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Captive Breeding Hermit Crabs || Spawn Day | By Crab Central Station

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Captive Breeding Hermit Crabs isn't easy, today we walk you through the challenges we had on Spawn Day and how we try to overcome them!
Yes, Hermit Crabs can breed in captivity! It is a common misconception among Hermit Crab keepers, that they can't breed. With the proper environment, Hermit Crabs will mate and produce eggs in captivity. The difficult, and near impossible part is getting the baby hermit crabs to land. Wish us luck!
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@dog8958 3 года назад

It’s really awesome to see baby crabs for the first time!! Thank you for all the effort you put into their lives!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thank you for watching, I'm so glad you enjoyed the video.

@Nothingtoya 3 года назад

I think you guys went above and beyond trying to save as many as you can. Congrats on all the babies!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thanks Josh B! Man it is so hard to call it... we just want to make sure we give every baby a chance! Thanks for watching!

@Clover_knows_pets 3 года назад

So happy that all this information is being noted and recorded

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

We will do our best! You guys get to see Brooke!!

@imoan1976 3 года назад

Amazing job guys 🙌 can't wait to see as they grow, thanks for documentating it for us ❤ COME ON BABIES YOU CAN DO IT 🙏

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

I appreciate you rooting on the babies! I’m sure they can hear everyone rooting them on from around the world

@BarokaiRein 3 года назад

It's great that people are doing this now,breeding animals in captivity is the best way to turn wild animals such as hermit crabs into actual pets. Though sadly I don't expect captive bred hermits to become even a considerable fraction of the amount sold annually for many,many years.

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Yes! That is the hope 🤞

@shortassetsranch 3 года назад

This is so interesting to watch! I admire your dedication & all you do to make it happen. Amazing work ladies!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Erin, thanks for the kind message. All of this love and support gets us through 😊

@engsetters4633 5 месяцев назад

That is amazing! How amazing would it be if one day all pet hermit crabs are captive bred.

@86fifty 2 года назад

Came here from Snake Discovery, they went enting at a Costa Rica beach and found lots of native hermit crabs there! They didn't take any home, of course. But they said that Hermit Crabs were super hard to breed in captivity, so I went looking to see what all went into it. I found you and Mary Akers! Thank you for documenting your attempts, I'm learning a lot!

@CrabCentralStation 2 года назад

Welcome to Crab Central Station! We love Snake Discovery! Wouldn't it be awesome if they carried captive bred hermit crabs in their store?

@86fifty 2 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation Aw yeah, someday! That's a great future goal!

@nessa1195 2 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation yes!

@matthewzezza9484 3 года назад

Happy to see another round of babies! One thing I've been giving considerable thought to is your documented problem of the Zoea congregating at the bottom. It seems like once that starts occurring en-masse it's the beginning of the end. I'm not a hydrodynamic expert or anything, but I have to believe there's some passive method of creating a circular current in your krisels to sweep 'em off the bottom. Is it possible to over-agitate the water? What if the air stone were only on one side of the krisel? I'm imagining a system similar in principle to aquarium under-gravel filters, where the rising airstone bubbles serve to force water around.

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Yes! The krisiels are designed to create just that, a circular motion, mimicking the tide of the ocean. We used just one airstone at first... but the babies really congregated at the bottom so we added the second. You are definitely on the right track and we SO APPRECIATE your input. Thank you so very much for sharing 😊❤☺

@lockhart3424 3 года назад

Way to go!! Thank you for your efforts for these little guys 💝

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

You’re welcome! It is truly an honor. These guys are some of the cutest beans ever 😊

@ChandraOrr 3 года назад

More close ups please! I'd love to see some lingering close ups of both the eggs and zoea. So excited to see how this story unfolds.

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thanks for the idea! We will include more clips in the future. We may even do one full video of just Zoeae moving around if you guys would like to see that 😊

@youngfamily4504 3 года назад

Ahhhh!!!!!! So excited for you ladies. You ladies are doing amazing things whether they make it to land or not. Please don’t be so hard on yourselves. So following this and sending strength and positive vibes. Thank you so much for sharing this journey, good luck!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Young family, thank you so much for your encouragement and support, it means so much to us and helps us keep our heads up and working towards our goal! We appreciate you! 🥰

@featherbox6443 Год назад

I just want to say I haven't had hermit crabs since I was a kid. Back then the going thing was Hermits do not bred in captivity. So it is wonderful to see this. I don't have crabs but if they're breeding their happy. I'm so relieved that crabs all over the world are getting better care etc. You're beautiful 😍

@CrabCentralStation Год назад

Awe! What a sweet and encouraging comment! Thank you so much! I know this was a long time ago (during breeding season, we were so busy!). I appreciate your kindness and open acknowledgment of what we are doing. It's been a long hard road, and we are still learning and have a long way to go..... but we ARE doing it! We are making history! WHooHOO!

