Cave crawlers are Slayer monsters that require level 10 Slayer to kill. They can inflict poison, so it is advised that players bring antipoison potions when fighting them. They are the only enemy to drop bronze boots. They also drop a variety of Herblore ingredients, which can be helpful for lower level players looking for an alternative source of herbs over more popular sources, such as Chaos druids.
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Players with very low Defence should use Ranged or Magic to attack these monsters in order to avoid being damaged and possibly poisoned, utilizing the rocks around the room's walls in Fremennik Slayer Dungeon as safe spots. When fighting cave crawlers in the Lumbridge Swamp Caves, be aware that any exposed light sources (i.e candles) may explode, and can cause a considerable amount of damage. As such, a bullseye lantern is recommended as it is not an exposed light source. You can use the fairy ring just outside as a fast means of banking.
As mentioned above, players are advised to bring antipoison potions as cave crawlers have a chance to poison you when they hit. They also drop the ingredients to make them yourself. Note that it is recommended to use antidote++ as it is cheapest antipoison available, and it lasts for 12 minutes for each dose.
Much like banshees, cave crawlers regenerate their health back quickly, gaining back 1 hitpoint after every attack.
Drops[]
Runes[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price 
Earth rune 9 Common 36
Fire rune 12 Common 60
Nature rune 3 Uncommon 651
Seeds[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Potato seed 1–4 Common 1–4
Onion seed 1–3 Common 1–3
Cabbage seed 1–3 Common 1–3
Tomato seed 1–2 Uncommon 1–2
Sweetcorn seed 1–2 Uncommon 2–4
Strawberry seed 1 Rare 5
Watermelon seed 1 Rare 71
Herbs[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Grimy guam leaf 1–2 Common 15–30
Grimy marrentill 1–2 Common 13–26
Grimy tarromin 1–2 Common 132–264
Grimy harralander 1–2 Uncommon 674–1,348
Grimy ranarr weed 1–2 Uncommon 7,640–15,280
Grimy irit leaf 1–2 Uncommon 775–1,550
Grimy avantoe 1–2 Uncommon 1,814–3,628
Grimy kwuarm 1–2 Uncommon 1,165–2,330
Grimy cadantine 1–2 Rare 1,312–2,624
Grimy lantadyme 1–2 Rare 1,391–2,782
Grimy dwarf weed 1–2 Rare 448–896
Other[]
Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Coins 3; 8; 10; 29 Common Not sold
Vial of water 1 Common 4
Unicorn horn dust 1 Uncommon 275
Eye of newt 1 Common 4
Red spiders' eggs 1 Uncommon 668
Limpwurt root 1 Uncommon 918
Snape grass 1 Uncommon 271
White berries 1 Uncommon 458
Bronze boots 1 Rare (1/128) 391
Gem drop table
In addition to the drops above, this monster has access to the gem drop table.
Show/hide gem drop table Item Quantity Rarity GE market price
Uncut sapphire 1 Rare 455
Uncut emerald 1 Rare 679
Uncut ruby 1 Rare 1,249
Chaos talisman 1 Very rare 505
Uncut diamond 1 Very rare 2,627
Rune javelin 5 Very rare 875
Loop half of key 1 Very rare 10,307
Tooth half of key 1 Very rare 10,840
Rune spear 1 Very rare 11,933
Shield left half 1 Very rare 65,697
Dragon spear 1 Very rare 37,226
