Aussie Crabs?

[Tiffany]

What type of crabs are aussie crabs?

Im from sydney and my crabs (2 are like 1 inch across and 1 is a jumbo like 3 inches across opening) and they r a heaps pale tan with little bit of orange on the top of their legs also i dont ha\/e a humidty guage (its in the post) so don't know the humidity i spray it e\/ery few days and they seem heaps happy. I read that aussie crabs can li\/e in temperate coniditions (musuem of \/is website) and if that is true then they would not need 70% humidty.

Does anyone know anythin bout this? or what type of crabs i got

[krabby_katie]

I think I heard Wai say that the only hermies you can get in Australia are Aussies. If you're lucky, you can find a strawberry.

[Wai]

I have been examining the hermit crab tanks from pet stores since 2004 and I have never seen any strawberry hermit crabs, only the Australian hermit crabs. If their diet is nutritious enough, they should be a dark brown colour, not the washed out grey colour.

Regardless of the hermit crab species, I think you should stick with 70 - 80% humidity. They are likely to breathe just like the other species of land hermit crabs, so I wouldn't take the risk.

[Tiffany]

i saw a crab that was heaps dark purple in a pet store down the st

[Wai]

Interesting. If you want to, adopt it and post us some photos of it. I really want to see.

[erikleeson]

They have 1 strawberry crab here in winnipeg, If i could i'd buy it and send Wai it.

[Wai]

I don't think that would be possible. Australia's quarantine system is amongst the strictest in the world; no food, no plants, no animals, no dirt etc. My mum had her whelks confiscated; she didn't know that it had recently been added to the blacklist.

I will keep an eye out for strawberries. If I do encounter one, I'll adopt it if possible.

[erikleeson]

what if you encounter one while your on your "ban" of hermies?

[Wai]

That would be tough. I've never really worried about that though, because I'm not expecting to encounter any strawberries for now.