@catsanchez5749 3 года назад

So interesting!! Great luck to you in getting these babies to land. EXCITING 😄❤

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Yay! Thanks so much for enjoying this video and for the luck. We seriously need it 😂 You’re awesome!

@catsanchez5749 3 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation Thank you. Ya'll are the AWESOME ones for trying this❤

@Kalii_alexiss 11 месяцев назад

I love your channel you help me learn so much about my hermits! ❤ I have a question! What type of hermit crab is she? I currently have 2 purple pinchers!

@kelvinsoto3553 4 месяца назад

Incredible congratulations keep all the data and the videos can change your life and people life breeding hermit crabs whoa congratulations again

@user-rv8sg9oe2u 5 месяцев назад

i just got a hermit crap a month ago and its a boy! your videos are awsome

@Tootnscoot 11 месяцев назад

Try turning the air stone off and filling the jar to just below the rim. Let it sit for just a few minutes to settle. Then slowly lower the jar into your larger tank as not to stir up sediment. The babies can swim out into the larger container but the sediment will stay in the jar.

@avery21026 2 года назад

This is so cool! Captive bred hermit crab!!

@CrabCentralStation Год назад

RIGHT??!!! Seriously, did we ever think we would get here????? Making history, one spawn at a time!

@anefrank2647 3 года назад

I just listened to your podcast on the animals at home! I so admire you guys for everything you do!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thanks so much for listening! I’m so glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the support 😊

@hangingwithhobbes2944 3 года назад

Still not actually sure how all this works, but you're doing great!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

We will have to do another video explaining! In the meantime, if you have any questions feel free to ask. And thanks so much for the encouragement 😊

@The_Bible_Girl7 2 года назад

Multitaskers galore!!

@CrabCentralStation Год назад

Like a teacher!

@thebelovedtree 3 года назад

I'm so excited for you guys! I hope you can get these to land!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thanks so much for supporting us! We are so looking forward to seeing if these guys make it too.

@adekelomang Год назад

Indah sekali kakak

@RoseProseFroze 3 года назад

Came here from the Animals at Home podcast. Came just in time for breeding attempt number 3. Here's hoping a few make it!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Awesome! Welcome to Crab Central Station! We're so glad you joined our #CrabCrew! It's getting pretty exciting here as breeding season is just getting started. A couple exciting announcements coming soon 🥰

@FishnChipps Год назад

Ahhh oh my stars I love babies *cries* I'm getting my hermit crab soon for my Birthday in June ^^ Idk what species I want I'm thinking Purple Pincher

@CrabCentralStation Год назад

That’s exciting! Keep doing all the research you can now. We have so many care videos on our channel. Purple pinchers are very hardy and would be a great species to start with. You can get captive bred PP’s from Josh’s Frogs online!

@brookepitt7176 3 года назад

Love your Channel Darcy! You and the girls are doing a fantastic job!!!! I think you should add sugar gliders to your menagerie!!! We have to rehome 😞 ours and need a home where we KNOW they will be taken care of. I would be willing to drive them down with all their supplies!!! Either way, off topic, LOVE your channel! I don’t even have a crabbie and like to watch!!! Your habitats are amazing! xo

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thank you so much, Brooke Pitt! Oh man, so sad you are having to rehome your sugars! I would love to take them, but I know nothing about them.... not to mention I'm up to my eyeballs in hermit crabs at the moment! 🤣😂😅

@chrisbuckley1785 Год назад

This is sooo cool.

@whoskayleebragg 3 года назад

Yay new vid!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Yay! It's getting very exciting here!

@ashleyhouse752 2 года назад

I breed betta fish and I use a small brine shrimp net to catch to drain the container and gentle net them into the correct container

@CrabCentralStation 2 года назад

The zoea will go right through that net ... they are super tiny!

@jeruntulofficial Год назад

Wow amazing

@CrabCentralStation Год назад

Thanks a lot 😊

@user-cc1xv6ro2g 9 месяцев назад

How do you get your hermit crabs to breed I've been trying for so long but no luck😢

@Fan-lq6uv 7 месяцев назад

Question: what happens if those babies reaches juvenile stage and there aren't any shells around?

