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Crabs using shells they don't like as toilets
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:19 am
by crabby33
Has anyone ever seen their crabs use shells they don't like as toilets? I know some people have said their crabs will bury shells they don't like. Mine will use them as toilets.
Re: Crabs using shells they don't like as toilets
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 10:23 am
by smcc13
crabby33 wrote:Has anyone ever seen their crabs use shells they don't like as toilets? I know some people have said their crabs will bury shells they don't like. Mine will use them as toilets.
That’s so funny and it will make clean up easier
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Re: Crabs using shells they don't like as toilets
Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:09 pm
by wodesorel
Yep, the shell shop is the toilet in my tank. I have to rinse them all out every few weeks!
Re: Crabs using shells they don't like as toilets
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 3:15 pm
by GotButterflies
Prior to having isopods, I always found poop in the shell shops!
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Re: Crabs using shells they don't like as toilets
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 4:55 pm
by piratetoothgir
GotButterflies wrote:Prior to having isopods, I always found poop in the shell shops!
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Yep! They seem to really like to use the shells as a toilet.
I've got a hundred white isopods in my 55 gallon, but never see any because they are so small.
I did notice that there was a tiny white worm on the glass, is that a baby isopod?
Re: Crabs using shells they don't like as toilets
Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:05 pm
by GotButterflies
No, that sounds like a nematode.
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Re: Crabs using shells they don't like as toilets
Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2018 8:50 pm
by Crabnado
Our crabs do both. I've found buried shells but I've also seen one completely fill the entrance of a shell with poo. Maybe they're marking it as theirs?
Re: Crabs using shells they don't like as toilets
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 7:05 am
by Emmorgan
I generally find after mine eat their food they poop only in the dish, which makes cleaning out the food dish that much more difficult. I guess it makes it easier to clean the rest of the tank though. But I've never seen them poop in shells!
Any shells my crabs don't like are pushed from the shell shop, which is quite annoying when I'm trying to sleep.