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New crab babies!!!

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 11:57 am
by ciaraalston
Hey all! We were on vacation this past week, and of course I had to bring some crabs home! If you read my post "CRAB ID" you'll see some close up pictures of the new babies. There's 4, 2 in painted shells and 2 in regular shells. I wanted to keep them separate from the regular tank until they get out of the painted shells and get a molt or two in. The tote I had when sebastian was hurt still had some sand/ee mix in it, but not enough so I used what I had which was 2 bricks of EE. It was 2 am when I was setting it up when we got home so I couldnt run to home depot for sand. Its heavy EE, but some people use only EE, some use only sand, some use both. I use both but this will do for now! I added shells on top of the moss box, and one already changed!!!! Unfortunately it wasn't a painted shell, but it's still good news! They're loving their new home and the good food their getting!

Here's the tote I set up for them.

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And heres just some cute pictures. I've NEVER seen any of my current crabs hang out IN a pool, so I was crazy excited to see one just sitting inside the pool!
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And one changed shells!
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Re: New crab babies!!!

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 5:35 pm
by Zanthalia
They are such pretty colors! Is the one in the blue shell really purple? I love them! Congrats!

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Re: New crab babies!!!

Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2019 10:38 pm
by ciaraalston
Zanthalia wrote:They are such pretty colors! Is the one in the blue shell really purple? I love them! Congrats! Image

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They're all very light, like blue purple and white! They have stitch marks as well!
Thank you :)

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Re: New crab babies!!!

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:03 am
by Jonesy1984
Isn’t it illegal to take anything live home from the beach? At least I know around here you would receive a hefty fine if caught...

Re: New crab babies!!!

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:05 am
by ciaraalston
Jonesy1984 wrote:Isn’t it illegal to take anything live home from the beach? At least I know around here you would receive a hefty fine if caught...
These were purchased from a store out by the beach. :)

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Re: New crab babies!!!

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:15 am
by purplepincher
make sure they cant get out. beatiful crabs, by the way!

Re: New crab babies!!!

Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 9:16 am
by ciaraalston
purplepincher wrote:make sure they cant get out. beatiful crabs, by the way!
Thank you!!

I added a cover to the hole where the light is, and I weigh the lid down with gallons of water. I dont want my babies escaping!! I have dogs so they may not make it if they get out!

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Re: New crab babies!!!

Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 12:31 pm
by RiNiKy506
They really have such beautiful colors!