My Crabbies Aren't Eatting

Marie_in_Oz · Post by **Marie_in_Oz** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:15 pm

My crabs seem to be eating very little or nothing at all. I have had a good mix of things in there (I feel) and doesn't seem to be ending up empty at the end of the night.

I have had them for a week now and I'm getting worried.
I've tried:
Baby foods
Different lettuces
Papaya
Coconut
Algae tablets
Fish food flakes
Celery leaves
Apples
Dried fruits
Chopped veggies
Etc. one has decided to bury, so I'll leave him and one isn't interested in the food. HELP!!

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Post by **aussieJJDude** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:19 pm

They eat in very small proportions. So they most likely are eating you just dont notice. Try feeding them a bit more protein, crabs enjoy the meaty things a bit more.
(Are you sure the fish food is safe? Often they contain a lot of fillers and preservatives)

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Marie_in_Oz · Post by **Marie_in_Oz** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:45 pm

aussieJJDude wrote:They eat in very small proportions. So they most likely are eating you just dont notice. Try feeding them a bit more protein, crabs enjoy the meaty things a bit more.
(Are you sure the fish food is safe? Often they contain a lot of fillers and preservatives)

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Ok. I'll stop flakes. Do they eat raw or cooked meat? Like chicken and beef and fish??

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Marie_in_Oz · Post by **Marie_in_Oz** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:50 pm

Marie_in_Oz wrote:
aussieJJDude wrote:They eat in very small proportions. So they most likely are eating you just dont notice. Try feeding them a bit more protein, crabs enjoy the meaty things a bit more.
(Are you sure the fish food is safe? Often they contain a lot of fillers and preservatives)

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Ok. I'll stop flakes. Do they eat raw or cooked meat? Like chicken and beef and fish??

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Are eggs ok?

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Post by **aussieJJDude** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:51 pm

I prefer cooked as it reduces salmonella (but raw feeding is also fine to them, judt remove in a timely manner as ut goes off very quickly and reeks). And yeah, any meat will do.

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Post by **aussieJJDude** » Mon Jun 19, 2017 7:52 pm

http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/ph ... hp?t=92557
^^^^ this may help

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Clelad · Post by **Clelad** » Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:10 am

I'm new, 3 months into crabbies and I thought mine were not eating either, so now I take a picture each night when I put the new food in. I was amazed at all the tiny little nibbles that they ate! (When I actually witnessed them eating, it was well after midnight.).......patience my friend.

Marie_in_Oz · Post by **Marie_in_Oz** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 6:09 am

Clelad wrote:I'm new, 3 months into crabbies and I thought mine were not eating either, so now I take a picture each night when I put the new food in. I was amazed at all the tiny little nibbles that they ate! (When I actually witnessed them eating, it was well after midnight.).......patience my friend.

Thank you!!! Good to know!!

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YouTube · Post by **GotButterflies** » Thu Jun 22, 2017 2:38 pm

Just remember that they are scavengers

They eat substrate, wood you put in the tank, shells, etc! Please know that they are eating!!

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