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[crabstreet]

Someone is back from molt camp and grew a ton! #brevimanus #hermitcrabs #hermitcrabsofinstagram #coenobita #properpetcare #invertebrates #lhcos #csj #crabstreetjournal C. Community A. Activism/Awareness R. Research E. Educate https://www.instagram.com/p/B6bARJ1pQIq/?igshid=1rplfrt1woyea

[vinceravivere]

Updated Hog enclosures!

So I really want to thank @wheremyscalesslither, @amazingpetenclosures, and @properpetcare for inspiring me to go beyond the paper towel mentality that I’ve seen from breeders and even rescues in my area. I went fromtwo cohabbing BPs on repticarpet with one hide, to enriching and variable enclosures for my two hogs. Even the baby tub has good things to explore. So, without further ado:

Excuse the awful cell phone lighting. I decided last minute to get some documentation of my process. This first photo is my male Wilbur’s finished enclosure; UTH and cave on the bottom left, with a hammock and vines hanging above. Water dish, humid dig box where the aspen transitions to carefresh (aired out to reduce dust, only used since ambient humidity is very low, spot checked often). Humid cave and some paper towel tubes on the right.

I plan to add more surface cover in a few paychecks when I can get some more plants! He is very bold, though, and loves peeping out into the room.

Base layer/ratio of aspen to carefresh. His cave sits over the UTH (on a thermostat, outside tank) on the left. Substrate is a couple inches deep on both sides. 

A good climbing area with a little bit of cover - the vines were not nearly as long as I’d thought!!

Yep, totes terrestrial.

I had my baby Splendid in a bigger enclosure, but she became very stressed and did not eat despite me providing tons of cover. So for now she’s in a box-in-the-tank setup until she grows into her adult enclosure!

Finished baby tub. (again, excuse the awful flash!!) Aspen with TP rolls under it, water dish, humid hide, CareFresh with part of an egg carton buried in it. She prefers a LOT more cover so I am focusing more on burrowing than climbing opportunities for now - I barely see her!

Baby when I got her - I haven’t taken many pics in the past few months since she’s so easily startled into regurging. 

Highly Instagrammed snek-hat!!

So. Anyways. Just wanted to show off my babies a little, and thank all the wonderful people on the internets that encourage learning and growth. 

Bonus zombie boy:

[crabstreet]

C. compressus aka vultures 🤣 Also I believe that's the big boss Ramona back from.a molt. Maybe she will get the tiny brat to dial it down a bit. 😁 #hermitcrabs #hermitcrabsofinstagram #coenobita #properpetcare #invertebrates #lhcos #csj #crabstreetjournal C. Community A. Activism/Awareness R. Research E. Educate https://www.instagram.com/crabstreet/p/BxDqVcnAfNI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vv5pbcduc2o9

[crabstreet]

Who is going to tune in?? #petexpo #stl #hermitcrabs #hermitcrabsofinstagram #crabstigram #instacrab #instahermit #claws #pinchers #coenobita #lhcos #csj #crabstreetjournal #clawlife #shelllife #properpetcare https://www.instagram.com/p/BqIT25rBoSM/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gda7a9vhsr61

[crabstreet]

#speciesspotlight #purpureus #blueberry #hermitcrabs #hermitcrabsofinstagram #crabstigram #instacrab #instahermit #claws #pinchers #coenobita #lhcos #csj #crabstreetjournal #clawlife #shelllife #thoseeyestho #allaboutthatpincher #crabby #crabbysquad #properpetcare

[crabstreet]

The lines can be seen clearly seen here. #variabilis #speciesspotlight #hermitcrabs #hermitcrabsofinstagram #crabstigram #instacrab #instahermit #claws #pinchers #coenobita #lhcos #csj #crabstreetjournal #clawlife #shelllife #thoseeyestho #allaboutthatpincher #crabby #crabbysquad #properpetcare

[crabstreet]

Psuedorugosus from @umangkelomang You can see the straight line formed by the bottom of the larger pincher in this series. #hermitcrabs #hermitcrabsofinstagram #crabstigram #instacrab #instahermit #claws #pinchers #coenobita #lhcos #csj #crabstreetjournal #clawlife #shelllife #thoseeyestho #allaboutthatpincher #crabby #crabbysquad #properpetcare

[crabstreet]

Coenobita rugosus is the rainbow crab of the hermit crab world. C. rugosus vary in colour depending on nutritional intake and common colours include green, brown and tan, but black, white, pink, and blue have also been observed. Latin Origins: from ruga “wrinkle” Common name: rug, ruga, ruggie Common identifiers: Eyes – elongated, stalks have a dark patch on the front surface, dark band behind the eyes . This is the only species that I've seen with an odd white crust on the inner eyestalk. Large claw – stitch marks, two dark patches separated with a white band Coloring – varies Chirps –yes http://coenobitaspecies.com/coenobita-rugosus/ #speciesspotlight #rugosus #hermitcrabs #hermitcrabsofinstagram #crabstigram #instacrab #instahermit #claws #pinchers #coenobita #lhcos #csj #crabstreetjournal #clawlife #shelllife #thoseeyestho #allaboutthatpincher #crabby #crabbysquad #properpetcare