on Jul 25, 2011 11:15:22 GMT

Post by Johnnywho on Jul 25, 2011 11:45:45 GMT

Post by coyote on Jul 25, 2011 20:38:45 GMT

Post by poekai on Aug 6, 2011 11:32:26 GMT

Post by foghog on Aug 6, 2011 11:42:24 GMT

Post by SnailsPace on Aug 6, 2011 19:20:03 GMT

Post by SojMad on Aug 9, 2011 3:23:29 GMT

Post by iloncia on Oct 24, 2011 19:33:37 GMT

Post by Greta on Oct 25, 2011 15:52:38 GMT

Post by motorheadbanger on Oct 22, 2012 12:54:23 GMT

Post by vallery on Oct 22, 2012 18:45:52 GMT

Post by malacophile on Nov 25, 2012 3:56:19 GMT

Hermit crabs. :) Pic heavy