Honestly you’ve opened my eyes to a brand new life I never knew could be lived. Now I want to raised pet crabs. Especially Halloween moon man I’m such a junkie for the holiday the names and the fact they’re crustaceans is awesome I’m a huge fan of Crawfish and hermits and I’ve always wanted to expand or explore new possibilities.
Highly recommend dusted fruit flies as a staple for both adults and young. I am on my fifth year breeding hagens. Im overrun lol. Try using aquarium filter sponge pad/mats cut into chunks for your grow outs. I prefer using green for visibility. Carrots, bananas, frozen bloodworms, and I usually dust with a carotenoid powder every few feedings. Really makes their color pop. I keep my adults much like I keep my dart frogs. Deep substrate layer for burrowing, leaf litter, heavily planted etc. Unlike my darts there is a drip wall and a water feature. More cover equals more activity and they seem bolder. Also very little aggression in a 25x25x32 with around 18 adults.
awesome setup man! try putting in some cuttlefish bones (those thingies u get for birds to gnaw on) Will help with their shell development :D Also if you start having problems with high acidity in the water, try swapping out the oak and magnolia leaves for smth like linde (tilia sp.). Oak and magnolia leaves are very high in tanins and can have a bitter taste for a lot of animals. Linde is a very mild soft leaf than breaks down a lot quicker
Just something I have seen others do, with leaf litter they will boil it than place it in a freeze for a few days. this keeps the leaf looking less burnt and kills most if not all living parasites. I would recommend doing some research and see if it would work for you.
I’m really not even into crabs or anything like that but you managed to make this video extremely interesting and informative to me who know nothing about crabs and now I feel like I honestly learned a thing or two. I don’t usually get that from random TH-cam videos I click on
Thanks for your content. I want to get vampire crabs. I think it's going to be my next project after finishing my set up for my mourning geckos when their colony outgrows their current set up. I just think the VC are so cool looking.
Man they look kinda fun to keep these vampire crabs and breed as well. I kinda keep comparing them to keeping red cherry shrimp. Something different, you know, than keeping fish. Is inbreeding any bigger issue with vampire crabs? Do they loose color (like red cherry shrimp) or get sick due to inbreeding? Of course they probably do over a longer period of time due to not getting new blood or genetics. So how do you prevent that from happening? You buy new crabs and add them to the family? I myself have a cherry shrimp tank with Helena/assassin snails and a fish tank with Endlers guppy, Ember tetras, Plecos and Amano shrimp plus Helena/assassin snails to keep pest snails down to a minimum
@@joakimhjelm-svennesen8984 yeah, each color variety is actually classified as a different species I believe, I wonder what kind of hybridization would be possible
@@devinh4725 wow! So for instance a blue crab is actually a different species from red crab? So it’s not like red, yellow etc like the neocaridina shrimp
@@joakimhjelm-svennesen8984 exactly like that! They are all from the genus geosesarma, but each color variety is it's own species within that genus, not like the varieties of colorful neocardinia shrimp who are all derived from the same wild shrimp
Things like heat lamps can be good for providing the right heat in terrariums. And for the water i guess you could use some kind of aquarium water heater if needed. As for humidity, using substrate that is good at retaining moisture and giving the enclose a quick mist with some sort of spray bottle can help. I'm no expert so please do your own research, but hopefully this helps. I don't know any good ways of cooling enclosures though so be careful not to let things get too hot.
id suggest cuttlefish bones,you can get them at a local pet store in a bird toy section.the crabs will kinda chew on it and slowly break it down,this will help with shell growth,and etc
Hey Christopher I recommend getting a 10 gallon aquarium for your vampire crabs so they have more room for growing and to have a side glass view to watch them crawl around
actually now i think about is there a license to keep crabs i love pets and when i have money i want to keep some it seems a great way to learn about and keep some basically all animals expect platypus the last time i had a pet which were budgies they died.. sadly but i was 14 what my parents expect i did stupid things when i was younger i don't know how to take care of pets
Oh hell I’m in North Texas too. I like your videos man I think it’s pretty awesome what you have done with those crabs. Do you find those in the other side somewhere around town I’m in McKinney
No matter what the animal, if what you put it in is secure enough to hold them, the right size and able to provide what they need then it should be okay. A place to hide and some good enrichment is always great to add for any creature. With most animals, the more room the better. i say most cos I know it can be different for things like ant keeping, especially when starting a colony. Not sure about crabs cos I'm not familiar with them so I would suggest doing some research on the type you want and what their needs are.
