# 100 Super Cool Names for Your Pet Hermit Crab That Sound Awesome URL: https://buzzle.com/animals-pets/cool-names-for-pet-hermit-crab Category: Animals & Pets Published: 2014-12-08T05:23:00 Updated: 2026-08-19T07:43:49 Image: https://buzzle.com/_astro/cool-names-for-pet-hermit-crab.DyGIzRsk_Z1sCVvA.webp True to its name, a hermit crab lives in isolation, which can be a good thing if you want one as a pet. Once you bring a hermit crab home, along with maintaining its ‘crabitat’, comes the important task of naming it. This Buzzle article gives you 100 cool names for your unique pet. ### Colors of the Ocean A names for your pet hermit crab can be inspired from various marine colors such as blue, teal, cyan, green, or the color of its skin, such as red, scarlet, orange, or the color of its shell. Pet hermit crabs are a very unique choice as pets. They are not very active, and usually, will spend their day in their comfort zones―their shells. However, do remember that these are very delicate creatures and need to be looked after, just like any other pet. Their enclosure or tank should simulate their natural habitat. As a pet, they are harmless and can make a good pet for children. They require very little in terms of space and food. They’re omnivorous, so you have lot of options for them to feed. While naming, you can use the ocean and its coastal environment as inspiration. For example, a pet male hermit crab can be named ‘Blue’ or ‘Palm’, while the female can be named ‘Coral’, ‘Shelly’, or ‘Pearl’. ### NAMES FOR A PET HERMIT CRAB **Male Pet Hermit Crab Names** **Female Pet Hermit Crab Names** Aaron Babe Bling Betty Blue Bindy Bob Bitty Caribbean Blinky Chuck Bubbles Claw Chi Clips Cisca Cobalt Cora Coconut Coral Cool Crusty Copper Cyana Corky Dimma Crabbie Floaty Crusty Ginny Eyeball Gritty Fred Ivory George Keisha Gold Kinky Green Krabba Hermie Maria Jamie Marina Max Meenie Moon Migo Mr. Beach Mino Mr. Deep Moe Mr. Hook Munchy Mr. Krabs Nickie Ocean Oceana Odie Pearl Oreo Peeka Palm Peeky Pench Orange Pip Palm Raf Pookie Sammy Ruby Sand Saila Scribbles Salty Seaman Sandra Sebastian Sandy Shade Shelby Shield Shelly Snappy Shina Surf Shini Teal Silver Tide Spongy Toby Sunny Tongs Swirly Twister Tika Water Wavy ### NAMES FOR PET HERMIT CRAB PAIRS Big and Small Curly and Hurly Foam and Roam Peeky and Peepy Sand and Paper Sea and Ocean Shelly and Shelby Surf and Turf Teensy and Weensy Tide and Wave Bringing any pet home, comes with responsibility. Do acquaint yourself with tips to [care](https://buzzle.com/animals-pets/pet-hermit-crabs-crab-care) for any pet. Take help from the younger members of your family in naming them, they might just come up with creative ideas for names!