So when you see them wiping their eyes and what appears to be eating, they are wetting their eyes. Crabs hold water in their mouth area (don't know the term for it) that they use to wet their joints and eyes on occasion when on land. Also the Crabs you have with big bright purple claws are males and the ones with smaller more reddish claws are females.
You need to read this . the small one needs to to stay together cause the bigs ones like to eat the small one cause I have vampire crabs and ghost crabs and hermit crabs but all vampire and ghost crabs a cannibalism. But everything else is right but the water climate needs to be 70 to 80 degrees and PH level 7.5 to 8.0. But other than tht ur doing a good job. But if u see this dont change them yet jus see how they act and when water comes out there mouth therr SCARED or ANGRY
Petko:"I didn't think I could get them. I ordered them and two weeks went by before I got an email saying they were shipped" Also Petko: "Oh I'm not ready for this I don't know if the water is right for them or if they can squeeze out of this enclosure. Or which ones might be male or female".
The Vampire crab that you call the prettiest one looks like it has a big smile on the back of it's shell, they are really cool by the way, i can't wait to see more videos on them, well done for getting them.
I'm sure he does. He is CONSTANTLY blowing my mind with his grasp of english & our slang😲 He has shown his vocabulary to b superior to many native english speakers! 👍😁
They look so gorgeous! As a tip from an Aquarian: get some razorblade ti scraoe the front glas in order to have good sight on them and in regards to the very fluffy sand, get a sucking pump to clean everything up. Since you offer them food, they are going to poop in the water and Plant parts keep falling down as well as the wood is slowly decomposing, so you definitely want to clean the ground up. Keeps the water nice and clear and u can enjoy the pretty little fellows even more! Greets from Germany!
Moving in the crabs made that enclosure pop. It is absolutely beautiful. It has lush greenery, which make the colors of the crabs stand out even nore. I would love to live in there if it was human size, that is.
I got a back injury and have been miserable up until I clicked on this video. I started laughing at the title and it kept me smiling all the way through. Thank you! That was fun and I NEEDED THAT!!
The second one you opened looks female, and yes they constantly graze as they walk. I was lucky enough to have mine breed in captivity. They are actually decent hunters and will track down pinheads, springtails, wood lice
First of all very entertaining video. Secondly I kept this crabs for the past 4 years and I have to say I really like the setup u have for them. Lots of space and hiding places outside and in the water. The hiding places in the water are really important cause this species of vampire crab molds only in water. You also got relatively lucky on that purchase cause I could identify at least 3 females (probably 4) which is really good considering that it is recommended not to keep more males than females in an enclosure. And like you already suggested the prettier crab is a male while the other was a female. As far as feeding goes like mentioned in the vid they eat everything but personally I had a lot of success feeding them Drosophila hydei and/or small crickets once or twice a month. It is so fun to watch them hunt. greetings from Italy
Aw, how sweet. I have been waiting for them. They are pretty cool and cute. And I love the enclosure. Might be difficult to spot the small crabbies in there, but of course it is good for them to have a lot of space. Hope they will be doing fine in there; keep us updated. A feeding clip would be great.
Here in the US we have an animal shop called Petco, your love for animals and name Petko is a perfect play on that. I don’t know if you’ve been told that or not but if you haven’t I’m glad to be of useless service :]
You can't imagine how much joy you bring me watching you unboxing your creatures. I have a really stressful job so everyday when I get home I watch one of your videos and everything is perfect in my world.
Vampire crabs after a long and exhausting, most likely confusing trip from the seller to this guy and after being dumped into their new home first thing they do: “Start munching on everything” Imagine you being transported in a cardboard box with no light inside a plastic cup and being dumped into water, your first thought being like: “Yeah, let’s just put everything in sight in our mouth...” no need to accommodate or etc xD
I love this update ! Hopefully there's side which is surround by Thor, despacito, Felix, the frog communal and the vampire crab at the middle with 360 view enclosure just like the balfouri communal enclosure in the future for DD season 4. 😍😍
Not sure if anyone else mentioned this yet but the different looking one....his claws are that colour and so small because hes growing a new set.at some point that guy or girl lost its claws.thats what lobster and crabs and shrimps and other crustaceans look like when growing apendages back after losing them.love your videos petko.keep it up man.im actually TERRIFIED of spiders.i CANNOT OVERSTATE how afraid i am of them but i cannot stop watching your videos lol.i love them.very compelling!!!