@carolynderricks3226 3 года назад

Also congratulations! And great work!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thank you 😊

@littlemidwestrebornsdolls 3 года назад

I loved it!! You are incredible!!! 💕

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thanks so much for enjoying this video!

@doctordeath.5716 3 года назад

I like how you have labuy and good night song in with your train sound

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Yay! Thank you. I had fun picking out the music too. I thought we could do for a fun intro for this series. Glad you enjoy it too ❤️

@doctordeath.5716 3 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation You are welcome 😊

@doctordeath.5716 3 года назад

This is so cool to see and lurn how you bread the little one's, I can not wate to see how this all works out.

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thank you so much for the support! We hope everyone can gain some new insights from these breeding videos. It will help us too, to look back and see what we did each year. 😊

@doctordeath.5716 3 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation You are welcome 😊 I sent a long DM to you on Facebook messager just to let you know.

@marcusbullock630 2 года назад

you could probably make a specialized pooter with a large reservoir and suck them in with aquarium tubing. a pooter uses your breath to suck in small critters, generally a terrestrial insect collection method. that way you could vacuum them all up quickly then just empty the reservoir into the zoea tank

@CrabCentralStation 2 года назад

We use something similar, called a siphon. Without that, this would not be possible.

@CrabCon 3 года назад

You can add Hermit Crab Doula to your title now!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Definitely… we are for sure the CCS Crab Doulas now 😂

@nickstaggs2994 Год назад

When you say iso I’m thinking of rubbing alcohol not an isolation tank.

@CrabCentralStation Год назад

Sorry about that! Maybe you work in the medical field?

@spo0k_97 Месяц назад

I'm curious why not just pour the jar in the Chrysler tank

@genel5103 Год назад

I'm no crab expert, but couldn't you use a coffee filter to switch them into the new tank?? Just a thought

@annacabble4111 3 года назад

Congratulations

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thanks 😊

@umarmahamed445 Год назад

Does the tank require aeration for the eggs to hatch?

@CrabCentralStation Год назад

Yes! We have bubblers in the birthing suite, all of our pools and major water movement/aeration in the krisel.

@Clover_knows_pets 3 года назад

Amazing

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thank you!

@Insecterina 6 месяцев назад

Do they only spawn in saltwater vs. fresh? And what temperature do the babies' water need to be kept at?

@CrabCentralStation 6 месяцев назад

They only spawn in a specific salinity of salt water and the temperature depends on the species. Around 78-85 degrees if I remember right, it’s been a while…

@milo5315 3 года назад

Gosh I wish I had found your channel just two days earlier. I have a hermit crab who I just got and she laid a bunch of eggs while she was still being quarantined. I know absolutely nothing about taking care of eggs or keeping them alive so I just put them in salt water because that was the first thing I found on Google. They actually did spawn, but I think they all died. I don't really know what's normal and what isn't though. I wish I had found this sooner, also do the zoeae move as soon as they've hatched?

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Yes! They move as soon as they’re hatched

@milo5315 3 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation Ok, thank you!

@niswii 2 года назад

Subbed ❤️

@CrabCentralStation 2 года назад

Thank you for your support!

@emmalewis9681 3 года назад

I’m semi early!!!

@emmalewis9681 3 года назад

Omg yay!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

That's what we said!! 🥰

@michellemiesen4390 3 года назад

Yay!

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Yes!! We are so excited!

@user-bz8yg6pl6n 3 года назад

wait so ALL of those little things (idk what they are called) are gonna be crabs?!? what will you do with them?

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Most of them won’t survive sadly. It’s very very hard to get these guys to land because they’re so small and fragile. If we get enough to land, we will adopt them out to forever homes 😊

@user-bz8yg6pl6n 3 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation ooo super cool! seems like a difficult job to do, but you guys are great and patient. hopefully lots will survive🤞

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Thanks, Bean!

@doctordeath.5716 3 года назад

Now that I think of it, a few year's ago I remember one of my hermit crabs having eggs, buy i did not know then what to do at the time, if this dose happen again I will message you because I do not have the stuff for breading and all.

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

How cool that you have had eggs before! It means you have some super happy crabbies!

@doctordeath.5716 3 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation Thank you, that was a few years ago, but i am not sure what happen to them because i did not see any eggs laying around at all.

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

@@doctordeath.5716 if they don't spawn the eggs in the water pools, they will drop them on the sand. At that point they become a great protien snack for the crabs.

