New little addition wants to say "hi"

BellyDraggers · 12-22-04, 09:58 PM

Hi all

Just wanted to show you people our new little friend...His name is Bob

These guys are so cool he eats right from my hand and is very active in his cage likes to climb aboslutly everything he can..LOL

He kinda reminds us of something from a old horror movie..haha

Scotty & Les

Rikki · 12-22-04, 10:00 PM

Cute!

Slannesh · 12-22-04, 10:17 PM

Very cool,

what species is it? Housing requirements?

BellyDraggers · 12-22-04, 10:27 PM

Slannesh -
We bought it as a Purple Moon Crab (Gecarcinus quadratus)

As for houseing he is a in a tank with a substrate 6 inches of wet sand as the bottom layer, with a 6 to 12 inch layer of a sand/soil mixture on top of that. He has branches for climbing and for hiding. He has a 2 water shallow bowles one for food the other for soaking in and then a misting twice everyday.

Scotty & Les

Slannesh · 12-22-04, 10:28 PM

Sounds cool! Any idea how big it'll get?

Youkai · 12-22-04, 10:41 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't they need to be able to at least get to a dish of brackish water?

BellyDraggers · 12-22-04, 10:47 PM

i have done research on them and i have not read anything about them needing it....

Scotty & Les

chas*e · 12-23-04, 12:23 AM

I had a girlfriend who had them before...got some cream for it...went away in 2 weeks.
lol...just kidding...can't wait to see it in the flesh/shell...scotty