New (ish) crab owner w/ a few questions

[meg_and_the_zoo]

So I came across these berries today while walking the dog and wondering what they are and if they are safe for the crabs. I'll poke around online to see if I can identify them but y'all know a lot of plants by sight so I figured it could t hurt to ask




Zoo mom of 3 cats, a dog, a fish and 3 crabs

[fantasybookworm]

They look like raspberries or blackberries to me.

[soilentgringa]

Possibly unripe mulberries. Were they on a vine or a tree? Mulberries grow on trees...

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[meg_and_the_zoo]

Vine/bush...low to the ground and for sure not on a tree. The berries don't seem to have gotten much bigger or changed color in at least several weeks.


Zoo mom of 3 cats, a dog, a fish and 3 crabs

[meg_and_the_zoo]

Looked online and I'm 99.9% sure they're red raspberries.


Zoo mom of 3 cats, a dog, a fish and 3 crabs

[soilentgringa]

Cool!

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[Nia]

Yes they look like raspberries to me as well. They used to grow on my grandparents property all over from dark blue, red/pinkish, to white. My cousins n I used to sit at the bushes n gobble them up when we were little .

[meg_and_the_zoo]

Watching the hermit crab channel. Every time he hears a click from the tank he sits mesmerized


Zoo mom of 3 cats, a dog, a fish and 3 crabs

[Nia]

Lol yours to huh? Lol mine re happy if they are in the tat they will walk up and watch but out side of the tat they run scared once the crabs move .

[meg_and_the_zoo]

Mine are too dumb to be afraid lol I have 3 and that one there is intensely interested if there's a crab out of the tank. I have 1 crab that is not deterred by a curious cat so it's pretty funny to watch them


Zoo mom of 3 cats, a dog, a fish and 3 crabs

[meg_and_the_zoo]

Discovered my first death today. One of the new guys I'd brought home a couple of weeks ago seemed totally dormant...hadn't dug down but hadn't seen any evidence of his shell moving at all for over a week. Decided today to bite the bullet and picked up the shell only to find maggots crawling around inside and no crab. Thinking he might have changed shells without me noticing I gently rinsed the shell out with de chlorinated water and a little piece of crab body came out


Zoo mom of 3 cats, a dog, a fish and 3 crabs

[Kleinerhejhog]

Oh, no. So sorry. Hugs!

[Nia]

Awww sorry to hear that.

[KellyCrabbieLove]

I'm sorry. *hug*

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[meg_and_the_zoo]

Thanks ️ Now I just have to resist the urge to go poking around to find everyone else and see if they are ok.


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