Indo Purple Hermit Crabs For Sale - Coenobita brevimanus

£75.00

Purple Hermit Crabs (Coenobita brevimanus) are also known as Indo Giant Hermits because they are one of the largest Hermit Crab species available in captivity!

These awesome crabs have surprisingly individual personalities and enjoy interacting with enrichment when they become very active in the evenings!

  • Pictures taken November 2026

  • For sale in our Bracknell reptile shop

  • Age: WC, exact age unknown

  • Sex: Unsexed

  • Social species that must be kept in small groups

  • Handling: Best kept as a display pet and infrequently handled

  • Suitability: Well-researched beginner

  • Natural Habitat: Tropical coastal shoreline

Enclosure Requirements

  • Glass terrarium or converted aquarium, bigger is better

  • Thermostatically controlled heating, maintained at 24-28c. Temperatures should not drop below 23c. Measured using a digital thermometer.

  • Humidity should be maintained at 75-85%, measured using a digital hygrometer

  • Very deep moist substrate layer - soil/sand mix

  • Easily-accessible pools, one filled with freshwater and one with marine saltwater, deep enough to allow them to fully submerge

  • Multiple spare shells of various sizes (prefer those with round openings)

  • Multiple hiding places, enrichment and climbing opportunities

  • Calcium source (such as cuttlefish bone)

Purple Hermit Crabs (Coenobita brevimanus) are also known as Indo Giant Hermits because they are one of the largest Hermit Crab species available in captivity!

These awesome crabs have surprisingly individual personalities and enjoy interacting with enrichment when they become very active in the evenings!

  • Pictures taken November 2026

  • For sale in our Bracknell reptile shop

  • Age: WC, exact age unknown

  • Sex: Unsexed

  • Social species that must be kept in small groups

  • Handling: Best kept as a display pet and infrequently handled

  • Suitability: Well-researched beginner

  • Natural Habitat: Tropical coastal shoreline

Enclosure Requirements

  • Glass terrarium or converted aquarium, bigger is better

  • Thermostatically controlled heating, maintained at 24-28c. Temperatures should not drop below 23c. Measured using a digital thermometer.

  • Humidity should be maintained at 75-85%, measured using a digital hygrometer

  • Very deep moist substrate layer - soil/sand mix

  • Easily-accessible pools, one filled with freshwater and one with marine saltwater, deep enough to allow them to fully submerge

  • Multiple spare shells of various sizes (prefer those with round openings)

  • Multiple hiding places, enrichment and climbing opportunities

  • Calcium source (such as cuttlefish bone)