Good luck with the Geosesarma genus. I have recently acquired 5 crabs myself and it's been a blast. Water wise, ph 7.0 to 8, hard water for moulting and a bit of water movement because they live by the river. Cheers!
I see why you wanted the Vampire Crabs they are so pretty and so cute. Glad you found someone that could ship to you. Thank you for sharing them with use. GOD BLESS from America 🦀
Vampire crabs need more land than that for their part,it’s supposed to be 80% land,20% water because they spend most of their time on land and 50% of their time in water,just a recommendation😊
I had these like 5 years ago, I could find sooo little info about them, I’ll link my videos of them soon. They were super fun, I got them to breed in my tank set up.
Haha I misunderstood the title at first but then I remember last night I saw a video of you saying you wanted to get some vampire crabs so I connected the dots 😆
14:06 sometimes they do fight a little when one crab goes into the 'cave' of another and in the beginning when everyone picks a hiding place (atleast mine do/did)
You can get medication for crab infestations. Tehehehe. All jokes aside this has been a long awaited group of friends and I'm happy you finally have them!
I used to breed these. Great fun. You will see little babies in around a year if you don’t disturb them too much. Good luck. I now keep Rainbow crabs. Bit bigger and more fun.
These look to be different types of vampire crabs. The ones with the dark purple and yellow back spot look to be purple vampire crabs and the other ones with the reddish claws look to be Orchid vampire crabs. These crabs are very territorial and will be aggressive to other species.
@The Dark Den If you thought Vampire Crabs are stunning, Check out these Fellas: Cardisoma armatum. In german they are called Harlekin Krabbe, which translates to Harlequin Crab. But I couldn't find any under that name in english. So if u look up the latin name, u will certainly find pictures of them. ;-)
ive never had vampire crabs, but ive got a fair bit of experience with marine crabs including emerald crabs, pom pom crabs, anemone/porcelain crabs and hermit crabs, and my experience is they are all very hardy, but mischievous scavengers, and always go where you dont want them to, including in my case i had one climb up the silicone in the corner of the tank and out! but also they are incredibly fun to watch, mine also steal food from everything else and squabble amongst themselves for food! the biggest issue ive had with them is with moults, i have only ever lost crabs due to fighting or through moults, they need calcium, magnesium and hardness along with trace elements to moult properly, i would assume this carries over to vampire crabs? this will get absorbed out of the water over time so water changes will be helpful for them as it will replenish this, someone who has vampire crabs will correct me if im wrong about this however :)
Don't you worry about if they breed, and little crabs will go out somehow? P.s. I really don't know if I made mistakes in the comment. English isn't my main language. *need more crab videos*
I'm in love with the crab that has what looks like a smile on it's back! The really purple/yellow one. With its eyes and the smile on it's back, it looks so cute and happy, then look from the front it looks angry! Hahaha I love it 😍
I can understand your excitement over these guys! They’re beautiful, and super-cool. Surprisingly chill for creatures with such hyperbolic common names. Congratulations, mate!
The two you showed together are the same species but male and female. The colourful one is male. As someone who had vampire crabs, they will start to bread like crazy, fight over females, produce babys who die instantly when you try to rehome them and get eaten if left with the parents. Have fun 😅
As soon as I got to the point to where you finally saw the crabs and went ooohoohoohoohoo I got a Pampers born to be wild ad. Talk about perfect timing.
watching these kind of videos is great now I have two channels to watch I love exotics lair and I'm a new subscriber to the dark den now love these accents and these amazing animal's
I'm caring a vampire crab too. I like their unique color and small size. But unfortunately the research of this species is not enough yet. We don't know what is better for them. So I'm really keeping my eye on him.
