What species is this guy? + need help with caring for brevimanus

[chrischiam]

As per title, would really appreciate if someone could help me with IDing this guy, though I highly suspect he's a ruggie.

Also, I could use some advice on my sole brevimanus crab - since IDing him somewhen in August last year, he has literally doubled in size from being a small cutie to an absolute unit matching the size of my biggest rugosus. Does anybody have any experience with how fast they grow and when it would be a good time to separate them from smaller crabs? Presently, the other ruggies seem to give him a wide berth, but I fear that he might end up attacking one of the smaller ones. But I'm also in a bit of a dilemma as I don't want to house him alone.

Thank you, have a great day and hullo to all the lurkers too!


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[wodesorel]

Yes! A Ruggie.

Indos haven't been available for years now, and such a large percentage die within the first 2 to 4 years that I'm not even sure who still has any. wolfnipplechips was the last I knew of, but I'm honestly not sure if she still has hers.

[CrabbyChelle628]

As per title, would really appreciate if someone could help me with IDing this guy, though I highly suspect he's a ruggie.

Also, I could use some advice on my sole brevimanus crab - since IDing him somewhen in August last year, he has literally doubled in size from being a small cutie to an absolute unit matching the size of my biggest rugosus. Does anybody have any experience with how fast they grow and when it would be a good time to separate them from smaller crabs? Presently, the other ruggies seem to give him a wide berth, but I fear that he might end up attacking one of the smaller ones. But I'm also in a bit of a dilemma as I don't want to house him alone.

Thank you, have a great day and hullo to all the lurkers too!


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Sooooo cute!!! He's waving. I want a Ruggie!!! Too bad in ND they are pretty much non-existant.

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[wodesorel]

Sooooo cute!!! He's waving. I want Ruggie!!! Too bad in ND they are pretty much non-existant.

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I found mine randomly at a mom & pop in Ohio four years ago. They are awesome little crabs when they do get imported. It doesn't seem to ever be on purpose though, they just show up in random shipments.

[chrischiam]

Yes! A Ruggie.

Indos haven't been available for years now, and such a large percentage die within the first 2 to 4 years that I'm not even sure who still has any. wolfnipplechips was the last I knew of, but I'm honestly not sure if she still has hers.

Thanks for the help with IDing!

Shame about the indo hermit crabs, I'll try my best to keep my guy happy and healthy.

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