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Is my crab a he or a she?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 12:17 am
by JamieL
I caught one of my crabs in a compromising position. I don't know the gender of any of my crabs and I'm dying to know. I got the best pic I could before he moved, can any more experienced crabbers tell??
Re: Is my crab a he or a she?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:08 am
by marandashermies
From what I can see, I would say male. But if u can get a close up of the back pair of walking legs, we could tell for sure. But I don't see any gonopores in this pic! Cute crabby
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Re: Is my crab a he or a she?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:30 am
by JamieL
Thanks! it was dark in the room so I couldn't get a great photo, and I just couldn't tell. I try not to over-handle them, so I was happy to get him in a spot where I could stare at his business
Re: Is my crab a he or a she?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 10:41 am
by marandashermies
mine are always trying to climb up the glass and plucking sand from it! So I usually hear the scratching and run over and use the flashlight on my phone to see if they are a boy or a girl.
I am sure you will have more opportunities to get close up and personal with them all at some point! They love to put themselves in strange positions!
Re: Is my crab a he or a she?
Posted: Mon Feb 29, 2016 10:28 pm
by JamieL
GOT HIM!! Upside down crawling along the seam of the glass lid, light on. TOTALLY male!
Re: Is my crab a he or a she?
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:38 pm
by marandashermies
JamieL wrote:GOT HIM!! Upside down crawling along the seam of the glass lid, light on. TOTALLY male!
haha awesome! I knew you would see it eventually