Giant Coconut Crabs - availability?

[Bobby Ignoti]

I'm looking for the Giant Coconut crabs typical of the Pacific and Indian Ocean islands. Does anybody know of a source for obtaining these? Thanks.

Todd

I'm in Papua new guinea I have lote of coconut crab in my Province and looking for buyer giant coconut crab many many more .this is the samples. My phone # +675 70722442

 

[xenesthis]

Do you have an export permit? Will your government give your a permit to export them as they are normally a protected species in several countries? CITES II listing I believe?

 

[RTTB]

That's one cool crab.

 

[KevinsWither]

And I thought giant stick insects and giant tarantulas (and giant mantis shrimps) were it.

 

[Emperor Scorp]

I'm in Papua new guinea I have lote of coconut crab in my Province and looking for buyer giant coconut crab many many more .this is the samples. My phone # +675 70722442

Would you be able to ship to the US? I would like a few, maybe.

 

[The Snark]

Birgus Latro are severely restricted as to where they can be shipped, live, dead or in parts. Check your local and government regulations.

 

[WeightedAbyss75]

Would you be able to ship to the US? I would like a few, maybe.

With regulations slightly lifting on the goliath beetles here in the US, I would guess that they are banned. I have no idea though. Do you plan on eating them, or caring for them?

 

[KevinsWither]

I'd get coconut crabs... would be a challenge to house them... a nice colony of hermits is like 75 gallons needed for a few adults, imagine upsizing that by like a lot, I'd imagine they need like a 300 gallon tub for saltwater (breeding could work in a large tank like that) along with an enclosure the size of a bedroom.... legit

 

[spotropaicsav]

With regulations slightly lifting on the goliath beetles here in the US, I would guess that they are banned. I have no idea though. Do you plan on eating them, or caring for them?

I can imagine it would take an elaborate set up to care for these.

 

[Nephila Edulis]

Don't those things dig burrows several metres deep? They'd be pretty hard to keep

 

[WeightedAbyss75]

I can imagine it would take an elaborate set up to care for these.

Figured But I know some people that try.

 

[Emperor Scorp]

I know of some in Germany who use an entire greenhouse. I just so happen to have access to one if I was able to acquire some. I just wanna walk a crab on a leash lol but in all seriousness what's the regulations? I cannot find anything. I'm in Maryland btw

 

[VolkswagenBug]

I know of some in Germany who use an entire greenhouse. I just so happen to have access to one if I was able to acquire some. I just wanna walk a crab on a leash lol but in all seriousness what's the regulations? I cannot find anything. I'm in Maryland btw

Just out of curiosity, what's your source? I don't plan on getting one, since I'd like to keep my fingers, but they seem very hard to find atm, especially for someone in the US with all of our crazy invert restrictions.

 

[Scythemantis]

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

 

[VolkswagenBug]

You underestimate how much the general population hates arthropods.

 

[spotropaicsav]

I love seeing them in Attenboroughs videos

 

[SpiderInTheBath]

The Spider Shop in the uk had them a few months ago

 

[Emperor Scorp]

Just out of curiosity, what's your source? I don't plan on getting one, since I'd like to keep my fingers, but they seem very hard to find atm, especially for someone in the US with all of our crazy invert restrictions.

You misunderstood because the way I worded it was horrible lol I meant I have access to a greenhouse currently that I would buy if I could find some of the crabs.

 

[Emperor Scorp]

The Spider Shop in the uk had them a few months ago

Would they ship to US?

 

[Salmonsaladsandwich]

You underestimate how much the general population hates arthropods.

There's no shortage of zoos with arthropod exhibits, not to mention aquariums with tons of crustaceans and other invertebrates. And crabs are some of the most socially acceptable arthropods besides butterflies- after all, people eat them in recognizable form.