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Sesarmidae

Red Apple Crab

Metasesarma aubryiปูแอปเปิลแดง

Photograph: David Thompson · CC BY

Photographed by an observer on iNaturalist and published under a Creative Commons licence; the photographer and the licence are named under the image. It is not an animal of ours, and no animal was handled by us to produce it.

Terrestrial · temperate · humidFrom the sheet: 21–26°C, humidity 70–90%

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Temperature21–26 °C
Humidity70–90 %
Enclosure60×40×40

The numbers

Temperature

152025303540 °C
21–26°Ambient

One ambient band, 21–26°C. This sheet states no warm side, no cool side and no night figure, so none are shown. Same scale on every sheet here, so two species compare by eye.

The sheet states21-26 °C.

Humidity

70–90%Target RH

The sheet states70-90%.

UVB

Not needed for this species

Stated in the sheet, not inferred.

The sheet statesno specialized lighting required; standard/ambient lighting sufficient

Identity

Adult size

1.75 m2.5–3 cm
1520100400 cm
2.5–3 cmNose to tail, adult

The size the sheet states for a grown animal.

Why

Two drawings, because they answer two questions. The silhouette is at true scale against a 1.75 m person: it says how big this animal actually is, which no number does for someone who has never seen one. The bar under it is logarithmic and shared by every sheet here, so a 2 cm isopod and a 4 m python both stay readable on the same axis and two species can be compared at a glance.

Order / Family
Decapoda / Sesarmidae
Origin
Adult size
Carapace ~2.5–3 cm
Activity
Terrestrial scavenger (paludarium)
Temperament
Peaceful, shy

Enclosure and conditions

Enclosure

warm hidewater70–90 % RH60 cm40 cm
warm hidewater
50100150200 cm
60 × 40 × 40 cmWidth × depth × height
24dm² of floor
Substrate: not in our dataWarm side: not in our dataUVB: not in our data

Drawn from the stated numbers. Only what the sheet states is drawn inside.

Why

The rectangle carries the exact width-to-height ratio of the figures above it, and the ruler under it places that width on the 0–250 cm scale every sheet here shares, so two species still compare at a glance. Nothing is added that the sheet does not name: a lamp drawn on a sheet that never mentions one would be invented equipment. What the sheet leaves out is listed rather than left blank, because an empty tank reads as « none needed ».

The sheet states60 x 40 x 40 cm paludarium can house a group of 8 or more; a 10-gallon (~38 L) enclosure suits a smaller group of 3 or fewer

Temperature
22–29 °C (71–86 °F)
Humidity
70–90%
Min. enclosure
Paludarium: mostly land + shallow water
Hides / decor / water
Lots of cover for molting

What your climate adds

This sheet states a range to hold. Your local climate decides how much work holding it is. Pick the nearest city: nothing is sent anywhere, the choice stays in this browser.

Diet

Staple food
Omnivore ~70% plant / 30% protein; crab pellets, veg, dried insects
Supplements
Cuttlebone (calcium)

Behaviour and handling

HandlingMinimal
CommunalGroup-friendly with cover
MoltingBody renewal = molting: never disturb

Reproduction

Reproduction
Larvae need brackish water: hard to breed

Common health problems

Failed molt
Signslow humidity / no calcium
Preventhumidity + cuttlebone + hides

When to see a vet

Not veterinary advice.

Good to know

  • Also called the 'chameleon crab': colour brightens with good diet and light.
  • Also called the 'chameleon crab' — colour brightens with good diet and light.

What it needs

Enclosure at least 60 × 40 × 40 cmbecause enclosure — 60 x 40 x 40 cm paludarium can house a group of 8 or more; a 10-gallon (~38 L) enclosure suits a smaller group of 3 or fewer
A thermometerbecause temp — 21-26 °C.
A hygrometerbecause humidity — 70-90%.
No UVB: the sheet states none is neededbecause uvb — no specialized lighting required; standard/ambient lighting sufficient

Every line above is deduced from a value this sheet states, and names which one. Nothing here is a general recommendation.

Sources

Tye-Dyed Iguana — Red Apple CrabAquariumBreeder — Red Apple Crab

Others in this group

Caribbean / Purple Pincher Hermit CrabCoenobita clypeatusGiant African Land SnailLissachatina fulicaIndonesian / Purple Land Hermit CrabCoenobita brevimanusRuggie Land Hermit CrabCoenobita rugosusVampire Crab (assorted Geosesarma)Geosesarma sp. (e.g. dennerle, 'red devil')Giant Pink-foot / Immaculate Land SnailAchatina immaculataGiant West African / Banana Rasp SnailArchachatina marginataConcave / Cavipes Land Hermit CrabCoenobita cavipes

What this sheet states

85%
TemperatureHumidityEnclosure sizeActivityOriginDietSourcesUVB

This sheet states 6 of 7 of the fields this product runs on. What is missing turns something off: day/night engine and awake count on the globe. We show the gap rather than fill it with a plausible number.

UVB is measured but does not count: it is absent from 421 of 678 sheets, and on most of them that is not a gap, since a nocturnal snake's sheet has no reason to state a UV index. Counting it would call the library incomplete without cause.