HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Can hermit crabs have Carolina reapers?

I would not feed them that personally because it is one of the spiciest peppers and I don’t think a hermit crab would like the spiciness if even most humans don’t like it. I would be worried about the hermit crabs hurting themselves from eating it.

They can have other chili peppers since capsaicin doesn’t seem to bother them but that’s in smaller amounts of the compound. I personally would use caution with reapers and only offer small amounts at first to make sure they’re not irritated by it


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There is a decent chance of them dragging it around the tank and/or walking through it, so be cautious of touching anything bare handed afterwards!