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[boomerbob]

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 .

[Osprey]

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.

[oilers88]

no

[ckmullin]

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.

[MMAX]

When I started SW over 4 years ago with a 20 gallon tank I stocked it with 12 blue legged hermits. Believe it or not I still have one of the origials left.

[Aysha]

My oldest hermit is about 5. he's a blue leg the size of a toonie.
if crabs only lived a year how would you explain the monster sized ones?

My snails don't seem to last however...I think the crab gets them eventually.

[11Purewater]

I don't think the ever die LOL,but they will kill each other for shells.make sure you have a good supply laying around.