Jo Wolfe, PhD: Okinawa is your best bet. They are extirpated from most places where there is human population. The reason they survive there is the park where they live is protected at night (they are nocturnal) The COOLEST spot is Christmas Island but it's wildly expensive to get to 😭

So the first one is my profile pic now. Because I TOUCHED A COCONUT CRAB 🦀🦀🦀 😍😍😍😭😭😭 #InverteFest at the fantastic Okinawa Churami aquarium!

Amazing! Was it gentle or was there a chance it could get aggressive?

This individual was extremely chill after the first couple of minutes. I was hanging out with/patting him for about an hour and he sort of wedged under my crossed legs after a while. I've experienced more aggression from most other crab species tbh

Aw now I want a coconut crab friend!

Okinawa is your best bet. They are extirpated from most places where there is human population. The reason they survive there is the park where they live is protected at night (they are nocturnal) The COOLEST spot is Christmas Island but it's wildly expensive to get to 😭

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