HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thought this was very interesting!! They are beautiful!!

http://coenobitaspecies.com/new-species ... bita-lila/

They're so pretty! Purple is my favorite color! Such sweet looking lil guys. <3

Oh my gosh I am so excited for one of the crabbers on HCA to get one so we can celebrate!

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I don't think they'll ever be pets. There are more than 500 species of hermit crabs!!

I truly pray this species never is unfortunate enough to be scooped up by the pet trade. Those beautiful creatures belong on the beaches and in the trees! There's plenty of other crabs that have already been snatched from their homes, these guys don't deserve that fate. Nobody does.

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^^^ Exactly. I completely agree....

Wow!! So pretty

They're already being sold in the pet trade. They've just been mislabeled as C.purpureus

I thought C. Purpureus' weren't in the pet trade anyway?

I mean, generally?

JulesRolyCrab wrote:I thought C. Purpureus' weren't in the pet trade anyway?

I know of a place selling them for over 60$ right now. Also selling C.Lilas under the name of C.purpureus from borneo

Jeez! Like, online or in store?

JulesRolyCrab wrote:Jeez! Like, online or in store?

Online but I think they also have a store front. I'm not sure how reliable they are as I've never ordered from them before. It's not LHC.Com though

so sad!

That makes me so sad.