vampire crabs

[adam]

hi i have two vampire crabs and i would like to breed them dose anyone know what they need and if they breed on land or water any help would well help
thanks adam

[CACAdmin]

I found this article on crustaforum.com: http://www.crustaforum.com/board/showthread.php?658-Vampire-crabs-Geosesarma-sp.

[CACAdmin]

I see you issue with finding information about breeding them. I have been hunting all evening and there seems to be little known. If I come across anything I'll be sure to let you know. What type of a setup do you have them in?

[vince0]

Those things are soooo cool! I kind want some im not gonna lie... maybe one of these days ill have to look at setting up a terrarium!

[MDahms]

These would be pretty neat terrarium inhabitants. You may find that with the use of live plants and lots of cork bark or driftwood for hiding and climbing that the crabs will feel secure enough to reproduce. The fact that they produce fully formed young vs having a larval stage means that reproducing these crabs is actually possible in captivity.
How are you keeping your crabs?

Mike

[adam]

These would be pretty neat terrarium inhabitants. You may find that with the use of live plants and lots of cork bark or driftwood for hiding and climbing that the crabs will feel secure enough to reproduce. The fact that they produce fully formed young vs having a larval stage means that reproducing these crabs is actually possible in captivity.
How are you keeping your crabs?

Mike

i have them in a ten gallon tank with a rock that comes out of the water and they hide under that and then i have mad some land with about an inch of sand wich they can dig in iif they want to and then they hide behind the heater and filter as well

[adam]

I found this article on crustaforum.com: http://www.crustaforum.com/board/showthread.php?658-Vampire-crabs-Geosesarma-sp.

thanks a lot anything will help

[adam]

thanks every one for the help