1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it?
Sterilized sand, 6-10”
2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read?
Yes. They read between 79 and 90 depending on their location in the crabitat
3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what?
Yes, sticky heat pads (on outside of crabitat)
4. What types of water are available (fresh or salt) and how is the water treated (what brands of dechlorinator or salt mix and what ratio is used to mix it)?
They have a fresh water pool and a salt water pool. Both have bubblers.
5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced?
Various types of fish and fruits/veggies.
6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known?
8 years
7. Has your crab molted, and how long ago did it happen?
Yes, a few months ago
8. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing?
A big glass crabitat with a plexiglass lid
9. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they?
2 crabs. One jumbo, the other quite large
10. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any?
Lots
11. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently?
No
12. How often do you clean the tank and how?
Spot clean and complete empty/scrub once a year if possible (if no one’s molting)
13. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned?
No
14. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently?
No
15. Is there any other information you would like to share that might be helpful (anything that is regularly part of your crab care, playtime, bathing, etc.)?
No
16. Please describe the emergency situation in detail.
Our older crab (we’ve had her 8 years, she was jumbo when she came to us) escaped for 2+ weeks and my husband found her tonight in the basement! She’s alive but has white spots on her legs. We put her in her crabitat and she has been soaking in her salt water pool. She looks “relieved” to be home, but we’re very worried about her. Anything we can do to help her right now aside from the usual food/temp/humidity/deep substrate/fresh and salt water? Specifically, does anyone know what the white spots are? We recently shampooed the carpets so she’s probably been exposed to every horrible chemical. Please help!


