Equadorian for sure?

Questions about identifying the differences between species.
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CrabbyJo
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Equadorian for sure?

Post by CrabbyJo »

I'm pretty sure little Rerun is an Equadorian, but since I've got some good pictures finally, I thought I'd run it by you guys for a positive ID. Clicky for a better/bigger pic. :)

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Re: Equadorian for sure?

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if he has a flat pincer and long eye stocks it is a Equadorian :D
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Re: Equadorian for sure?

Post by emmac350 »

Yeah, he's an E. If you look at his eyestalks, you'll notice that they are shaped like candy corns. Also, the big pincher has several stitch marks like "////" on it. That is also indicative of an E.

Don't they look so shifty? I love it! They look so much shadier than PPs, in my opinion. #D
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Re: Equadorian for sure?

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They're adorable :)

Shifty is a good way to put it! Barnaby our PP is definitely less shifty looking lol.
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