Anyone crab journal?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Nov 10, 2006 10:01 pm

Man.. talk about busy... ANYWAYS!

My crabs are all doing well and Im about to catch up on how everyones are doing. Im starting a new crab-blog because the old one is deleting older posts! not kewl! I was using it as my journal of goings ons, but havnt been.

Im going to start a hard copy also now though, and keep it updated with pictures and descriptions so i can learn more from the little guys.

Does anyone else crab journal? i know there are a few blogs around

JangoCatt · Post by **JangoCatt** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:12 am

We keep a Word journal of our own (not published) that tracks when and where we purchased and when any of our crabs change shells. We will also track molts and deaths and anything else of interest.

Perhaps if it becomes interesting enough, we will publish it somewhere, but for now it is just for our own amusement.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 1:01 pm

i keep a notebook split into three sections: buying them/molting activity/deaths, shell sizes they are all currently in, and extra shells i have available also marking the opening shape (helps to see which sizes i need to buy).

so it's really just for my own use but its totally helpful keeping track of how long someone has been down, type/ size a particular hermie likes, and what i need to buy.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 5:06 pm

I keep several kinds of journals too.

Each crab gets their own file with size since last molt, purchase dates, molts and the dates, a recent pic, and some description of defining characteristics to help tell them apart from each other, and also their personalities.

My second journal is a list of my crabs and which tank they're in, and it will say something like, haven't seen Rowan in four days, or, this crab acting sluggish and pre-molt, you get the drift. Any crab that I haven't seen within 5 days time gets flagged by the font being turned blue from black so I can see at a glance how many crabs are down.

Then of course I have my photos, which is a way of journaling also. I have a fav folder that all pics go in, and my screen saver points to it and does a slide show, then they all have individual folders also with their pics in them.

So now you all know, I'm more nuts than you all thought, hun?

annopia · Post by **annopia** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:12 pm

I keep one chart with the names, species, specific characteristics, date bought, date died, date buried molt 1, date surfaced molt 1, molt 1 duration, molt 1 success, and then all that for molt 2, molt 3 etc.

the I keep another chart which every type of food that i ever feed them, and how many times they've been fed that food each month (so i don't repeat foods) and whether i have that food in stock right now.

then i keep another chart with what i feed each day.

Caroline

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:26 pm

I forgot one other journal, which is what crabs, sizes and species are in which tank. It helps when it's time to pick shell for the different tats.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:40 pm

I've had 2 deaths (probably from molting difficulties and stuff :'( ) and 2 lost Es that aren't back yet o.O since the summer. I also have this crab that escapes the tank every day and gets found by me. Today she went into where I keep the shells that aren't boiled and changed O.O. I got a lid today to keep her from escaping. I also had a straw death due to PPS maybe a month or two ago.

I got 3 new Es for my birthday, and just got the last one they had today. I'm up to 19 crabs!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:41 pm

very good! Im glad there are others out there journaling. My journal isnt ever as detailed/organized as most of yours, i usually just do daily observations of my crabs.

i was doing very well, went my first year with no deaths, then this last summer we had no air conditioning, and I lost about 4, i also lost 4 from PPS.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 12:34 am

I have a blog, but never update it. I'm usually busy with my sites, hermie forums, life, etc.

My bloggy

NaRnAR · Post by **NaRnAR** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:27 am

I keep a notebook that has their date of purchase (aka b-day), date of death, what store I got them from, what city it was in, # of molts, size when purchased.

I also have a blog but havent had time to post in it for a VERY long while, Ive been so busy with school....I need to start doing that again!

bksbuddha · Post by **bksbuddha** » Sun Nov 12, 2006 3:37 pm

I handwrite info in a pad:Aquisition date, molts, shell switches, foods enjoyed, death dates, general characteristics, & daily observations such as chirping, interactions, moltings, who's missing, who's come back up. Guess we all got it bad!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 3:07 am

I'm gonna start journaling. After losing track of Jeremy periodically and not being able to recall for how long, etc. etc., it seems like the smart thing to do. I'm about to make a significant shell purchase and I've been measuring everybody and current shell sizes on a piece of lose leaf which I know is gonna get lost if I don't tranfer the info soon. Journaling, just seems smart.

BAB · Post by **BAB** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:35 pm

Wow.... I do an online blog and I've wanted to keep a crabbie journal at home... but I have a problem. I'm such a perfectionist that once I get something on there messed up or run out of room I'd prolly get mad at it. HAHAHA I'm such a dork.

There... how's that for just being odd. sigh

BAB · Post by **BAB** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 12:52 pm

You've all inspired me... I made up some Crabbie Log sheets in excel to keep track of my crablets. The will hopefully stay all nice and neat too. HAHAH

Thanks everyone!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 3:13 pm

that sounds like a very good idea!