I had a big Ikea box when I started and kept it in the heating room. They where totally happy with it. To some Geosesarma its important to have enough room since they could fight and loose their claws. I recently had one loosing them, if it happens don't kill them. Keep them inside a tank where they are save and you see how they feed. I have spots where I put floating fish food inside the tank and the crab can reach the spot with its mouth. That way it takes until the next skin change and the claws will come back.
@@jheyerlein thx for the advice, it already happened to some, but I knew the claws would grow back. Unfortunately, one of my crabs lost one of its eyes, and I'm sure it won't come back...
It depends on the food you feed, the temperature and the place they tend to hang out inside the tank. Mine (yellow eye) took around 10 month to get their white claws. The biggest of them had them at 8 month old the tiniest after 10 1/2. They are not fully grown yet and did not reproduce. I keep them colder at around 22/23 °C - keeping them warmer will make them grow faster.
Guys, I need answers. It looks like I have a case of a color-changing crab.in the morning, my Vampire Crab’s body is light and her legs are transparent and light can shine through, then in the noon her carapace and legs are dark. Then, in the evening her body’s light again. Can anyone explain whats happening?
they put an add so bad before your video i immediately closed the window then realized i actually wanted to see the video so i had to come back.. TH-cam is honestly complete shit now in days
Idk shit about crabs but just a thought, would a black light make them show up better since they are like yellow in color? I may have just sounded like a dumbass but wth lol.
Magnolia is a very poisonous. I'm not sure how that translates to the leaves and how that might impact your wee crabbys, but, you might want to double check about magnolia and poison.
Magnolia leaves are harmless to anything that isn’t a mammal! It’s an amazing food for isopods and a great leaf litter for dart frogs and in particular
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You could add springtails for the crabs to hunt.
The springtails can work as a cleanup crew,pest control and extra protein and calcium
The dirt I put in is actually dirt from my springtail and isopod breeding system. I added some springtails after the fact! Thanks for the suggestion
GOOD IDEA
Add some Virgins, they love virgins 😂
@@daviddoran7705 That would be unicorns... I'm not sure vampire care, lol
This guy gives all the info you could get out of a 2 hour long video and is so fun to watch
Honestly you’ve opened my eyes to a brand new life I never knew could be lived. Now I want to raised pet crabs. Especially Halloween moon man I’m such a junkie for the holiday the names and the fact they’re crustaceans is awesome I’m a huge fan of Crawfish and hermits and I’ve always wanted to expand or explore new possibilities.
Highly recommend dusted fruit flies as a staple for both adults and young. I am on my fifth year breeding hagens. Im overrun lol. Try using aquarium filter sponge pad/mats cut into chunks for your grow outs. I prefer using green for visibility. Carrots, bananas, frozen bloodworms, and I usually dust with a carotenoid powder every few feedings. Really makes their color pop. I keep my adults much like I keep my dart frogs. Deep substrate layer for burrowing, leaf litter, heavily planted etc. Unlike my darts there is a drip wall and a water feature. More cover equals more activity and they seem bolder. Also very little aggression in a 25x25x32 with around 18 adults.
awesome setup man!
try putting in some cuttlefish bones (those thingies u get for birds to gnaw on)
Will help with their shell development :D
Also if you start having problems with high acidity in the water, try swapping out the oak and magnolia leaves for smth like linde (tilia sp.). Oak and magnolia leaves are very high in tanins and can have a bitter taste for a lot of animals. Linde is a very mild soft leaf than breaks down a lot quicker
Just something I have seen others do, with leaf litter they will boil it than place it in a freeze for a few days. this keeps the leaf looking less burnt and kills most if not all living parasites. I would recommend doing some research and see if it would work for you.
I love vampire crabs, so now I can live vicariously through you!
I’m really not even into crabs or anything like that but you managed to make this video extremely interesting and informative to me who know nothing about crabs and now I feel like I honestly learned a thing or two.
I don’t usually get that from random TH-cam videos I click on
At 3:33 you say I don't see any crabs on here as I'm watching one craw I the top of the paper towel I'm like ooooo nooooo my guy you look to.fast
That was a fly my guy
Hope this crab playlist will grow..
Great video, i learned so much from. Looking to get vampires
You should add moss, vampire crabs love moss and the baby’s can hide in it and are less likely to be cannabilezed
He showed putting moss in it...
I mean with the adults
Thanks for your content. I want to get vampire crabs. I think it's going to be my next project after finishing my set up for my mourning geckos when their colony outgrows their current set up. I just think the VC are so cool looking.
Wow that is so cool and great idea for baby habitat
Man they look kinda fun to keep these vampire crabs and breed as well. I kinda keep comparing them to keeping red cherry shrimp. Something different, you know, than keeping fish.
