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How Big are Hermit Crabs?

Monster - Strawberry Hermit Crab - Perlatus - Canon G2

Monster - Strawberry Hermit Crab - Perlatus - Canon G2

Monster is my largest hermit crab, he’s a jumbo (but, not as big as I’ve seen them).

How big is your crab? You can use the hermit crab sizing chart here http://lennon.csufresno.edu/~esperance31/HermitCrabSizingChartV2.doc or the measurements below:

Jumbo - over 3″
Large - 3″
Med. - 2.5″
Small - 1.5″
Teeny - 1″
Micro - .5″

How much space should each of your crabs have in a tank?

Jumbo - 5 gal each
Large - 4 gal each
Med. - 3 gal each
Small - 2 gal each
Teeny/micro - 1 gal each

Land Hermit Crabs can grow as big as a cantaloupe in the wild, and up to the size of a baseball in captivity if they are kept in an optimal environment with sufficient nutrition, exercise, seashells and environment. How big a hermit crab will grow is often dependent on the availability of seashells.

Quoted from the Crab Street Journal

Filed under: Perlatus (Strawberry), Hermit Crab Care — Robin at 9:38 pm on Thursday, May 19, 2005

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May 5, 2009 @ 9:28 pm

[…] Re: 3castles Thanks Coco, that’s good to know! I remember seeing one once when I was new to crabbing so know the sizes of my crabs now, but had forgotten all about it. Thanks for the mention! Here’s a link to that page, which has a link to a sizing chart document you can print out and set your crabs on to size them: Crabbytalk.com - Hermit Crab Care, food/diet, crabitats, & pictures of land hermit crabs How Big are Hermit Crabs? __________________ 10 Crabs: 2 Lg PP’s - Gonzo and Zoey, 4 Medium PP’s - Barnaby, Mokey, Boober, one unnamed, 2 Medium E’s - Gobo and Wembley, 1 Small and 1 Micro E, Rerun and Jeffrey […]

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May 12, 2009 @ 6:40 am

[…] Re: Money problems! No. I go by Under small: 2 gallons Small: 3 gallons Medium: 4 gallons Large: 7 gallon Jumbo: 10 gallon Use this sizing chart but make sure you print it out first. Jumbo - over 3″ Large - 3″ Med. - 2.5″ Small - 1.5″ Teeny - 1″ Micro - .5″ Crabbytalk.com - Hermit Crab Care, food/diet, crabitats, & pictures of land hermit crabs How Big are Hermit Crabs? The link is there. There is another link to the sizing chart on that page. Good Luck. __________________ Coco-Crisp-Snap-Crackle-Pop-Kiwi-Lucky-Charm-Cheerio-Jumbo And the newest one Skippy […]

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