black crab????

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black crab????

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Today I purchased 2 new hermies and one is almost jet black. The kid at the store said it was an Australian exotic....I have 12 crabs, pps,e's and a couple coenobita cavipes oh, and a very hard working straw. I've only been keeping crabs as pets for 3 years and I've never seen a black one. Does anyone know what this is? Thank you


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Post by Wai »

Hmm... could you send us a photo? If its eyes are round I'm guessing it's an Indo. I'd doubt it's an Australian exotic, because you can only get them in Australia. Don't worry too much, the darker the colours, the healthier it is :D.

Could you please send me some photos of Cavs? I need them for the species page I'm making. You will get credit for each photo.
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Post by ayianna »

A black crab is probably a very darkly colored crab you've seen before. Attempt species identification using details other than color. Alternately, it may be possible that you have a marine hermit crab, and if this is the case, it may be in danger of 'drowning' if you will.
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wow!

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I only thought there was 2 species of hermitcrabs Caribbean and Ecuadorian! Wow i have to check to what types mine are! Is there anywhere on htis site where i can see some pics of differnt types?
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Of course! The Forums is not the only part of the site ;). Check out our Species page, or the Photo Gallery.
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Both compressus and rugosus can be black in hue. Are the antennae on your crab orange? If so, it's a rug. If they're black or bluish, then it's a compressus, most likely.
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Post by Beachdude2211 »

it is probably a ruggie, ive seen one with that color
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Post by hermiesrokmysox »

most likely a Ruggie. They can be very dark like that.
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Post by cisnegra »

It could also, if it is VERY hairy, possibly be a spinosus. I got one at my local Petco. I thought it was just a VERY dark version of another species at first, but after emailing back and forth with tony_coenobita and some other people, the consensus was spinosus. Eye shape, claw, hairy,.black abdomen, all that good stuff. try
http://www.tonycoenobita.com/species_ch.htm
and then click the link at the top for the english translation for his page on species I.D.
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