Ecuadorian hermit crab few months, but species such as "Coenobita clypeatus" have a 23-year lifespan if properly treated and some have lived longer than 32 years. Similarly Ecuadorian hermit crabs have been known to live to over 30 years. In general, and despite their moniker, hermit crabs are social animals that do best in groups. They also require a temperature and humidity-controlled environment (ideally approximately 80% humidity or above and 75-85F), and adequate substrate to allow them to bury themselves while molting. Ecuadorian hermit crab The Ecuadorian hermit crab (Coenobita compressus) also known as the Pacific hermit crab is a species of land
Stripe-throated hermit been considered a subspecies of the little hermit ("P. longuemareus"), but morphological data suggest it may be closer to the grey-chinned hermit ("P. griseolaris"). At present most, if not all, major authorities accept the split (SACC, the Clements check list, the Howard & Moore check list, etc.). It has been suggested that the mainly Central American taxon "saturatus", which typically is considered a subspecies of "P. striigularis", may deserve species status, in which case it would become the dusky hermit or Boucard's hermit ("P. saturatus"). The taxon "adolphi" is considered a junior synonym of "saturatus" by most authorities. It occurs