Ole Johan Brett, Norwegen
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Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758)
Commonly known as The Giant Hermit Crab.Petrochirus diogenes is the largest hermit in its natural range (Caribbean). It inhabits the sandy areas and seagrass meadows near reefs. Its average size (carpax length) is 12-20 cm with a maximum size of up to 30 cm.
Due to the fact that this hermit eats everything it can find, keeping it in a normal coral tank is not feasible in the long term. If you want to care for one of these hermits, you should also be careful not to come close to the scissors. He could easily pinch through the usual aquarium pliers and probably also his keeper's fingers.
His preferred snail shells come from the snail Strombus gigas, which he kills and eats as needed if he cannot find a suitable, empty house.
Synonyms:
Cancer bahamensis Herbst, 1971
Cancer diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1767)
Pagurus granulatus Olivier, 1812
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812)
Commonly known as The Giant Hermit Crab.Petrochirus diogenes is the largest hermit in its natural range (Caribbean). It inhabits the sandy areas and seagrass meadows near reefs. Its average size (carpax length) is 12-20 cm with a maximum size of up to 30 cm.
Due to the fact that this hermit eats everything it can find, keeping it in a normal coral tank is not feasible in the long term. If you want to care for one of these hermits, you should also be careful not to come close to the scissors. He could easily pinch through the usual aquarium pliers and probably also his keeper's fingers.
His preferred snail shells come from the snail Strombus gigas, which he kills and eats as needed if he cannot find a suitable, empty house.
Synonyms:
Cancer bahamensis Herbst, 1971
Cancer diogenes Linnaeus, 1758
Coenobita diogenes (Linnaeus, 1767)
Pagurus granulatus Olivier, 1812
Petrochirus bahamensis (Herbst, 1791)
Petrochirus granulatus (Olivier, 1812)
