
Amazing discovery!
-
Topic author - Posts: 17
- Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:35 am
- Location: philadelphia pa
Amazing discovery!
Ok so I just got home from work and as usual I peek in on my clan as I normally do and I see my biggest crab titan who I've had over 2 years hanging more then halfway out of his shell, I found this odd as he has been very shy all this time so I get in for a closer look to discover that he is a she and has tons of eggs! That said as excited as I am to see that my conditions are good that they are mating im saddened by the fact that those eggs wont make it
... is there anything special I should do for her? Does a egg nursing crab need any special nutrition?

11 pps
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
Re: Amazing discovery!
Congrats on a romantic tat 
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
-
Topic author - Posts: 17
- Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:35 am
- Location: philadelphia pa
Re: Amazing discovery!
Thank you is there anything different I should do for a nursing mother?
11 pps
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
Re: Amazing discovery!
I would say just the usual stuff. Keep conditions right and offer a good variety of foods, especially protein and calcium. A very bittersweet thing when you find eggs/babies and know you can't raise them. :grouphug:
-
Topic author - Posts: 17
- Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:35 am
- Location: philadelphia pa
Re: Amazing discovery!
Thanks cala it does bother me tho if I could raise those eggs id probably need like 30 tats lol... trust me I always give my clan the best of everything and the fact they are mating shows me im doing a good job!
11 pps
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
-
- Posts: 318
- Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:41 pm
- Location: USA
Re: Amazing discovery!
Congrats! It is a huge deal and compliment to you that this has occurred. You should be very proud of yourself. 

2Es- Sputnikt+Strangeship 1PP- Bluebug
RIP Spatula, HerbitHermenBatSquash, Kiwi, Flour, and Friendlyfeat, Mi6, Grape, Umo, and Upsidedown
RIP Spatula, HerbitHermenBatSquash, Kiwi, Flour, and Friendlyfeat, Mi6, Grape, Umo, and Upsidedown
-
Topic author - Posts: 17
- Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:35 am
- Location: philadelphia pa
Re: Amazing discovery!
Yeah.in all my years crabbing this is a 1st.
11 pps
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
-
- Tech Support
- Posts: 9931
- Joined: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:49 am
- Location: Leetonia, Ohio
- Contact:
Re: Amazing discovery!
Congrats! It's a huge accomplishment, even if there isn't anything that can be done.
Want to see all my crazy pets? @waywardwaifs on Instagram
-
Topic author - Posts: 17
- Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:35 am
- Location: philadelphia pa
Re: Amazing discovery!
What will she do with the eggs since theres no ocean for her to go to?
11 pps
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
Re: Amazing discovery!
She should drop them in the saltwater dish but don't be surprised if she drops them in the freshwater or on the substrate.
-
Topic author - Posts: 17
- Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:35 am
- Location: philadelphia pa
Re: Amazing discovery!
Ok ill have to keep a eye on the dishes then.... probably wont notice them on the sub and the isopods will probably eat them.
11 pps
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
-
Topic author - Posts: 17
- Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:35 am
- Location: philadelphia pa
Re: Amazing discovery!
Well dont know where she dropped them but the eggs are gone.
11 pps
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
-
- Posts: 161
- Joined: Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:28 am
- Location: New York
- Contact:
Re: Amazing discovery!
I'm curious, what conditions do there need to be for the eggs to hatch? Is it possible to do in captivity?
"An ounce of demonstration is worth a ton of theory."
—Rudyard Kipling
—Rudyard Kipling
Re: Amazing discovery!
This thread will interest you: http://hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/ ... 67&t=92518.Hermit-Yote wrote:I'm curious, what conditions do there need to be for the eggs to hatch? Is it possible to do in captivity?

-
Topic author - Posts: 17
- Joined: Thu Sep 12, 2013 10:35 am
- Location: philadelphia pa
Re: Amazing discovery!
As of right now it hasn't been done.
11 pps
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton
3 es
4 cats shadow, whitesox, bits and fuzzy mcflufferton