Breeding Vampire Crabs UPDATE! (Halloween Crabs)

In today's video we address the last video we put out about breeding vampire crabs for profit!
• Breeding Vampire Crabs...
what we found out is that we were lied to by the person at the reptile show. We have made the decision to build a full enclosure
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Christopher Scott
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Flower Mound, Texas
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Breeding Vampire Crabs UPDATE! (Halloween Crabs)
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[@christopher_scott]

Thank you to everyone that commented on the last video letting me know that the crabs were not what I thought! Thanks for coming to check out this video today! I am truly grateful for everyone of you!

[@armandoacevedo2158]

Honestly, if you don't want them I'll take them off your hands plus I've had a little bit of experience with crabs. Also, everyone give this video a big like for Christopher Scott.

[@ozzyg3961]

I have 5 and they always destroy or move their stuff around lol but there AWESOME and the more time you spend handling them if you want (that’s what I did) you’ll start to notice their own little personalities lol…Love the tank setup it’s perfect🤙

[@young.fit0806]

Took me a little bit before I had free time to watch but thank you so much for doing what you can for these amazing animals!! Amazing videos and amazing information! As always love the videos. You’re an amazing person for being so open about changing things and responding and reading comments! We’re all grateful to be a part of the journey and learn along with you

[@LJsReef]

Bro instead of using rocks as a drainage layer get clay ball aka leca. They way lighter and they're cheap. They work way better than rocks. You can get them at any aquaponics store.

[@fardeenesmail3531]

The fact that he doesnt blame the guy who sold him but he ends up blaming himself. What a chill dude

[@henk4700]

best american ever

[@GodisTruth914]

@@danielparr583 haters are gonna hate😎

[@Younotus455]

It's not your fault that the vendor couldn't be honest. In business honesty is the best policy. Your only accountability is only held by your lack of knowledge and not be able to identify them. We all do it we aren't all crab experts. But the vendor is 100% to blame. He knew he was upselling you on them. Regardless of weather you actually have the knowledge to take care of them. Imagine if they dumped these guys on a child they would be dead in 2 days. Glad you got them!!!

[@tavatavatavi9446]

@@Younotus455 you should still do research before you own a pet though.

[@TheOfficialSteelReign]

I don't know nothin' about nothin' when it comes to crabs, but it looks good to me, Boss.

[@collinmckeon107]

Haha this made me laugh… I was thinking the same thing

[@kevinpoe8137]

Unfortunately, Halloween crabs aren’t able to be bred in captivity, because despite being land crabs, they must return to the ocean to spawn

[@wm-fm1ts]

So do hermit crabs, and now several people have bred those in captivity! You need a very large cage and a saltwater area for them

[@Rinkyu]

Ooh maybe a half freshwater, half saltwater and land terrarium would work

[@coppersuraniumden1985]

I believe breeding them in captivity is possible, keepers just don't care enough to try lmao. Not a halloween crab, but a keeper in South korea was able to breed a species that has a similar breeding behavior (i.e. returning to the sea to breed), Cardisoma carnifex.

[@Avocetexotics]

It looks amazing! The crabs are adorable! I'm so glad that you chose to still keep them and provide the best care you could. It really shows how responsible you are with your animals.

[@iitstre_4550]

@H ‘n’ H dogs kill people too dude. Relax. Grow a pair, stfu. All options would benefit you.

[@niccoloduini7635]

Dude the EXACT same thing happened to me last week the person selling them thought they were vampire crabs 🦀 but turns out they were moon crabs completely different species with different needs.

[@katinaross8643]

Even tho u weren't correct on what type of crabs they were..i still appreciate ur homing them and trying to provide them with a good life. BTW....shame on the person that sold them and not doing his research.

[@hoser309]

This dude's attitude and personality made me click that sub button. Class act.

[@josephbarge1192]

I am so relieved that you realized that these were Moon crabs and not vampire crabs. I'm glad you chose to change the habitat to better suit they're needs. 100% better.

[@danielballard3364]

First i was just gonna glance over your vids looking for Vampire crab advice but after following you on the other vid and here on this vid about the whole mess up with the moon crabs instead made me want to follow your channel now.. so here you got another subscriber and follower thanks to your character and taking responsibility and still planning to care for your moon crabs.. just wished more guys were like you in such cases *massive thumbs up*

[@UncleMsg]

Glad u still takin care of the crabs, still very pretty crabs tbh!

