Need Help Identifying

[PandaMolleh]

This is Kirby. He is a rich, dark color, Long eyes, and has a red/dark claw. I have no idea what he is. Heres a few pics:








These are the best I could do, all I have is my phone to take pictures.

[krabby_katie]

He strikes me as a rug... Don't quote me on this though, because I suck at telling what species they are.

[PandaMolleh]

I was also wondering, if he's not a PP, would he need any specific care? Food, water, ect. That would be essential for his species?

[krabby_katie]

I have PP's, E's and ruggies all living together. I treat them all the same. I'm not sure. Some might need saltwater more then others, and things like that. They might need certain foods or something too. You'll have to look it up once we figure out the species for sure.

[ImCrabby]

He is definitely an E. He will need salt water at all times and a little higher humidity and temp than recommended for PPs. But your PPs will also thrive in his warmer, moister climate.

[krabby_katie]

Huh. I've never seen an E so dark.

[PandaMolleh]

His eye stalks are rectangular if you look at them from the side. So I guess its narrowed down between a rug and an E.

[krabby_katie]

He's probably an E. ImCrabby has A LOT of E's, so I'd go with his identification.

[PandaMolleh]

Great. I have no access to saltwater. I'll have to buy it online xD Too expensive in stores here. I know I can't use table salt, but I have a salt-shaker that is sea salt, is that okay?

[ImCrabby]

Huh. I've never seen an E so dark.

I have many larger Es this dark. Es really get dark reddish, brown coloring when they get older. I came up with E by seeing the different colors he has. Especially his leg that folds over his BP when in his shell. It is much lighter, a common E trait. Rugs are mostly a solid color with shade variations. Another help is his shell. It is a Natica unfasciata Lamarck that is the favorite shell among large Es in their native home. It is very hard to get them to change out of these shells once they have one.