Does anyone else give their crabs tea?

Silver Buttons · Post by **Silver Buttons** » Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:10 am

They loved it! I made some chamomile, lightly sweetened with honey. I tore the teabag open, dumped the contents into a seashell, and added a little of the liquid tea. When I checked on them at night, two of them were at the shell. I couldn't tell if they were eating the mushy tea leaves, drinking the liquid, or both, but they seemed to be enjoying their treat. (The 3rd crab is buried somewhere and missed out!)

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:09 pm

My crabs are having some hibiscus tea! I tried it and i think it tastes like

mixed with

!!!

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:24 pm

Exotic Crabby wrote:My crabs are having some hibiscus tea! I tried it and i think it tastes like mixed with !!!

I LOVVEEEE hibiscus tea.

Most of the crabs hibiscus flowers from Mountain Rose Herbs went inside my tea cup.

MudCrabDude · Post by **MudCrabDude** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:51 pm

I like hibiscus tea, too - MINTY! I put lots and lots of sugar when I drink it, tho....

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 9:55 pm

I usually love all herbal teas! I think that these hibiscus flowers are old. we have had them for 10 years and they may have lost there flavor. I will retry hibiscus tea when i get new freshly dried ones! How much is shipping at mountain rose herbs??

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:02 pm

Well, my last order I made was for my Kilimanjaro's Kibbles store and I had ordered almost $200 worth of stuff in bulk, so the package was heavy and shipping was around $17. Smaller orders are usually around $7-$10.

They have so many crab-friendly products there though.

Of course, they aren't advertised as crab products so you have to know what you're looking for.

Plus, it's all in bulk, so while some prices may seem expensive, you're getting soooo much!

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:05 pm

Could you tell me some crab friendly foods? When i look i have no clue what to get for my babies!

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:11 pm

Haha, okay. Let's see...

rooibos
bee pollen
hibiscus
dandelion root
spirulina
nori
bladderwrack
irish moss
white oak
dandelion greens
basil
shiitake mushroom
hibiscus
acerola
rose
dulse flakes
kelp powder
cranberry powder
goji berry
honeysuckle
parsley
passionflower
wheat grass

And that's just from doing a quick run through.

There are a lot of other things, too!

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:12 pm

Awesome! thanks so much! I will probably buy from there! or buy more food from you! hahah Thanks

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:14 pm

I love Mountain Rose Herbs!

It's such a great place to buy lots of healhy, organic stuff for the crabs. Plus, they all come in bulk, so it's great to put in my kibbles.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:44 am

Could we feed them unsweetended tea?

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 8:21 pm

HermitCrab23 wrote:Could we feed them unsweetended tea?

It depends on the variety. Regular tea is considered unsafe, but some herbal teas are okay, depending on their ingredients.

Pure hibiscus tea is okay, as well as rooibos tea. Chamomile is also okay.

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:17 pm

i gave my crabs green tea and they did not seem to interested in it. I barely sweeten my hibiscus tea with a bit of honey.

Jackie x Jupiter · Post by **Jackie x Jupiter** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:18 pm

I'm not sure if this would be an obvious question, but would black tea be considered okay for them to eat?

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:24 pm

Jackie x Jupiter wrote:I'm not sure if this would be an obvious question, but would black tea be considered okay for them to eat?

No, black tea is not a safe tea.