Stress coat bath (Keep for Debate)10/05 Chestersmom

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:28 pm

hey i was just wondering about the stress coat stuff. i have never used it but figure its good for them, I just need to know say i have 1 cup of water, how much stress coat do i add to the water, also do i dunk the crabs in or what do i do ? i usually just run water over there legs causing it to go in the shell and clean it out. let me know if anyone can help.

also here is a link to the stuff i will order, tell me of it is a good kind.
http://petdiscounters.com/aquarium/cond ... _coat.html

*edited title only, debatable issue*

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 2:43 pm

http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/vanessap/h ... thing.html

This was very helpful to me when I found out they needed bathes. I fill up a large bowl with bottled water, add a few drops of stress coat, and add the crabs. The water is supposed to be deep enough to cover your largest crab. When you place the crab in the water, put it in upside down so that any air in the shell will come out and the water will flush anything that shouldn't be in there out.

The first time I bathed my crabs I got scared and only had them in for about 30 seconds, they seemed frantic. But the second bath (yesterday) they all seemed fine and were in there for about 2 minutes.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 3:03 pm

thanks !but wouldnt 2 minutes kill the crab under water ?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 3:06 pm

No, I think longer might, but they are crabs, and they do have stiff gills. I wouldn't leave them in longer than that though.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 02, 2003 3:52 pm

Definitely no longer than 2 min. I only keep mine in 30 sec-1min and turn them over to drain the water before placing in staging/drying area.
Their gills are stiff for air breathing not water and they will drown. Never leave them unattended during bathing.