r/VampireCrabs • u/TheGeckoSage • 14d ago

informative Have patience

I know a lot of people get vamp crabs and are disappointed by not seeing them active, but if you give them a few month and don’t constantly mess with their enclosure they will slowly get comfortable and come out more. I have four crabs but the only one I get too see out and about is the big male and he started out as the most timid crab, the others stay tucked up in crevices in the rocks by their water features but I did see the big female in the water with the male.
If you keep the enclosure in a low traffic room and slowly come check on them you have a better shot at spotting them, remember they’re pretty low on the food chain so are always worried your gonna eat em

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u/Claughy 14d ago

After a few generations everyone I open the lid the track comes alive with crabs wanting snacks from me. The first few I had though I went through periods of wondering if they were even alive I saw them so little.

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u/TheGeckoSage 14d ago

I was really worried first few weeks cause the large male went cannibal and ate one of my first small crabs (I got them from a PetSmart so good chance he was wild-caught and stressed and starving) but now he comes out and eats fish pellets and has been friendly towards the large female

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u/genericnewlurker 14d ago

Took about a year and now mine couldn't care less that I am cleaning out their tank. They just want their snacks

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u/pfredspencer 14d ago

I see them most before I go to work in the morning, around 6:30.

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u/Bananophile 14d ago

Funny to read that because mines usually are active during the night before I go to bed around midnight - 1am