Is inbreeding any bigger issue with vampire crabs? Do they loose color (like red cherry shrimp) or get sick due to inbreeding? Of course they probably do over a longer period of time due to not getting new blood or genetics. So how do you prevent that from happening? You buy new crabs and add them to the family?
I myself have a cherry shrimp tank with Helena/assassin snails and a fish tank with Endlers guppy, Ember tetras, Plecos and Amano shrimp plus Helena/assassin snails to keep pest snails down to a minimum
The colors are not selectively bred like shrimp, but rather natural! So they won't lose their color from breeding over time.
@@devinh4725 oh that’s nice to know, that they won’t lose color over time or go back to their natural color like shrimp😁
@@joakimhjelm-svennesen8984 yeah, each color variety is actually classified as a different species I believe, I wonder what kind of hybridization would be possible
@@devinh4725 wow! So for instance a blue crab is actually a different species from red crab? So it’s not like red, yellow etc like the neocaridina shrimp
@@joakimhjelm-svennesen8984 exactly like that! They are all from the genus geosesarma, but each color variety is it's own species within that genus, not like the varieties of colorful neocardinia shrimp who are all derived from the same wild shrimp
I'm also not a crab expert, but I think that this is great for the crabs to live and thrive in- Also, you're doing great, keep up the good work!
he might want to use some sand as a wet substrate so they can molt better
OMG! They are the cutest little thing (s) I have ever seen!!!
Soo friggin adorable!!💚💙💜
When I had crabs I put sand in my tank because they like to dig or coco fiber. How do you keep the temp above 75 and humidity?
Things like heat lamps can be good for providing the right heat in terrariums. And for the water i guess you could use some kind of aquarium water heater if needed.
As for humidity, using substrate that is good at retaining moisture and giving the enclose a quick mist with some sort of spray bottle can help.
I'm no expert so please do your own research, but hopefully this helps.
I don't know any good ways of cooling enclosures though so be careful not to let things get too hot.
And you are taken outstanding good care of them and the crabs are really cool and you should name the crabs tub . v crabs water valley
those things are so freaking adorable lol
Constructive criticism = you are doing an awesome job .. thank you for the video..
I found the video very interesting and informative even though you are by no means a crab specialist you still did a wonderful job
Vampire Crab: the most deadly creature known to man
Used to have a snail problem in the water, then when the baby vampire crabs started coming the snails all got eaten
How do you provide calcium for shell growth and thickening? Are you planning to put a light for vitamin D absorption? Thanks
id suggest cuttlefish bones,you can get them at a local pet store in a bird toy section.the crabs will kinda chew on it and slowly break it down,this will help with shell growth,and etc
@@garfdjenerate that works great not as good as giving them good hash for overall health keeps them tip top magoo
Very informative and well put together
First time i seen u upload this late of night it's 2:20am est
Yeah, TH-cam decided to publish early. It was scheduled to go public at 9:00am CST, so I woke up to find it love lol
Yo early birds
Theyre adorable, keep up the good work! Your intro caught me off guard though cuz i thought i accidentally hit the wrong video 😅
Amazing video just came across the channel subbed
Hey Christopher I recommend getting a 10 gallon aquarium for your vampire crabs so they have more room for growing and to have a side glass view to watch them crawl around
This guy should have like 2 million subscribers and I just started watching him and his channel is addicting
And I have a flowerhorn in a 75 gallon tank as a fish and his plants are so cool I'm definitely going to get some plant from this guy eventually
Saturday morning hero: _"What is your diavolical plot this time, you fiend?"_
Dr. Scott: _"Breeding Vampire Crabs... _*_For Profit!_*_ UPDATE!"_
1/17/2022... 😳.. I enjoy 🦀... Soon to try another setup..
make sure you’re giving them enough calcium
I think you need more 🪨 rock. Also could you put some moss in there?
I'm indonesian,,i like your videos,you're doing good job👍
Great video great pets animals
I wonder if he'll try a blue bottle jelly fish or also known as the man of war, I've heard there less complex to care for and pretty to look at.
Yeah
Good idea to keep one of the most venomous animals in the world
@@neo4016 Venomous yes, in the world! the sting is painful but it ain't no box jelly, you'll live.
BOB HAD BABIES ???? 👶
Have you tried feeding them seaweed? To give them a salt source?
Could you do videos on Red Clawed Crabs?
