Zoea *successful captive breeding & rearing of C. variabilis

[aussieJJDude]

Aww, how did I not notice though! They so cute

[Curlz]

AWESOME!

May I use some of your pics for a thread in our german LHC forum?

And another question: did you write down what you did every day, what you feed and when you clean up or water change the tanks?
It wouold be great to have an owerview about the stages and the daily to do's. For other breedings experiments.

(and I would love to breed variabilis *sigh* )

[Nat_addicted to HC's]

AWESOME!

May I use some of your pics for an thread in our german LHC forum? Yes of course that's fine, make sure you put photo's courtesy of Natalie van Amstel (AKA Nat_Addicted to HC's) though & I would love to be PM'd a link so I can see where you use them please.

And another question: did you write down what you did every day, what you feed and when you clean up or water change the tanks?
It wouold be great to have an owerview about the stages and the daily to do's. For other breedings experiments. Yes I have tried to keep track of everything and have pages of notes and thoughts and this thread

(and I would love to breed variabilis *sigh* )

[Nat_addicted to HC's]

Well I go check and...........

I find this crab cruising around checking out the castle and......

this one checking out the moss pit area and.........

these two are on their way out!!

close up

Ok so this is a whole new ball park, what do I feed now?? Ive got an assortment available so far, the betta crumbs that they have been reared on, powdered oyster shell, powdered fish flakes & blood worms, a piece of cuttlefish, a piece of cork bark and a mix that I get so my hubby can feed them if I need him too, Its called hermie daily delight from Nautilusly who sells on ebay.au who I get my dried shrimp from.

Oh my oh my oh my oh my oh boy oh my!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Curlz what did you feed at this stage? you've probably already told us but Im way too excited to think straight..........................

[Nat_addicted to HC's]

Then if thats not enough the female that i knew had eggs deposited them on the sand & i busted other crabs eating them (eeek) i scooped as many as i could up (they were in 3 different places) and threw them in a kreisel so batch no. 3 are on the go, i don't know how many are going to be ok, probably saved half of them :-/


Perfect practice makes perfect
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[Nat_addicted to HC's]

Now there are 5 out of the transition pools!!

[CrabbyIrene]

Omg! Congrats! Your babies are beautiful! They're not as clear looking anymore, they're definitely getting some color to them. Sooo cute! And congrats on batch #3! Love is in the air in Australia that's for sure!

[sandra03]

Wow more babies so soon? Your guys sure are keeping you busy!!

Congrats to the little ones exploring land! So cool

[Curlz]

Lucky you @ eggs. We are waiting hardly for new eggs / larvae here in germany

feeding the little ones:
When my breedings started to leave water and explore land, they still got (de-)frozen mysis and (de-)frozen brine shrimps. And because I did not know when the megalopa will bury to metamorphose to LHC, I feed them with different fruits and watered crab pellets. Nearly same food the adults got.

The thread will be in our forum. http://www.landeinsiedlerkrebs-forum.de/
I will send you the link when I post the news about "successfull breeding of C. variabilis in Austalia"

if you could send larvae to germany *sigh*. It seems that variabilis are easier to breed, because of their short Zoea time. I hope you will have lots more mini "Aussie" Land Hermit Crab breedings in future

[Twinklebat]

Wow! So adorable.

[Bridgitmac80]

WOW! I am in such awe and amazement here!!!! LOVING IT!!!!

[hermilove]

WOW!! this is so exciting! Congrats! This is so amazing and I can't wait to see them as they grow up

[aussieJJDude]

OMG! They so cute
Just a quick question... Do your hermies like the shrimp delight or any other foods from there? Cause I got shells coming from there today and I was also thinking of getting some food too... What food do your crabs eat?

[Nat_addicted to HC's]

Yes thats where I get my shrimp from & i have daily delight so my hubby can feed for me if i need him too, mostly I make my own mixes for them, fruit & veg scraps from making tea or what ever I have at the time & a good variety but mostly mealworms, mealworm pupae, crickets, earth worms, fresh water shrimp, blood worms, brine shrimp, fresh fish & prawns, fresh meat & mince, crushed oyster shell, cuttlefish, egg shell, dried & fresh apple, paw paw, pineapple, avocado, watermelon, pear, banana (i only buy it for the crabs) rock melon, coconut, cucumber, carrot, puffed millet, puffed rice, puffed corn, fresh popcorn, cracked wheat, rolled oats, rice crumbs, psyllium husks, almond flakes, sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, alfala seeds & all of these seeds i grow sprouts in worm castings so they get to graze on both (mostly they get totaled over night), soy linseed & almond meal, pepitas, cork bark, vine wood, sea weeds, tropical fish flakes & dried sea vegie flakes

[aussieJJDude]

Thanks
Might have to get some