[@jauken83]

Years ago I bought what I thought were kuhli loaches. I was pretty inexperienced, and they were labeled as such, but they turned out to be YoYo loaches. VERY different, lol. 7 years later they are all still alive and doing fine. Biggest one is probably 7in at this point. Had to make some adjustments as they got bigger, but I've learned so much and that's what this hobby is about!

[@turtleman190]

My local creek has an invasive population if yoyos kuhli loaches are hands down one of my favourite fish

[@UncleMsg]

Yeah i have 3 yoyo loaches 1 is like almost full size en the other pretty small ones i have 500 liter aquarium i love the 3 yoyo loaches they very pretty en ive got like plecos in the etc not very big ones wel i bought it for my dad as a birthday gift i am going totally of topic but yeah😂

[@joshuastover1047]

Love it. The honesty is refreshing

[@ericahenderson7262]

What an awesome build. I know I always say this but this is my favorite. Those three crabs are so lucky! Someone else would’ve made a meal out of them. How’s their temperament compared to the fiddlers?

[@GodisTruth914]

Gorgeous enclosure!!!!! Best one so far I think!!!😊😍

[@jali5945]

Much better enclosure for them 👍 good job

[@dansaquariumandmore]

Shame that the guy lied to you At least the crabs have a great loving home at your place now where they can live happily Hopefully your be able to get some vampire crabs and do a video ect on them

[@hammyandfrenok2.070]

the tank is amazing! keep up the good work

[@ozzyg3961]

The habitat looks amazing…love it🤙

[@ozzyg3961]

I have 5 and their awesome

[@jackcarter9872]

This looks great! You did a wonderful job at giving them a new home! Thanks for listening to the comments! :D

[@chrislovesky5402]

Looks nice man.. pretty cool crabs plus everything happens for a reason

[@markodarkov2]

Never herd of these crabs but I think you’ve done ell Chris good job mate

[@younky7095]

love the content bro stay healthy and happy

[@riddermichi]

the whole time u were building this pretty enclosure i kept thinking "it's gonna be such a shame when they dig up some of those nice plants" xD nothing better than building a super nice terrarium and having your animal rip it apart xD

[@neilvillarosa4815]

❤️❤️ love your channel Chris 😊😊

[@elliottkeyes3112]

This is why you call a good sport

[@OhhWeOhh]

Sweet setup

[@myzoo2856]

Great video the tank looks sick

[@ahmedalbarwany5988]

Beautiful

[@mrd.j.2303]

Hey bro this looks great. I will let you know that I think they want a little more dirt. I have mine in 6 inches and they burrow tunnels all the way down. They can burrow like 5 ft down. Lol. So I would have done a little deeper. But it looks great. About how many inches of dirt do you think they have?

[@christopher_scott]

It’s about 4-6 inches. When I do a deep clean, I’m going to add about 6 more inches for them. Right now they can burrow and fully cover themselves which is how they spend most of their time.

[@mrd.j.2303]

@@christopher_scott nice nice. I liked your other set up too. Did they ever go in the water in the other one? Keep in mind, they’re nocturnal. So if you set up a camera with some low light or moonlight bulb you might get some cool action.

[@mrd.j.2303]

@@christopher_scott they’ll be super happy then! Mine eat crickets that I get for my reptiles as well as all kinds of fruits and veggies. I know they’re not what you wanted but I think they’re super cool.

[@zandertesoriere]

I love this guy sm

[@mikeflo2089]

Where's MAX ?! I like to see kids getting involved with nature stuff. My daughter is 2 and already likes to help with my projects

[@themonk3yzman917]

Looking good and there also called Harleyquin crabs but moss helps with humidity to but again looking great

[@predator9425]

I had many kind of pet crabs even including real vampire crabs but I think you are very lucky to have them in your country.

[@rickyabdullah4758]

Nice breeding update

[@marleehathcoat3499]

Love it

[@ignatiuspauta5612]

Looks cool

[@MegisakisApprentice]

Hi Christopher, I live in Brazil and I'm loving your videos. I would really like to learn how to reproduce Crabs, could you make a video teaching how to reproduce? Hugs from Brazil.

[@321353096]

Are vampire crabs anything like the Red Clawed Crab? I have a Red Clawed Crab with like 20% land and 80 water. Can a canopied crab survive in it ? Also will it fight with my Red Clawed Crab?

[@inzagirukia1894]

Nice crab pet.. Could you also show us the feeding? Very interested wad and how they eat.

[@josephbarge1192]

they are scavengers and will eat just about anything they come across. My crabs favorite food is bananas and various fruits. plus i give him small dead fish for the calcium. my little crabs name is Francis x. Clampazzo. (Futurama reference ).

