Are hermit crabs in danger of extinction?

Answer 1

no. their not endangered cause of all the babies a female has and most females have up to about...i think 40,000 babies but they are larva. so they are not endangered. i they were we probaly wouldn't have them with us cause they were endangered.

Answer 2

No, but if we keep taking them out of their natural enviorment and selling them at pet stores and gift shops they will be soon. As long as there are people buying them, there will be people selling them, until it's too late.

Hermit crabs can live in their natural environments, in parts of Africa, the Caribbean, and Australia, for over 30 years. After being harvested from the wild, most die within a year. It's nearly impossible to breed and raise them in captivity because the babies (zoea) must begin life in the ocean. All the hermies you see were shipped stuffed in boxes from far, far away.

For more information on hermit crabs and conservation, explore www.thehappyhermitcrab.blogspot.com

Answer 3

They will be soon. hermit crabs have been abused for years and still are. Stores that sell them have no idea how to take care of them. some even put hermit crabs in bird cages! hermit crabs are tropical crustceans, and need the right temp, humidity, food , distilled water, distilled water with sea salt, space, climbing toys, ect. . .

Answer 4

No, People just buying them at board walks and not knowing how to care for it, and thinking it only lasts a couple days. But after a while of this happening they will be near it! Just because they are small people don't realize that is animal cruelty!