This is the only I Got Crabs video i will ever want to click on YT.
Same, unless I know others are experts/"know how's" xD
hahahahaha
Damn I was gonna make the same joke. No matter you'll get my like instead.
🤣
And not just any old crabs-... WAMPIRE crabs!!!
I’ve never heard someone say “I have Crabs” so excited
Imagine walking in on that
I've been wanting crabs so fucking bad. Everytime I got to PetSmart and see crabs I yell CRABS!♥️ 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
There are so cute I never see grabs like that with that color. Wow so cute. 💕
@@heidiwilliams7024 ya they are usually "ugly crabs" like he points out with minimal color lmao
I am so glad they aren't genital crabs!
Petko is like a kid on Christmas Morning
Merry Crabmas XD..
Every video. It makes my heart smiles. What a beautiful energy he has to him :]
Every morning for him be Christmas wym
So when you see them wiping their eyes and what appears to be eating, they are wetting their eyes. Crabs hold water in their mouth area (don't know the term for it) that they use to wet their joints and eyes on occasion when on land. Also the Crabs you have with big bright purple claws are males and the ones with smaller more reddish claws are females.
I feel like he should know that before getting them..
You need to read this . the small one needs to to stay together cause the bigs ones like to eat the small one cause I have vampire crabs and ghost crabs and hermit crabs but all vampire and ghost crabs a cannibalism. But everything else is right but the water climate needs to be 70 to 80 degrees
and PH level 7.5 to 8.0. But other than tht ur doing a good job. But if u see this dont change them yet jus see how they act and when water comes out there mouth therr SCARED or ANGRY
How big do these crabs get ?
All crabs can be cannibalistic, as can frogs and toads. I'm sure he knows lol
Your prob right
@@mustangmckraken1150 ur prob right lol
@@holdencaulfield1757 if im not wrong they get abt 2 and half inches long including there legs
Vampire crabs! Fitting since it was just Halloween. Look at the purple! So pretty
Petko:*finally receives the vampire crabs, that we've all been waiting for*
Also Petko:*violently shakes the box with the crabs still inside*
Petko:"I didn't think I could get them. I ordered them and two weeks went by before I got an email saying they were shipped"
Also Petko: "Oh I'm not ready for this I don't know if the water is right for them or if they can squeeze out of this enclosure. Or which ones might be male or female".
@Cullen Freeman gentle would be not shaking it at all
@@Mr.walwus facts lol
yeaah Idk why I got the impression he was spinning the box, but after rewatching It was just the editing lol.
,,But this one is so much prettier than this one !"
The other crab : Ouch
The Vampire crab that you call the prettiest one looks like it has a big smile on the back of it's shell, they are really cool by the way, i can't wait to see more videos on them, well done for getting them.
That's the male...the rest look like females
You finally got crabs!!!!!
See a doctor for that.
HE FINALLY GOT CRABS!
@Moody Cat what?
@@victorfox9623 ??
He got whamprie crabs
"Look guys, I got crabs!" - Petko 2020
I wonder if Petko knows what “I have crabs” also means in English
I'm sure he does. He is CONSTANTLY blowing my mind with his grasp of english & our slang😲 He has shown his vocabulary to b superior to many native english speakers! 👍😁
@I M pubic lice
I’m sure that’s exactly why he chose the title. :-)
I would guess he does 🤣 his English is fantastic for someone mostly self taught!
I hope he doesn’t so he can have a good laugh when he finds out 🤣🤣
He is a big World of Warcraft player and plays on the EU server, so his English is good from communicating on that.
They look so gorgeous! As a tip from an Aquarian: get some razorblade ti scraoe the front glas in order to have good sight on them and in regards to the very fluffy sand, get a sucking pump to clean everything up. Since you offer them food, they are going to poop in the water and Plant parts keep falling down as well as the wood is slowly decomposing, so you definitely want to clean the ground up. Keeps the water nice and clear and u can enjoy the pretty little fellows even more!
