Can crabs eat chocolate?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:14 pm

Just wondering. Is it safe to give them chocolate?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:19 pm

I've seen chocolate on the 'unsafe' foods list - i don't feed it to my crew!

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Sat May 30, 2009 8:35 pm

I think chocolate is actually on the "don't know" list.

Because dogs and other mammals cannot consume chocolate (at least in large quantities), no one is sure or is willing to risk.

It's best to stay away from chocolate!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat May 30, 2009 9:26 pm

it says no on the unsafe list, my guess would be all the sugar and refined stuff would be really bad for them even if they didn't have the same problems with it as cats or dogs.

Willow · Post by **Willow** » Sun May 31, 2009 3:34 pm

Even if you get the dark unrefined, low-sugar chocolate, it does contain a lot of stimulants (which is why humans like it!) such as caffeine and theobromine. This is what makes it toxic to cats and dogs, so I don't think it's worth the risk to try it with your crabbies.

Julia Coenobita · Post by **Julia Coenobita** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:57 pm

But dogs can eat white chocolate... do you think white chocolate is safe?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:02 pm

dogs probably have different problems with chocolate than crabs, and since white chocolate has no cocoa, it probably has some other refined chemically cocoa butter thing instead...

Julia Coenobita · Post by **Julia Coenobita** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:13 pm

Yeah, and on the unsafe food list, it says cocoa is unsafe.

Someone's got to see if white chocolate is ok!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:25 pm

i think white chocolate is made with cocoa butter, so its still cocoa...

hermie kid · Post by **hermie kid** » Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:30 pm

not SAFE AT ALL
, SORRY

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 7:56 am

Julia Coenobita wrote:Yeah, and on the unsafe food list, it says cocoa is unsafe. Someone's got to see if white chocolate is ok!

White chocolate is made from sugar, cocoa butter, and milk solids (also sometimes flavoring and lecithin). So I'd say no.