Finding Sand Crabs
Find a beach, gather your stuff, and head off.
Start heading towards the water. If it's too cold, try to get used to the temperature.
Find a place where the water goes up to you and goes back to the ocean. This is what the sand crabs need so they don't escape when you don't want them to and so they don't get too dried out.
Look for a spot near the shore where there are small "V"s that appear as the wave rolls out. The "V" is the set of antennae that belong to a sand crab.
Retrieving the Sand Crabs
Once you've found a spot, dig a hole. You don't need a hole as deep as an abyss. You want one about half of a foot deep.
When the water comes, start digging just a little. When you start digging, it's likely that a sand crab will start swimming around in the puddle.
When you see the sand crab swim, try your best to use both hands and catch it. Sand crabs like to bury themselves in the sand so try to be quick. When you hold it in your hands, don't crush the sand crab before it goes back into the water.
If digging around a "V", pick up the sand around a "V". Let the crab crawl out of the sand while in your hands or on a flat surface.
If you plan to keep the crab for a while, place it in a bucket filled with moist sand.
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