Hermit crabs can make great pets. They are much lower-maintenance than a cat or a dog and, unlike a fish, you can play with them and don’t need to worry about things like the pH level of the water. Once the initial setup is out of the way, hermit crabs are cheap to look after, too!
The hardest thing is finding the perfect name. Here are a bunch to choose from!
We’ll be categorizing the name ideas so you won’t feel bombarded with a huge list of hermit crab names.
Male and Female Crab Names
When you just want the names to be simple but cute as well.
Male Crab Names:
- Arnie
- Artour
- Bob
- Fly
- Hank
- Hogi
- Joe
- Johnny
- Tyler
- Wyatt
Female Crab Names:
- Ava
- Cassie
- Crystal
- Dhalia
- Luanne
- Peggy
- Polly
- Scarlet
- Sunny
- Zoe
“Pun Intended” Names
Sometimes we need a little chuckle when we name our hermit crabs.
- Clawie
- Crabby
- Mr./Ms. McGil
- Hermie
- Pincheroo
- Sir/Ms. Salty
- Mr/Ms. Snapper
- Slimey
- Shelldon
- Shellbie
Unique & Cool Names
If there’s something that pet owners like is giving unique or cool names to their pets, enjoy!
- Admiral Packer
- Big Boss
- Don Crabmeister
- Little Squirt
- Mr. or Ms. Googly Eyes
- Mad Max/Maxxie
- Huffy Puffy
- Soda Pop
- Slowbro
- Twitchy
Characters in TV or Movie Series Based Names
Can’t have a pet without naming it based on your favorite character from a movie or a series.
- Dory
- Homer
- Jacky Moon
- Loki
- Mudkip
- Mr. Krabs
- Mr. Burns
- Nemo
- Pikachu
- Sebastian