Giant Coconut Crabs - availability?

[Emperor Scorp]

If my memory serves me currectly, they are a protected species and illegal to import in most countries.

Not protected. Data defiecent

 

[lizardminion]

Not protected. Data defiecent

Doesn't matter what an animal is listed as by the IUCN. An animal can be labeled "Least Concern" and still receive legal protections on a local, national, or international level. Just look at how corn snakes are treated in Georgia.

 

[Stugy]

a lot more there than in the US.

Understatement of the year lol. While here in the U.S. gets loser (don't mean to offend but this is how I see native species after owning the awesome ones) beetles while Japan gets some of the coolest beetles I've ever seen. For way better prices than a native species would be here too.

 

[REEFSPIDER]

I was always bewildered you can't at least see them in ZOOS. You'd think they'd be a major attraction.

The aquarium of the pacific in long beach atleast at one time, had a trio or so of coconut crabs. They were on display outside near the lorikeet aviary. And they were the star of the show imo.