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Unread 11/24/2012, 12:02 PM   #1
jeffreed39
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Anyone ever seen a white blue tip hermit crab before?

I noticed this guy after i received a batch of blue legged hermits from the LFS anyone ever herd of an albino one of some kind?


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Unread 11/24/2012, 01:17 PM   #2
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My guess is it's a different kind of crab. I can imagine when they collect they don't examine every one to see if it's the right kind!


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Unread 11/24/2012, 01:21 PM   #3
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Cool score probably needs intense lighting to color up a bit...lol


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Unread 11/24/2012, 02:05 PM   #4
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Unread 11/24/2012, 05:04 PM   #5
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Yup, what Sushi said. definitely something different. Donya & GerritM are hermit lovers - hopefully one of them will respond with an actual id.


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