Does anyone else give their crabs tea?

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:46 pm

2 days ago i made a cup of Chamomile tea and gave a small dish to my crabs. Pretty soon i saw them dipping there claws in it.

Tonight i made green tea with mint and gave my crabs a small dish of it and now Pesto is going towards it.

Has anyone else tried to give there crabs tea?

wolfnipplechips · Post by **wolfnipplechips** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:15 pm

I've given them green tea before. They didn't seem too interested. They took a sip or two, but decided they didn't like it much.

MudCrabDude · Post by **MudCrabDude** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:16 pm

Flightresponse does:

viewtopic.php?t=74947&highlight=tea

It's a certain kind of tea, though one that I've never heard -

Sampling some hermit-safe rooibos tea blend:

Looks like the crabs liked it, judging from the picture.

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:20 pm

Good to know! Thanks

EC

SunnyKrab · Post by **SunnyKrab** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:28 pm

I have had rooibos tea. I believe it is an African tea. It has a reddish brown color to it...and I believe it is naturally caffeine free. I am not in love with it, but it is good if you like exotic teas.

tlivs · Post by **tlivs** » Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:33 pm

i would actually really like to!
just make sure you're sticking to herbals and roobios' aka caffeine free

scyllarus · Post by **scyllarus** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 12:30 am

hmm, i'll grab some next time i see it, though i've tried it and i personally hate it...it just tastes off to me, though i'm sure other people like it.

limeslide · Post by **limeslide** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 9:08 pm

What about it going stale in the hermit crab shell?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:32 pm

Could you feed hermies dried tea leaves?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:20 pm

I gave mine some organic tea

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:25 pm

when i gave my crabs tea i ripped the tea bag poured the tea leaves in the tea

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:07 am

Exotic Crabby wrote:when i gave my crabs tea i ripped the tea bag poured the tea leaves in the tea

Ah okay. thanks. :]

SebbyCrab · Post by **SebbyCrab** » Fri Jul 02, 2010 12:31 am

I've fed the dry tea to the crabs. I've not tried giving them actual brewed tea though. I would think that the smell and taste of the tea would let the crabs know it is not shell suitable.

Silver Buttons · Post by **Silver Buttons** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:12 pm

I never thought about giving them tea! I have some chamomile and rooibos teas. Will have to try giving them some and see if they like it. I wonder if they'd like it sweetened with honey?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 7:53 pm

Silver Buttons wrote:I never thought about giving them tea! I have some chamomile and rooibos teas. Will have to try giving them some and see if they like it. I wonder if they'd like it sweetened with honey?

Well of course! Sweet=Yummy.

^^