true. i think if u can get them there are many people who want them.
plus i was right! they r the crab that gets massive!!
plus i was right! they r the crab that gets massive!!
Im sure a glass, or wood tank would work fine. An enclosure like that wouldnt give them the ability to grab the sides in order to break it.Noto;3719593; said:If I had the facilities I'd love to have a few of those guys. It seems like it would be hard to design an escape-proof cage for something so potentially destructive; you would have to be very attentive to cage design.
Valid points you have here,maybe you could get some smaller ones which would be cheaper and less problematic to ship.Their claws could be binded shut with rubber bands for transport, I've seen it done with other large crabs.You could take deposits once you know what you could get,the smaller ones are the way to go and you seem to have some serious connections.EricIvins;3719686; said:What nobody realizes is the fact that you'd have $65 or more worth in freight on each one coming into the country, so you'd be literally looking at paying $300 per Crab, if not more. They can easily break your standard shipping crate, any kind of glass, and then some..............Point blank, the logistics and liability just aint' worth it..........
With the way things are going, I'd get them into the Country, try to sell them for $300, just to have people tell me they want to pay $50, including shipping............You do the math on that one.........
That might be a problem.Noto;3719630; said:A coconut crab can hammer its way into a coconut; I believe it could also hammer its way out of a glass tank or even a lightly-built wood cage. Hinges and ventilation would also be vulnerable to attack.
They dont have pliers for pincers,I'd like to see what one of them would do with a wood and chicken wire cage.
The crab is on the IUCN invertebrate red list as "data deficient". I don't know what the legal consequences of that classification are.
They are land crabs but they return to the ocean to breed,another vproblem.Noto;3719691; said:If you could manage to breed them, that might still be worthwhile. Could be tricky though. Buying juveniles would also be much more economically sensible.
krichardson;3719701; said:Valid points you have here,maybe you could get some smaller ones which would be cheaper and less problematic to ship.Their claws could be binded shut with rubber bands for transport, I've seen it done with other large crabs.You could take deposits once you know what you could get,the smaller ones are the way to go and you seem to have some serious connections.