@doctordeath.5716 3 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation oh ok, thank you for your help

@joslynthundercataj2413 2 года назад

Hello! I was wondering how many babies does a hermit crab actually have?? I have done some research and it said more than 800 and I couldn’t believe it! If so many were to be born, would I give them to a local pet store and they would accept them?

@CrabCentralStation 2 года назад

Most species have 10,000-20,000 babies. The survival rate is quite small though. For example - I had about 15,000 and only got 35 to land. It is very difficult to accomplish.

@AJDaGoddess 3 года назад

I can’t believe my purple pincher spawned in the pool but I didn’t know they had eggs because they disappeared

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Are your pools filtered? If so, the filter sucked up the babies.

@BenRusk11 2 года назад

so can people adopt crabs from you guys? Not specifically these babies, but just in general? I've been looking all over for different species to adopt and there is just virtually nowhere reliable to go to (besides of course the pet stores). I've specifically been on a mad hunt for some strawberries with no luck :

@CrabCentralStation 2 года назад

We don't have any Strawberries for adoption. We hope to being some to land this next summer.

@BenRusk11 2 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation so you'll possibly have some strawberries for adoption next summer then?

@CrabCentralStation 2 года назад

@@BenRusk11 if we get some to land we will have to raise them for a year. So they wouldn't be available for adoption until summer of 2023.

@BenRusk11 2 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation and that's still probably sooner than any other retailer online LOL

@CrabCentralStation 2 года назад

Well.... cross your fingers and send all your good vibes this summer that we can get some to land!

@carolynderricks3226 3 года назад

I may be missing something, but why not gently pour the jar full into the krysel?

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Water quality is very important to the survival. The dirty water lowers the water quality. We have to do 2-3 water changes a day so that we can remove the access food, poop, and sheds.

@rebeckadavis7367 3 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation wouldnt the sand/food particles be more like normal ocean water than the crystal clean water?

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Yes, but the ocean is vast and includes a ecosystem the works to keep the water quality in balance. In a closed system, water quality is a huge challenge. The krisiels are not filtered, because the filter would just such up the babies. So, we have to be very diligent in monitoring and keeping good water quality.

@michellemiesen4390 3 года назад

O no my baby hermit crab climbing wall has mold all on what do I do :(

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

If it is seagrass, this is a common issue. For us, we soak it in hermit crab saltwater and then air dry. The best thing to do in the tank is keep it off the substrate and away from the pools.

@michellemiesen4390 3 года назад

Can I use fresh water?

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Yes, that is safe. Saltwater has just shown to help keep the mold away.

@3dfinley900 3 года назад

I am so sad 😭 I went to a store yesterday and saw baby crabs in a cage. They were no bigger then a dime maby smaller.it broke me heart and I can’t stop thinking about it.is there any thing you can do. 😭😢

@altheamcnabb2829 3 года назад

Man, I looked for over a year to find crabs that small. The beach shop I used to go to get them tiny like that stopped selling when the pandemic hit.

@3dfinley900 3 года назад

If you want to know where they’re located I can tell you

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

3D Finley, the best thing to do with store crabs is to lovingly offer care advice to the shop keepers... maybe just tell them about our channel. Then, as hard as it is, don't buy them. Every time someone buys a hermit crab, it continues thencycle to capture more.

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

You can adopt tiny captive bred babies! Go to our website and click on the adoption button to fill out an application. www.crabcentralstation.com

@nataliespinks7180 3 года назад

what do you do if it happens to ourselves.like if our hermits breed

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

In this case you just toss the babies outside. It’s sad yes, but we know not everyone can raise them! If they lay on the sand, the crabs will eat them.

@DJRiotNinja 2 года назад

Use a turkey baistor...

@CrabCentralStation 2 года назад

We actually do 😆

@emmalewis9681 3 года назад

If my crabs have babies, what should I do with the eggs? I can’t have hundreds of crabs, so what would I do?

@nolaray1062 3 года назад

From my understanding based on my own research, unless you have an extremely specific environment and are putting the extra attention and work into it (like she does in this video) then the chances of it happening are slim to none. So you probably don’t have to worry about it being an issue. However, on the off chance it does happen, I’m sure you could go to hermit crab forums and find ppl.

@CrabCentralStation 3 года назад

Lots of people have hermit crabs that produce eggs. That’s the easy part. The hard part is raising the Zoeae. If you have the proper tank set up, and healthy crabs. They usually mate. 😊

@emmalewis9681 3 года назад

@@CrabCentralStation if my crabs ever mate, should I give them to someone like you?