Pregnant red claw crab

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snacks

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Feb 12, 2008
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Hi everyone,
My red claw crab has recently become pregnant. I wonder if there is anything special that I have to take care of, for e.g. special diet, more regular water changes etc? Thanks for any advice!
 

vteel

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pregnant?

Wow! How do you know it's pregnant? I didn't know you could breed Hermits, is that what you did? If so, how did you do it?

That's cool! Sorry I couldn't offer advice.

VTEEL
 

snacks

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Hi
Mine is a red claw crab, not hermit crab. Sadly, I think the female pregnant crab got defensive and aggressive and killed the male one 2 days ago :(
 

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Do they have to come out of the water? I always wanted to keep red claws, but I never knew if they need a special set-up so they can come onto dry land. I know this is an old thread, but if you can let me know I would appreciate it they are really cool creatures!
 

golderm

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hi, sorry to wake up an old thread, but I've just found my red clawed crab is pregnant, does anyone know how to care for them/the eggs?
 

Amphiprion

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You don't care for the eggs, the female does. She'll broadcast the eggs into the water shortly before they hatch into nauplii. As far as caring for them, I am completely unfamiliar with the species. I don't know if there has been any captive breeding of them. Likely, however, the process is more than you'll want to get involved with, as it is in most breeding ventures.
 
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