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One of the rarest and most colorful crabs on the market
Aggressiveness level 1 - Suitable for beginners, easy to manage and resistant
Widespread in various areas of Costa Rica and Mexico
It has nocturnal habits, omnivorous, has beautiful colors
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Gecarcinus quadratus is one of the best-selling crabs in the pet sector, due to its ease of management, resistance and less stress when handling than other tropical varieties; comes from Ecuador and has a varied omnivorous diet.
DIMENSIONS: M about 7 cm carapace; maximum dimensions about 10 cm (carapace)
ORIGIN: Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru
ENVIROMENTAL VALUES: constant temperature 24 ° -26 ° C during the day, humidity 70-80%
DIET: omnivores / scavengers, they accept vegetables, fruit and raw fish, while offering a constant variability of food. Give calcium once a week
RECOMMENDED SET-UP: minimum terrarium 60x40x40 cm, substrate triple the height of the animal, with fine coir and sphagnum, with 10% coir chips and numerous hiding places. The brackish aquatic part is less than the emerged one, where these crabs stay most of the time. A bowl with fresh water must always be present.
HABITS: Particularly docile and resistant, with a nocturnal character
AGGRESSIVITY: 1 - very low, docile but, if necessary, they can pinch with the greater claw if very stressed
RAPID GROWTH: low, has a very slow metabolism and can live up to 10 years!
STATUS CITES: no
Specific References
Coconut Fiber CHIPS - Brick - 500 g
100% natural and sterilized
Pack 1 kg/13-15lt yield
MIX fruit, various tastes
Cold processing, nutritional values balanced by our vet
100% BIO raw materials and meticulous craftsmanship
Balanced formula for invertebrates (centipedes, scorpions, hermit crabs, ornamental beetles) and exotic fruiting animals
Administered to meal insects it provides a huge supply of liquids and supplements vitamins
Mix of substrates and natural micro / macro elements, with grafts of bioactive crops
Used for creating an optimal substrate for tropical and substropical bioactive terrariums
Contains natural elements and spores, favoring the rapid maturation of the bioactive terrarium
RARITY - Comes from a small area of the Andaman Islands
Particular giant crab, very colorful and refined
It needs a freshwater marsh and a brackish pool
Omnivorous, it feeds on fish, fruit and insects
One of the most popular hermit crabs among neophytes
Aggressiveness level 1 - Suitable for beginners, easy to manage and resistant
Widespread in various areas of Ecuador, it has a balanced omnivorous diet
It has nocturnal habits, resting during the day away from the heat of the sun
Large land crab (up to 20/25 cm in size)
Aggression level 2 - not aggressive but rather voracious towards the food offered
Widespread in Sumatra and Java
It requires a medium sized paludarium, with a large terrestrial part
Aggressive level: 1 - Easy breeding and docile
Very bright purple coloring
Omnivore, feed on fruits, vegetables, pieces of fish
Difficulty level: 6 - Docile animal, but like all hermit crabs, it is necessary to follow many precautions to correctly keep the specimens
Very bright purple coloring
Omnivore, feed on fruits, vegetables, pieces of raw fish
RARITY - Comes from a small area of the Andaman Islands
Particular giant crab, very colorful and refined
It needs a freshwater marsh and a brackish pool
Omnivorous, it feeds on fish, fruit and insects
Aggressive level: 1 - Easy breeding and docile
Very bright purple coloring
Omnivore, feed on fruits, vegetables, pieces of fish
Aggressiveness level: 1 - Easy to breed and docile
Orange color, also called mandarin crab
Omnivorous, it feeds on fruit, vegetables, pieces of fish
Aggressive level: 1 - Easy breeding and docile
Very bright purple coloring
Omnivore, feed on fruits, vegetables, pieces of fish
Rare and beautiful variant of Coenobita perlatus, with much darker shades
Aggressiveness level 1 - Suitable for beginners, easy to manage and resistant
Widespread in various areas of Ecuador, it has a balanced omnivorous diet
It has nocturnal habits, resting during the day in the heat from the heat of the sun
Aggressiveness level: 1 - Easy to breed and docile
Very bright purple color
Omnivorous, it feeds on fruit, vegetables, pieces of fish
It requires a large aquatic part, with brackish water
Aggressiveness level: 1 - Easy to breed and docile
Beautiful orange color with white legs
Omnivorous, it feeds on fruit, vegetables, pieces of fish
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