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Hermit crab
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Real-world info
Name: Coenobita cavipes Family: Coenobitidae - Terrestrial Hermit Crabs
Main appearances
DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
Film HHD aF PC
Names in other languages  ヤドカリ  寄居蟹  Bernard-l'ermite  Cangrejo ermitaño  Granchio paguro  Рак-отшельник  소라게  寄居蟹  Bernard-l'ermite  Cangrejo ermitaño  Einsiedlerkrebs  Heremietkreeft

The hermit crab is a bug in the Animal Crossing series. It first appeared in Doubutsu no Mori e+ and has also appeared in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It can be found on the beach. In New Horizons, it can be found year-round.

Catch details

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

#44

"ヤドカリを　つかまえた！　ひきこもってちゃ　ダメ！"
Translation: "I caught a hermit crab! It's not good to stay inside!"

DnM / iQue

DnM+ / AC

DnMe+

Time of year	Mar – Dec
Time of day	All day
Location	On the beach
Weather	Unknown
Selling price	200 Bells
Furniture size

In New Leaf

#48

"I caught a hermit crab! Finally, it came out of its shell!"

Time of year	All year
Time of day	7 PM – 8 AM
Peak times	N/A
Location	On beach (Exclusive to Tortimer Island)
Size	40 mm
Rarity	Uncommon
Selling price	1,000 Bells
Furniture size

In New Horizons

#70

"I caught a hermit crab! I think it wanted to be left alone!"

Time of year	North: All year South: All year
Time of day	7 PM – 8 AM
Location	Disguised on shoreline
Weather	Any weather
Spawn requirement	Appears from the start of the game
Selling prices	Nook's Cranny:  1,000 Bells  Flick:  1,500 Bells
Furniture size

Donating to the museum

Players can donate the hermit crab to the museum by talking to Blathers.

In New Leaf

After being donated, the hermit crab can be found in the first room of the bug exhibit next to the pond. The exhibit has this to say about the hermit crab:

"Hermit crabs live in empty shells they can fit their bodies into. As they grow, they find bigger shells. They're quite picky about each new shell and first measure the opening with their claws. The shells they choose usually fit well, and they'll sometimes fight one another over ownership rights."

In New Horizons

Blathers has this to say about the hermit crab:

"The hermit crab is not an insect... Though it most certainly resembles one! Blech! It looks much like a spider—what with its creepy eyes and crawly legs—but is, in fact, a crustacean. As such, the hermit crab has 10 legs and also wears a shell. But it doesn't grow this shell itself. It slips its soft body into shells left behind by snails, you see, and moves into ever-larger ones as it grows. Talk about a strange way to make a home."

It can be found at the rightmost part of the bug hall.

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Names in other languages

	ヤドカリ yadokari	Hermit crab
	소라게 sorage	Hermit crab
	寄居蟹 jìjūxiè	Hermit crab
	Рак-отшельник Rak-otshel'nik	Hermit crab
	Heremietkreeft	Hermit crab
	Einsiedlerkrebs	Hermit crab
	Cangrejo ermitaño	Hermit crab
	Bernard-l'ermite	Hermit crab
	Spaguro (NL) Granchio paguro (NH)	Hermit crab