Greets from Germany!
its amazing how little he knows but still gets them:
- dont know how to sex them
- don't know if the water is right
@@nom3nnescio the same thing I noticed too. Yhis was clearly an impulse buy, didn't know much about them, he handled them rough, I dunno
Watching Petko running around the dark den chanting "Vampire crabs!" is exactly what I needed today. Cheers, bro.
*wampier crabs
Petko: lets see if i can get them all in my hands
Crabs: WHEEeEEEEeeeeee
Lol
Moving in the crabs made that enclosure pop. It is absolutely beautiful. It has lush greenery, which make the colors of the crabs stand out even nore. I would love to live in there if it was human size, that is.
I got a back injury and have been miserable up until I clicked on this video. I started laughing at the title and it kept me smiling all the way through. Thank you! That was fun and I NEEDED THAT!!
The way you pronounce "vampire" makes me so happy
wampire crads
What did Petko say when he went for number two? :D
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Also:
"And then, I will CRAB a macro lens"
-Petko 2.11.2020
Crabs are just ocean spiders. You’re not fooling me. You just have more spiders. 🙃
Yes! Spiders and crabs are partially related under the phylum Arthropoda but spiders are arachnids and crabs are decapods
No
Yes
My girlfriend days that all the time.
She won't eat shrimp or crabs because she says they are spiders under water.
The second one you opened looks female, and yes they constantly graze as they walk. I was lucky enough to have mine breed in captivity. They are actually decent hunters and will track down pinheads, springtails, wood lice
Here in Italy vampire crabs are super rare to find, finally after a year of research i got them! I understand why you are so excited😂
I built a 55 gallon paludarium for vampire crabs it’s got about 6 months of growth. I think they’re ready for crabs!
4:56 “ARE YOU EATING STUFF OFF ME WHAT DA HELL”
Crab: this is a hella weird sandbar.
I've seen these at pet stores. They're really cute. I've thought about getting them, but need to learn way more about them before buying.
First of all very entertaining video.
Secondly I kept this crabs for the past 4 years and I have to say I really like the setup u have for them. Lots of space and hiding places outside and in the water. The hiding places in the water are really important cause this species of vampire crab molds only in water. You also got relatively lucky on that purchase cause I could identify at least 3 females (probably 4) which is really good considering that it is recommended not to keep more males than females in an enclosure. And like you already suggested the prettier crab is a male while the other was a female. As far as feeding goes like mentioned in the vid they eat everything but personally I had a lot of success feeding them Drosophila hydei and/or small crickets once or twice a month. It is so fun to watch them hunt.
greetings from Italy
Aw, how sweet. I have been waiting for them. They are pretty cool and cute. And I love the enclosure. Might be difficult to spot the small crabbies in there, but of course it is good for them to have a lot of space. Hope they will be doing fine in there; keep us updated. A feeding clip would be great.
Here in the US we have an animal shop called Petco, your love for animals and name Petko is a perfect play on that.
I don’t know if you’ve been told that or not but if you haven’t I’m glad to be of useless service :]
Petco is expensive as fuck. Pardon my french. But seriously
That intro cracked me up so much. More crab videos please!
Reminds me of south park lmao where they say CRAABB PEOPLE CRRAABB PEOPLE CRAB PEOPLE XD
You can't imagine how much joy you bring me watching you unboxing your creatures. I have a really stressful job so everyday when I get home I watch one of your videos and everything is perfect in my world.
Got my first 2 tarantulas arborial and terrestrial. B. hamorii and P. irminia. I love the way they look. Thanks for the amazing vids.
Vampire crabs after a long and exhausting, most likely confusing trip from the seller to this guy and after being dumped into their new home first thing they do: “Start munching on everything”
Imagine you being transported in a cardboard box with no light inside a plastic cup and being dumped into water, your first thought being like: “Yeah, let’s just put everything in sight in our mouth...” no need to accommodate or etc xD
5:26 it´s getting out of hand now they are two of them.
