What's on today's menu & recipe sharing ~2009~

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:10 am

Tonight my hermies got Banana Cups:
smashed bananas formed into cups with a mixture of Flaxseed, grain, rice, carrots and peanut butter.

I only had one that would not eat it and I think he is molting cuz he is nowhere to be found and I don't want to go digging for him, if he needs privacy.

MudCrabDude · Post by **MudCrabDude** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 2:13 am

Hibiscus blossoms tonite

hermiegirl · Post by **hermiegirl** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:00 am

I just made a neverending supply of fruit/nut/veggie salad last night. A little bit at a time will be thawed and the rest frozen for future use. But here's the recipe for those who want it:

mini bananas (yes, chiquita has mini 4" banana bunches)
golden delicious apple
strawberries
blueberries
almond slivers
mango chunks on the peel
red & green bell pepper (already chopped up in a container at wal-mart)

I store the peppers separate from the fruit and just add it into the food bowl when I serve it. Then I just sprinkle baby shrimp on top of the mix and let them eat. I put it for the first time this morning and I had no sooner turned away and the bowl was flooded with crabs. I saw one of my violas grab a huge hunk of strawberry and scurry backwards so he didn't have to share lol. We'll see how much is left when I get home and how much they've dragged everywhere in the tank lol.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:01 am

As a vegetarian, I feel bad to give my hermies shrimp. Is there something that I can substitute, I cant just seem to serve them an animal. I give them a good range of fruits, veggies and nuts. I give them organic PB for protein. Anything else I should add?

hermiegirl · Post by **hermiegirl** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:18 am

I understand your vegetarian views. My future MIL is a vegetarian. However, your crabs are not. They need the proteins from meats, not just nuts. They are scavengers, so they naturally get this in the wild. However, I hate dealing with raw meat and cooking only tiny portions, which is why I offer mine freeze dried baby shrimp. I sometimes substitute freeze dried krill instead, but that has gotten more expensive. But the shrimp is good for coloring, protein, and the shells help with molts.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:41 am

I can understand that....I will go out and get them some from the pet store...also, will worms work sometimes as well?

hermiegirl · Post by **hermiegirl** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:48 am

I know some people feed theirs bloodworms. I don't personally, but that's cuz I've never found them at wal-mart where I get my baby shrimp.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:08 pm

I was going to go to PetSmart tomorrow....I think they have both there...

hermiegirl · Post by **hermiegirl** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:17 pm

I'm sure they will.

I know poncho gives hers live crickets, but I hate bugs, so that's out for me. But you might try that too.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:21 pm

hmmm...ok.....thanks!!

Silver Buttons · Post by **Silver Buttons** » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:29 pm

Tonight my hermies got Banana Cups:
smashed bananas formed into cups with a mixture of Flaxseed, grain, rice, carrots and peanut butter.

I might make some for myself!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:54 pm

Today is:
Cod- got 3 6-8 inch loins at supermarket for 2 bucks!
Scrambled egg
carrot
cucumber
green bell pepper
rose petal
sunflower petal
cuttlebone
and they also have a dish of honey in there at all times

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:00 pm

thegoalie222 wrote:Today is:

and they also have a dish of honey in there at all times

you just leave it in there? And it does not go bad?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:02 pm

Man...I bought some Spirulina Brine Shrimp....seeing as I am a Vegetarian...I dont know...does it make the crabitat stink?

NotaMallard · Post by **NotaMallard** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:23 pm

I gave them salmon and sweet potato in one dish, and in another, barley, coconut, and corn meal.
Since my crabbies are coconut addicts they all surrounded the shell full of the barley-coconut-corn meal mix. At first my big boy Leif was sitting in it, blocking everyone else access, but then he decided to be nice and eat from a more polite position.