Cave crawler

Cave crawlers are Slayer monsters that require level 10 slayer to kill. They drop a variety of herblore related items and a few seeds. They are, however, poisonous, and have an extremely fast healing rate (approx 1 hp/sec) making them somewhat more dangerous than their combat level suggests. While fighting the level 23's a player shouldn't need much food. About 4-6 cakes worth (48hp-72hp healed) should do for a player with a decent defence level and is quick to drink an antipoison when poisoned.

Cave crawlers are also a popular delicacy amongst the Dorgeshuun cave goblins, who cut them into fillets and serve them on a large platter. The poisonous parts of their body are presumably removed. Consequently, they are weak to all bone weapons, including Zanik's crossbow, which makes short work of most assignments.

Locations

 * Fremennik Slayer Dungeon (level 23) - Recommended for slayer tasks and slaying in general. Many in one open space. (Fairy ring A-J-R)
 * Lumbridge Swamp Caves (level 23)
 * Dorgesh-Kaan South Dungeon (level 23)
 * Desert Slayer Dungeon (level 138)

Strengths and weaknesses
Cave crawlers poison fairly often so it is advised that players bring at least one anti-poison potion when fighting them. Their poison is fairly powerful and will initially cause 8 damage. Drinking a Super antipoison, prior to engaging in combat with them will prevent being poisoned, for a good amount of time.

The level 138 cave crawlers are in a multi-combat zone, and it is recommended that you use a Dwarf multicannon and protect from melee to slay. However, a slayer task may use up to around 1500 cannonballs to complete using this method.

Level 23 and 138 cave crawlers drop all of the required components for many potions such as Prayer potion (Vial of water, Ranarr weed and Snape grass) at a fairly regular rate, allowing players to stay in the area for longer. They also drop all the ingredients for both Antipoison and Super Antipoison which is very handy considering they poison so frequently. Some other useful potions made from their drops are Restore potion, Strength potion, Super strength potion, Super attack potion, and Super defence potion.

Level 23
100% drop: None

Coins: 3, 8, 11 or 29

Runes
 * 9 Earth runes
 * 12 Fire runes
 * 3 Nature runes

Seeds:
 * 1 - 4 Potato seeds
 * 1 or 3 Onion seeds
 * 1 - 3 Cabbage seeds
 * 1 or 2 sweetcorn seeds
 * 1  watermelon seed
 * 2 or 4 evil turnip seeds
 * 1 tomato seed

Herblore Ingredients:
 * 1-2 Herbs
 * Eye of newt
 * Unicorn horn dust
 * Limpwurt root
 * Red spider eggs
 * Snape grass
 * White berries
 * Vial of water

Charms:

The chance of a charm drop from cave crawlers is about 1 in 7. Gold charms are the more common possibility.


 * Gold charm
 * Blue charm
 * Green charm
 * Crimson charm

Other
 * Nothing
 * Gems
 * Half of a key (rare)
 * Bronze boots
 * Weapon poison (rare)

Level 138
Runes
 * 9 Earth runes
 * 3 Nature runes
 * 12 Fire runes
 * 1 Nature runes

Seeds
 * 1, 4 or 5 Potato seeds
 * 1 or 3 Onion seeds
 * 1 or 3 Cabbage seeds
 * 1 Watermelon seeds
 * 1 Strawberry seed
 * 2 Sweetcorn seeds
 * 2 Tomato seeds
 * 1 or 4 Evil turnip seeds

Herblore Ingredients
 * 1, 2 or 3 Herbs:
 * Grimy guam
 * Grimy marrentill
 * Grimy harralander
 * Grimy ranarr
 * Grimy irit
 * Grimy kwuarm
 * Grimy lantadyme
 * Grimy cadantine
 * Grimy dwarf weed
 * Grimy avantoe


 * 1-2-3 Ground unicorn horn
 * 1-3 Red spider eggs
 * 1-2 White berries
 * 1-2 Snape grass
 * 1-2 Limpwurt Roots
 * 1,2 or 3 Eyes of newt
 * Vial of water

Charms

The chance of a charm drop from these cave crawlers is about 1 in 7. Green charms are the most common drop for the level 138 Cave Crawlers. Gold charms are the most common drop for level 23 Cave Crawlers.


 * Gold charm
 * Blue charm
 * Green charm
 * Crimson charm

Other
 * Nothing
 * 50, 58, 68, 73 or 89 Coins
 * Gem
 * Nature Talisman
 * Bronze boots
 * 5 Rune Javelin