purpletiger wrote:Yeah, I'm a little wary about the tape too, but I'm still moving things around until I settle on the "optimal setup". I've already had to take the tape off and restick it so I'm not ready just yet to commit to anything more permanent.
Yes, they're not hermies. The care is somewhat similar - a warm and humid environment, access to salt/fresh water, they're foragers just as hermit crabs, etc. What I did notice is that they spend about 99% of the time buried in the sand. This is normal, with them being nocturnal and spending their days making burrows and then just hiding there until night comes when they come out to look for food. But it's not necessarily a preferred feature for those of us pet-keepers that like to see and interact with our critters.
So, regarding your request for pictures, their shy nature makes this somewhat of a difficult task. I am hoping that after they get more accustomed to their environment, they'll come out more but I don't know how realistic this is. I have seen a couple of people on youtube being able to handle them, without getting pinched and without the crabs trying to skitter away. I do have a couple of videos that I took of them on the first day, before they got a chance to dig their hidy-holes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpgYu47cGNQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbNhwddM5rw
they are sooo cute!! I always love watching crabs eat. Its so human like how they pick the items up and pull them apart before they put them in their mouth. Are these crabs native to your area? I have never heard of them before!