[@claytonryals9583]

Omg love the names

[@briancooke2435]

It’s cool they are very beautiful crabs are they worth more money?

[@JaneAmericanIrish777]

Looks pretty cool to me...👍

[@caitlinhorstpower5294]

Update? I just inherited one. ❤️ the video

[@psyclinez5985]

Vampire crabs are totally different from Halloween crabs. Vampire crabs are fresh water. Halloween crabs/Halloween moon crabs need both fresh and saltwater. H. crabs lay there larvae in saltwater and mating and growing them out has not yet been down in captivity. Halloween crabs are a big species and vampire crabs are a small crab like the fiddler or red clawed crab.

[@secredeath]

Can you house red clawed crabs with vampire crabs? Also can they produce a hybrid offspring

[@lynnbonica4342]

Looks a little too crowded, esp if u have to move stuff around to be able to find them. But it is nicely decorated. 🍄👍

[@carlb6243]

You are awsome!

[@danielschwartz5864]

Substrate is not deep enough, they really like to burrow. In the wild their burrows can be a foot deep and 3 feet long

[@ianolbison1363]

Not your biggest fan but credit where its due listening to your followers and viewers and correcting the scape which looks amazing u just earned yourself a subscriber keep up the good work

[@issacquintalla1399]

I like Halloween moon crabs

[@christysank7705]

That cool and I'm glad u okay and that not cool for what he did to u?? But the habitat is looks great!!

[@aprilrose2781]

Just out of curiosity, why did u want vampire crabs but didnt want halloween crabs? I dont know anything about crabs so ill say that now lol but looking at them the only thing I could tell the difference was the colors. But if you saw the color of them and liked it then why wouldnt u want them?

[@njmoonfrost6145]

They have different living styles and care

[@sdqsdq6274]

vampire crab rocks , their colors are more popping and they stay tiny

[@tracieandthecrazyturtle477]

I think this habitat is way prettier 😍

[@benmedeirosma-google]

How r they doing

[@BigShrimpin416]

Yes those are definitely Halloween Moon Crabs! Vampire crabs are tiny!! Halloween crabs love to burrow deep! Much better set up but I think you may need deeper substrate in some areas so they can burrow deeper! Also, not sure what size tank you have there but a 20 gallon long is sufficient for 1 crab but it’s not recommended to keep only 1 they are actually social and thrive much better in pairs or small groups so you do need a larger tank that 20g. Possibly a 40g long or larger. And some deep substrate areas for burrowing! Also, I saw 2 water bowls, was one salt water and one fresh water?? They need both. But you’re enclosure looks great with the plants and everything! I admire the fact that you took responsibility and want to take the best possible care of these guys! I can’t believe that the guy who was selling them didn’t even know what he was selling!!! That’s pretty scary! And sad!

[@ThatOneCorvusKing]

He states the tank is a 40 gallon breeder and the dishes are one fresh and one salt water, and there's three crabs, so I think he did all right by those standards, but you didn't even watch the video

[@bryancooper00000]

🔥

[@Alex-bj7ot]

😯

[@justinseah3395]

I work at a fish shop and I hate bagging this buggers those tiny pinch hurts

[@kishdogg1594]

Do you sell these crabs

[@420spacecowboy]

u got crabs dude

[@SchmeckLOL]

1 of the things i just learned is that there are forest dwelling crabs i never knew that the more you know

[@thesilentone4024]

Why not just keep them ware they are and just get 1 more bin and connect it to the other but have a hole for them to walk through to get to the salt water.

[@megazillasaurus]

I want to get bitten by a flowerhorn someday

[@synivy4576]

Halloween carbs :(((

[@rahmatazizy2490]

Hl

[@garthsreptilecare1295]

Another way you can "take care" of the Halloween crabs is in a nice crab curry! 🤪

[@alexissanow2204]

Dawgs at 7:05 😩😩🏳️‍🌈

[@MDestron2282]

Really the fact of the matter is you always should get a scientific name. Unless you're experienced with the breed and have no doubt about what it is it can be a real crap shoot. Common names can change from town to town, state to state and country to country. Species are wrongfully mistaken pretty often from their common names.

[@moonfish1062]

He is barefoot okkkkkkk lol

[@mr.clickbait9062]

Can i buy you some vampire crabs

[@tracypillay4989]

Worst terrariam ever

[@fardeenesmail3531]

Its tereriam bro

[@PYROTOAD]

You’re a joke 😂

[@chewbacca7738]

@@PYROTOAD lmaoo true

[@tracypillay4989]

Pyro toad get 4k subs than talk to me

[@tracypillay4989]

Love you ffeaz yt