Nice one
I love the Vampire Crabs, they are so cute! I really like the “smiles” on their shells.
I love this update ! Hopefully there's side which is surround by Thor, despacito, Felix, the frog communal and the vampire crab at the middle with 360 view enclosure just like the balfouri communal enclosure in the future for DD season 4. 😍😍
I got worried at the start when he was shaking the box lol
Not sure if anyone else mentioned this yet but the different looking one....his claws are that colour and so small because hes growing a new set.at some point that guy or girl lost its claws.thats what lobster and crabs and shrimps and other crustaceans look like when growing apendages back after losing them.love your videos petko.keep it up man.im actually TERRIFIED of spiders.i CANNOT OVERSTATE how afraid i am of them but i cannot stop watching your videos lol.i love them.very compelling!!!
Oh my Goodness, so adorable. Such little characters too😍
That one crab you showed first looks like a happy smiling face when you look at it form behind
Good luck with the Geosesarma genus. I have recently acquired 5 crabs myself and it's been a blast. Water wise, ph 7.0 to 8, hard water for moulting and a bit of water movement because they live by the river. Cheers!
Sheesh dude be more careful, crabs aren't made of metal my guy.
I see why you wanted the Vampire Crabs they are so pretty and so cute. Glad you found someone that could ship to you. Thank you for sharing them with use.
GOD BLESS from America 🦀
They loved that food paste!!!!
I love the RED CLAW, he's my fav!!!
Vampire crabs need more land than that for their part,it’s supposed to be 80% land,20% water because they spend most of their time on land and 50% of their time in water,just a recommendation😊
I had these like 5 years ago, I could find sooo little info about them, I’ll link my videos of them soon. They were super fun, I got them to breed in my tank set up.
Haha I misunderstood the title at first but then I remember last night I saw a video of you saying you wanted to get some vampire crabs so I connected the dots 😆
*thumbnail* aight imma head out
*"AND IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE ALIVE*
*I KNOW THE SUN'S STILL SHININ'*
*WHEN I CLOSE MY EYES"*
14:06 sometimes they do fight a little when one crab goes into the 'cave' of another and in the beginning when everyone picks a hiding place (atleast mine do/did)
You should feed them blood worms, I had some a while ago and they loved them
You can get medication for crab infestations. Tehehehe. All jokes aside this has been a long awaited group of friends and I'm happy you finally have them!
Them and Halloween moon crabs are the coolest
Greetings, dearest leader..
Salutations fleshy one
Those are hands down the coolest crabs I have ever seen😍
Enclosure looks spectacular. Can't wait to see how it ages.
Dont worry about the water parameters, they can tolerate alot.
Happy days and welcome to your new buddies!
Your excitement is contagious! This video made me very happy.
So awesome! You were so excited...hell I was so excited too! All the best with them dude...they are stunning!
I used to breed these.
Great fun. You will see little babies in around a year if you don’t disturb them too much.
Good luck.
I now keep Rainbow crabs. Bit bigger and more fun.
These look to be different types of vampire crabs. The ones with the dark purple and yellow back spot look to be purple vampire crabs and the other ones with the reddish claws look to be Orchid vampire crabs. These crabs are very territorial and will be aggressive to other species.
So beautiful. We have lots of 'fiddlers' crabs, and are so very fascinating.
I am so happy for you! Eager to hear how they are doing.
@The Dark Den If you thought Vampire Crabs are stunning, Check out these Fellas: Cardisoma armatum. In german they are called Harlekin Krabbe, which translates to Harlequin Crab. But I couldn't find any under that name in english. So if u look up the latin name, u will certainly find pictures of them. ;-)
I like them more than I thought I would. It must be the colors. Purple is always a winner!
Usually differences in claw sizes (Not 100% sure) would imply gender, id imagine males would have larger claws than females for mating rituals
I've been waiting for this moment!!
