Snail and Crab Pictures

[Kevin_Davies]

Some of my baby snails

albino Achatina reticulata

Archachatina sp.

albino Archachatina marginata

Rainbow Crabs (Cardisoma armatum)

 

[bugmankeith]

Is that crab eating a cockroach???

 

[Gigas]

Do those rainbow crabs make good pets? ive thinlking about one for aages now but no one has swayed me

 

[Kevin_Davies]

Is that crab eating a cockroach???

No, its eating a raisin.

Do those rainbow crabs make good pets? ive thinlking about one for aages now but no one has swayed me

They do make good pets, but require a lot of space, I keep 3 in a 5foot tank, they need both land and water (about 2/3 land, 1/3 water) the water needs to be heated, and filtered, they shed they're skin underwater, the overall land temperature needs to be high as well, so I use a spotlight for them, they also have a UV light, but I dont know if it is really needed, I have kept my ones for a few years and they all do ok, all have shed several times (usually a couple of times a year) my largest crab is now about 15-18cm overall length, they eat anything, fruit, vegetables, commericial crab and fish food, moss, etc. Most garden centres keep them wrong, in nearly totally aquatic setups, they wont live that long if kept like that.