Hello, I have Vampire crabs

[butterflychild]

[h=2]HI IM NEW HERE AND NEED HELP REAL BADLY FOR MY PURPLE VAMPIRE CRAB THAT I RESCUED FROM DEATH ROW PLEASE HELPPPP!!!!. THANK YOU.

I was needing some help please. I have a tank thats (17" X 9") i think is a 5 gal tank with a Purple Vampire Crab. Im needing to know what kind of home do i need for my crab and what other stuff do i need. Aswell do they need to live in a desert home, rainforest home or Invertebrate home. Im thinking of getting one of the Exo Terra kit homes but not sure what one or what i should even do. I dont know what other stuff i need for the crab to make it a proper home and a happy crab. I have the crab in the (17"X9") with gravel on bottom and some substract on the top but not real deep. And a few plastic plants in it with a Beta log and a bowl thats about 3-4 inches round. But i feel the crab needs a beter home then that. PLEASE HELP. Thank you.[/h]

 

[Intelsuit]

They are sub tropical so they want a warm humid climate. The majority of Geosesarma sp. (vampire crabs) need a good place to hide and different foods. Check out the following links for more info.
http://www.panzerwelten.de/forum/thread-711.html

http://www.brianstropicals.com/geosesarma-notophorum-mandarin-crab-group-of-6/

 

[Murg7]

vamps tend to be aggressive towards each other (in males). also they try to consist of a meatier diet so try using some type of live food hopefully that will work.