0:00 love the enthusiam can already tell its gon be an awesome video😃
ive never had vampire crabs, but ive got a fair bit of experience with marine crabs including emerald crabs, pom pom crabs, anemone/porcelain crabs and hermit crabs, and my experience is they are all very hardy, but mischievous scavengers, and always go where you dont want them to, including in my case i had one climb up the silicone in the corner of the tank and out! but also they are incredibly fun to watch, mine also steal food from everything else and squabble amongst themselves for food!
the biggest issue ive had with them is with moults, i have only ever lost crabs due to fighting or through moults, they need calcium, magnesium and hardness along with trace elements to moult properly, i would assume this carries over to vampire crabs? this will get absorbed out of the water over time so water changes will be helpful for them as it will replenish this, someone who has vampire crabs will correct me if im wrong about this however :)
Don't you worry about if they breed, and little crabs will go out somehow?
P.s. I really don't know if I made mistakes in the comment. English isn't my main language.
*need more crab videos*
I'm in love with the crab that has what looks like a smile on it's back! The really purple/yellow one. With its eyes and the smile on it's back, it looks so cute and happy, then look from the front it looks angry! Hahaha I love it 😍
Crab number one looks like his back is his face, with that smile marking on his back, so cute xx
I can understand your excitement over these guys! They’re beautiful, and super-cool. Surprisingly chill for creatures with such hyperbolic common names. Congratulations, mate!
I have never seen such beautiful crabs before, the colours are amazing!
So excited for you! Glad everything worked out! Crabs look happy and healthy. Love this channel and will keep watching every week!
The two you showed together are the same species but male and female. The colourful one is male. As someone who had vampire crabs, they will start to bread like crazy, fight over females, produce babys who die instantly when you try to rehome them and get eaten if left with the parents. Have fun 😅
missed opportunity for title:
*I GOT CRABS*
better yet, whoever you got the crabs from:
*HE GAVE ME CRABS*
My wife hate me for getting crabs.
As soon as I got to the point to where you finally saw the crabs and went ooohoohoohoohoo I got a Pampers born to be wild ad. Talk about perfect timing.
I love how the biggest one was the most shy just minding their business in the corner
lmfao, your enthusiasm gets me every time
One day I’d love to have a collection like this. Starting the hobby soon
0:54 duuude i forgot u live in croatia! You speak such great english! Thankyou for making these videos in our language, were so blessed
I’m so happy you got them I love your videos so much
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 Cheers for the new crew! 🥳🎉 Have a long and good life, guys. 👌
Awesome addition. I want to get some of these... Those colors are beautiful
I think, you'll sitting in front of this enclosure the whole day 😆
Red has an awesome personality. So bold and adventurous, even though he’s the smallest.
She!
I am soooooooooooo excited that the crabs are finally here!! There? You have crabs!! They are so cute!! I can't wait to see more of them!
The prettiest crab looks like it has a smile on the top of its head!
watching these kind of videos is great now I have two channels to watch I love exotics lair and I'm a new subscriber to the dark den now love these accents and these amazing animal's
Love the new pet choice, I have done fiddler crabs but didn't know about these. I may have to get some myself.
We have these crabs at the zoo I work at! They always draw people's eye and most people think they're so cool
Congratulations on finally getting the vampire crabs! Seeing how happy you are, really made my day!
So cute. Looking forward to seeing more of these beautiful crawlers.
Oh. My. God. They are the coolest, cutest, coolest little critters, EVER!! I am Legit, IN LOVE!!! 🦀💜🦀💜🦀
This (crabs in general) are the closest thing I can own to looking like a spider.. the people that live with me are not much of a fan any spider..
Finally !!! Good luck with them...!! Glad to see you finally got them...
These are two different species of vampire crabs. They are so cute!
They are so cute! :3
Also, judging by coloration and claw size, yeah, the prettier ones with the bigger claws are males.
I'm caring a vampire crab too. I like their unique color and small size. But unfortunately the research of this species is not enough yet. We don't know what is better for them. So I'm really keeping my eye on him.
That setup is amazing! Hooray for crabs 🥳
This is really cool I never knew crabs could be so cute 🥰