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How long do they live, had a few blue leg and 1 red leg in my nano .

blues only lived about 8 months ( I had a variety of empty shells in the

tank for them to grow into ) . red is still ok but has not growen much over the year

that iv had the tank up and running .

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That's actually an interesting question... I've never seen a site that bothered to post the typical lifespan of hermit crabs.

I can tell you that I've had my dwarf zebras for a year and a half now, and with no indications that they are likely to die of old age any time soon.

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no

no?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_crab

Hermit crabs are often seen as a "throwaway pet" that would live only a few months, but species such as Coenobita clypeatus have a 23 year lifespan if properly treated,[21] and some have lived longer than 32 years.[22][23]

With this info find out what species you have. :)

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Just gonna say this, I own land hermit crabs and they can live up to 50+ years in wild. Range from marble to softball in sizes. The golf ball or larger hermit crabs in stores are at least 10 years old

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