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Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:12 pm
by aslansgirl89
My crabbies are popcorn fanatics! I have one crab that is always hiding under the substrate except for possibly at night when I don't see him and tonight I put some popcorn in and turned the lights off. I just went back in to see if they had done anything with it and found that my shy guy had almost immediately tunneled out, grabbed a piece, and took it back into his hideout! My husband and I were cracking up!
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Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Sun Aug 18, 2019 11:29 pm
by Pincher
Mine are also popcorn fanatics
How do you prepare your popcorn? I prepare it plain, remove a few popcorn for the crabs, and after that I only salt mine.
When feeding popcorn (what I do once a month or so) I always check their hideouts as far as possible (don't dig, but try to look into and e.g. remove it with tweezers) to prevent growing of mold from hidden food.
Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 12:28 am
by MauiMama
How funny! I'll have to try giving my little guy some popcorn next movie night! (Un-seasoned and un-buttered, of course!)
Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:36 am
by curlysister
Mine have always loved popcorn. When they were small, and the food bowls never seemed to be touched, popcorn was the only thing that disappeared completely!
Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Tue Aug 20, 2019 3:43 pm
by Xenocrab
Popcorn is always a hit! When I haven't seen anybody for awhile and I wonder if they are still alive, I put popcorn in and it's always gone! I pop organic in coconut oil. Always organic for the crabbies!
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Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 8:51 am
by gunstreet.girl
Mine are also popcorn fanatics - every few months or so I air pop a batch, grind it roughly in the food processor, and then divide out cup-sized amounts and mix those each up with different amendments (e.g., one batch gets mixed with kelp powder, bee pollen, coconut, powdered cuttlebone, and ground freeze-dried krill; another batch with dehydrated powdered berries, millet, bee pollen, powdered egg shells, dehydrated kale, ground freeze-dried crickets, and so on). That way I know when I give them a popcorn treat, if they only go for that over the more nutritionally-dense foods, they’re also getting nutrients
Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 9:51 am
by Xenocrab
I've thought about tossing the popcorn in some powdered foods. I'm going to give it a try!
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Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2019 11:34 pm
by MauiMama
gunstreet.girl wrote: ↑Mon Aug 26, 2019 8:51 am
Mine are also popcorn fanatics - every few months or so I air pop a batch, grind it roughly in the food processor, and then divide out cup-sized amounts and mix those each up with different amendments (e.g., one batch gets mixed with kelp powder, bee pollen, coconut, powdered cuttlebone, and ground freeze-dried krill; another batch with dehydrated powdered berries, millet, bee pollen, powdered egg shells, dehydrated kale, ground freeze-dried crickets, and so on). That way I know when I give them a popcorn treat, if they only go for that over the more nutritionally-dense foods, they’re also getting nutrients
What a great idea, I bet they love that!
Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:02 am
by Scarletfire
Do you only pop what you need for your crabs from a bulk store? I've only seen microwave popcorn in buttered bags...
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Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 11:13 am
by Hermiesguardian
Scarletfire wrote: ↑Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:02 am
Do you only pop what you need for your crabs from a bulk store? I've only seen microwave popcorn in buttered bags...
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You can also buy a bag of kernels.
Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:25 pm
by curlysister
I always save some when we pop a bowl for ourselves. We buy the bags of kernels and use a hot air popper.
Re: Popcorn fanatics!
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:08 pm
by Xenocrab
We get a bag of organic kernels and organic coconut oil. They love it!
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