Halloween Crabs?

[Red]

What do i need to keep it in? I no nothing please give me some info :hmm3grin2orange:

[troy]

What are Halloween crabs?

[Red]

http://aqualandpetsplus.com/Bug,%20Halloween%20Crabs.htm

[squirt_12]

I would say that they have close to the same kind of requirements as fiddler crabs would. The only difference is that it sounds like these crabs like more land so that they can burrow down into it.

[Red]

Would a 20 gallon do ok?

[troy]

Lol. I thought they were crabs painted in Halloween colors.

[Red]

thats what i thought too but there not...

[squirt_12]

Would a 20 gallon do ok?

Yup should work fine.

[Red]

ok what should i have for substrate?

[Northernguy]

Cool crabs Red.I would set up a tank the same way you would set up for a turtle.

[AABatteries]

Okay, halloween crabs live near river banks. So I'd say probably like 80% land 20% shallow water.
Here's an article I found...
Gecarcinus quadratus is a species from Costa Rica and although it is a land living crab it must have access to both fresh and salt water in order to keep its lungs wet. If they dry out then the crab will quickly die.

They dig deep burrows in riverbanks and at night goes foraging through leaf litter. They are best kept in a terrarium simulating a beach, with free access to salt water. They require conditions: temperature of about 75-80 degrees with about 75% humidity and plenty of sand to dig in.

A standard 20gal long is fine for up to 4-5 medium to large sized crabs; keeping more together would result in fighting. The best way to keep these crabs is to recreate the river bank edge. This will involve making a sloping bank leading to a 2-3 inches of water area.

Moon Crabs are omnivorous and would normally eat whatever washes up on the shoreline or what they find in leaf litter. Commercially available food for hermit crabs is good but also crickets, fish flakes, apple, potato and small bits of raw fish will also be taken.

[Red]

thanks aquabison

[AABatteries]

No problem.

[squirt_12]

That article is bang on. Nice find AquaBison.

[Holyvision]

Those look awesome!

[Demjor19]

That article is bang on. Nice find AquaBison.

Agreed! That article pretty much nails it!

[Kayla-Bug]

wow those are wicked looking. Cool crabs, lol.

[Dave66]

Best bet is to keep them in a terrarium, as they spend the vast majority of their time on land. The live near the coast so they can lay their eggs in the ocean, thus they need a marine water area. They eat green shoots and fresh leaves that have fallen from trees. Friend of mine that keeps them feeds them bean sprouts, romaine lettuce, spinach leaves, things like that. You'll need a cuttlebone that they can gnaw on to be able to build their shells, and though it'll soon be green with algae in the terrarium, the crabs don't mind, as they'll eat that too. You can find cuttlebones in the bird section of a pet store. The species name is Gecarcinus quadratus, so if you search by that, you'll find more accurate information. There's no book specifically about that species that I know of.

Dave

[angelcakes]

Best bet is to keep them in a terrarium, as they spend the vast majority of their time on land. The live near the coast so they can lay their eggs in the ocean, thus they need a marine water area. They eat green shoots and fresh leaves that have fallen from trees. Friend of mine that keeps them feeds them bean sprouts, romaine lettuce, spinach leaves, things like that. You'll need a cuttlebone that they can gnaw on to be able to build their shells, and though it'll soon be green with algae in the terrarium, the crabs don't mind, as they'll eat that too. You can find cuttlebones in the bird section of a pet store. The species name is Gecarcinus quadratus, so if you search by that, you'll find more accurate information. There's no book specifically about that species that I know of.

Dave
excatly............!!! also known as mouthless crabs or Harlequin Land Crabs,so those names might also be a good google search,picture in attachment:19: