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Re: Back from vacation

Post by GotButterflies » Mon May 22, 2017 7:15 pm

annedow9 wrote:Is it ok to put the new crabs in the big tank with Crabby Girl down?

Yes - just dip them into the freshwater of the crabitat before setting them loose so that they don't smell like intruders ;)
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Re: Back from vacation

Post by annedow9 » Mon May 22, 2017 7:54 pm

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annedow9 wrote:Is it ok to put the new crabs in the big tank with Crabby Girl down?

Yes - just dip them into the freshwater of the crabitat before setting them loose so that they don't smell like intruders ;)
One of them went under sometime today in the small tank. I put the other one in the big tank and she's hiding, poor thing is scared.


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Re: Back from vacation

Post by Hermiearth » Mon May 22, 2017 8:08 pm

She will be ok- when I first put in my e he freaked out and springs ted away anytime another crab got within 6 inches, he's chill now, riding on the bigger crabs backs.


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Re: Back from vacation

Post by HeyItsEggs » Tue May 23, 2017 5:35 am

Congrats! I am happy everything went well! I love that feeling when you adopt a newbie!
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Re: Back from vacation

Post by GotButterflies » Tue May 23, 2017 5:42 am

Did you dip them in the freshwater? If not, do this as soon as you can.


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Re: Back from vacation

Post by annedow9 » Tue May 23, 2017 5:56 am

Just tried to dunk her and she's tightly in the shell. So I swirled the water in the shell. Crabby Girl is still under she's been there for 2 weeks now. The other New crab is under in the old tank I think she may have come up last night the water bowls have sand in them.


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Post by GotButterflies » Tue May 23, 2017 6:13 am

Just set her in the freshwater then


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Re: Back from vacation

Post by annedow9 » Tue May 23, 2017 8:41 pm

Look who came up for a snack and water!! Now just to get rid of that green shellImageImageImage


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Re: Back from vacation

Post by GotButterflies » Wed May 24, 2017 6:05 am

Cute!


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