You should put some moss balls in their tube so you have some more color and the water will stay cleary
actually now i think about is there a license to keep crabs i love pets and when i have money i want to keep some it seems a great way to learn about and keep some basically all animals expect platypus the last time i had a pet which were budgies they died.. sadly but i was 14 what my parents expect i did stupid things when i was younger i don't know how to take care of pets
Was...was that a crab at 3:33, or a bug?
Oh hell I’m in North Texas too. I like your videos man I think it’s pretty awesome what you have done with those crabs. Do you find those in the other side somewhere around town I’m in McKinney
Are you guys selling these at a pet store or for food?
Got a question, Can I keep some crabs in a plastic box like yours ? Especially if I make it more comfortable for them?
No matter what the animal, if what you put it in is secure enough to hold them, the right size and able to provide what they need then it should be okay. A place to hide and some good enrichment is always great to add for any creature.
With most animals, the more room the better. i say most cos I know it can be different for things like ant keeping, especially when starting a colony. Not sure about crabs cos I'm not familiar with them so I would suggest doing some research on the type you want and what their needs are.
I had a big Ikea box when I started and kept it in the heating room. They where totally happy with it. To some Geosesarma its important to have enough room since they could fight and loose their claws. I recently had one loosing them, if it happens don't kill them. Keep them inside a tank where they are save and you see how they feed. I have spots where I put floating fish food inside the tank and the crab can reach the spot with its mouth. That way it takes until the next skin change and the claws will come back.
@@jheyerlein thx for the advice, it already happened to some, but I knew the claws would grow back.
Unfortunately, one of my crabs lost one of its eyes, and I'm sure it won't come back...
Nice dude
It was one @3:34 left side
So do you sell these? I’ve been looking for some for a while.
What’s sick is I just watched the first one and he posted this one to 😁
How long does it take from the time they're born til adulthood?
It depends on the food you feed, the temperature and the place they tend to hang out inside the tank. Mine (yellow eye) took around 10 month to get their white claws. The biggest of them had them at 8 month old the tiniest after 10 1/2. They are not fully grown yet and did not reproduce. I keep them colder at around 22/23 °C - keeping them warmer will make them grow faster.
@@jheyerlein thank you
I knew you lived in Texas as soon as you said live oak and magnolia.
Last time i saw your video it's 14? now its only 13 what happened to the other one?
Guys, I need answers. It looks like I have a case of a color-changing crab.in the morning, my Vampire Crab’s body is light and her legs are transparent and light can shine through, then in the noon her carapace and legs are dark. Then, in the evening her body’s light again. Can anyone explain whats happening?
they put an add so bad before your video i immediately closed the window then realized i actually wanted to see the video so i had to come back.. TH-cam is honestly complete shit now in days
I got crabs too!
Nice
This man has crabs :D
I wish I had crabs
Idk shit about crabs but just a thought, would a black light make them show up better since they are like yellow in color? I may have just sounded like a dumbass but wth lol.
So.... Spy with kunai?
Can I buy a few of them
Any one know how many times vampire crabs can breed in a year ????
It can keep sufficient humidity.
Why not just count the amount of crabs in your little container and know how many you put in
Get a peacock eel for the angel fish tank
How do I make onr
They're so wittle
Get this shit bro love ur videos do one with ur jelly fish setup again
are you talking about misters krad
Magnolia is a very poisonous. I'm not sure how that translates to the leaves and how that might impact your wee crabbys, but, you might want to double check about magnolia and poison.
Magnolia leaves are harmless to anything that isn’t a mammal!
It’s an amazing food for isopods and a great leaf litter for dart frogs and in particular
Hi
Just want to say u have an awesome last name
Is it normal for them to inbreed
Invertebrates reproduce in such numbers that failed genetic lines do not generally impact a hobby population
How do I buy two females and two males
Hit me up
Early gang
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i love crabn crabby patty such a agood love crab and acute and sof funny crab very good crab not vamipeier
3:33 rip that baby crab
Need some sand on one of the side
3:34 crab 🦀
Bob The Crab
I have 2 savanna monitors I want to give u
I like the videos but damn them ads 😒 makes it hard to stay watching
Vampire Crabs 🦀 are not easy to come by unfortunately.
To keep the beneficial bacteria….. you are losing it by the minute when you allow them to dry on the side.
They’ll recolonize from leftovers when rehydrated
You look lika vampire crab
Free Willy
Bro that's illegal 😳
What is illegal?
Going in to breeding for profit to
First
You tied with scooter
Im from indonesia , sometime i eat that crab hahaha
But it's so small... not much food just shell
@@NEatopMtHyjal hahaha no cap🤣
Any dude who wears legging or whatever that shit is called. Not cool
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Yea I can still