Red Devil Vampire Crab (Geosesarma hagen)

🦀 Red Devil Vampire Crab (Geosesarma hagen) – Fiery Colors, Bold Personality

SIZE: 1 – 1.5 inches (adult size)

Add intense, fiery color to your paludarium with the Red Devil Vampire Crab, one of the most striking members of the Geosesarma group. Known for its jet-black body, glowing yellow eyes, and blazing red carapace and claws, the Red Devil Vampire Crab looks like a tiny ember come to life as it explores rock, wood, and moss.

The Red Devil Vampire Crab (Geosesarma hagen) features a compact, rounded carapace with rich black and dark plum body tones, vivid bright red claws and back, and bold yellow to cream eye rings. As a semi-terrestrial species, it spends most of its time on land, using shallow freshwater pools to hydrate, feed, and molt. Active, curious, and full of attitude, Red Devil Vampire Crabs make incredible centerpiece invertebrates for paludariums and mixed land–water aquascapes.

Our Red Devil Vampire Crabs are healthy, well-established, and acclimated to captive conditions. With proper humidity, clean water access, and multiple hiding places, they are surprisingly beginner-friendly. Their omnivorous scavenging habits also help keep the enclosure tidy by consuming leftover food and organic debris on land and in shallow water areas.

🦀 Why Choose Red Devil Vampire Crabs?

Fiery Devil Coloration:
Jet-black bodies with blazing red backs and claws and glowing yellow eyes create an unforgettable look.

Active & Fun to Watch:
They climb, explore, and forage constantly—especially lively at dusk and evening.

Perfect for Paludariums:
Ideal for land–water habitats decorated with cork bark, rock, moss, and shallow pools.

Helpful Scavengers:
Consume leftover food and detritus, contributing to a cleaner and healthier enclosure.

Hardy & Beginner-Friendly:
With stable humidity and hides, Red Devil Vampire Crabs adapt well and thrive in captivity.

Provide cork bark, rock caves, leaf litter, and dense plants to create safe hiding and molting areas. Because they are excellent climbers and escape artists, a tight-fitting lid is essential. Avoid housing with fish or fully aquatic tankmates—best kept in species-only paludariums or with carefully chosen invertebrates sharing similar needs.

Bring blazing color and bold personality to your setup—order your Red Devil Vampire Crabs today and enjoy one of the most dramatic Geosesarma species available!

🌿 Recommended Habitat & Water Parameters

• Environment: paludarium (≈70–80% land, shallow freshwater pool)

• pH: 6.5–7.8

• GH: 4–12

• KH: 2–8

• Temperature: 74–80°F

• Humidity: high (70–90%) with constant freshwater access

• Minimum Enclosure Size: 10+ gallons for a small group

Not fully aquatic—provide both land and water zones for natural behavior and long-term health.