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Hi there, folks!

Welcome to Lester's Terrarium, v. 3. :'D

Here, you can buy yourself some cuddly, tough-shelled critters to help keep your lonely signature (or journal, or post, or random file-folder) company.

Mosey on down the page for more details!


Updates!

Edit: A note on bumps-
I really, really love that folks might want to help out the shop. But, no matter how kind your intentions, I'd rather not have someone continuously bumping. ^^; A couple is fine, and chatting? Chatting is awesome. heart

Quick and simple 'To-Do's'.


Be respectful to people in the thread. So please don't get angry, folks. Or if you do, migrate over to the PM system.

Please, don't steal my or anyone else's images. Like, say, Lester. Or the shells on display. I don't include 'sample' marks because I'd like to think I can trust you guys to leave them be. heart

Beyond these two, just use common sense. If your momma wouldn't want you doing it, then I don't want you doing it, either. (;

(Note: small pictures clickable. ;])

The Species:
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These are the various species of crabs that are for sale in the shop.




First: Coenobita clypeatus.
Called the Purple Pincer, or PP for short, these guys are Carribean Land Hermit Crabs. They're one of the two most-common hermit crabs sold in the United States. So if you walked by a mall stand filled with hermits, they were probably Purple Pincers.

Second: Coenobita compressus.
Called the Ecuadorian hermit, or just plain E. These guys have narrower eyes than the Purple Pincers, and are partners in sharing the 'most-commonly sold in America' title. E's are just mad about exploring. When you bring yours home from the pet store, they'll be the first to start racing around.

Third: Coenobita perlatus.
The ever-popular Strawberry hermit crab. These sweeties are a bright, bright red, and their bumps show up very prominantly. Beware, though. Strawberries are very stubborn, and rather rough on crabitats, as they have a tendancy move around all the objects in the tank at night. At the store these'll generally be the biggest guys there.

Fourth: Coenobita rugosus.
Called Ruggies, or rugs, this type of hermit crab comes in a wide variety of colors. Ruggies are sweet tempered and inquisitive.. and a bit more rare than 'pincers or E's.

Fifth: Coenobita cavipe.
Cavipes, or cavs, and considered some of the shyest hermits around. Often coming in oranges and purples, mixed with the usual brown tints, these guys are awfully pretty.

Sixth: Coenobita brevimanus.
Indonesian, or Indo hermit crabs are most often a purple-lavender color. These guys are almost always mistaken for PP's at first glace because of their similar coloring (I've drawn a very far-out specimen for the shop. ;D). Indo's are delicate, beautiful, and very fragile. They're some of the touchiest when it comes to captivity.

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Hermit crabs come in medium or mini here at Lester's. Well, with exception of Strawberries. You'll only find them in medium.

Every batch will offer Purple Pincers or Ecuadorians, along with one of the rarer varieties. (:

This here is the Crab-shell graveyard. All the shells that come to this place eventually make their way here. This way, you guys, the audience, can see all nifty, retired shells that people have bought in the past.
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