Carolina Reaper

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Carolina Reaper

Post by AwesomeHermit » Fri Aug 25, 2023 8:29 am

Can hermit crabs have Carolina reapers?
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Re: Carolina Reaper

Post by Serendipity » Tue Sep 05, 2023 12:19 pm

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.
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Re: Carolina Reaper

Post by JoeHermits » Wed Sep 06, 2023 5:06 pm

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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Re: Carolina Reaper

Post by wodesorel » Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:10 pm

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!
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