New crab owner with 5 Purple Pinchers!

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Re: New crab owner with 5 Purple Pinchers!

Post by JoeHermits » Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:27 pm

Yes, you certainly can


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Re: New crab owner with 5 Purple Pinchers!

Post by C: ClareCrabOwner :) » Tue Feb 04, 2025 10:30 pm

Thanks!
Just a new crabber trying to take the best care of her crabs she can. :)
4 Purple Pinchers: Moss, Teddy, Eyeballs, and Ocean.

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Re: New crab owner with 5 Purple Pinchers!

Post by C: ClareCrabOwner :) » Tue Feb 25, 2025 12:51 pm

So...

One of my crabs (Crystal) died. I have 4 crabs left.

I have 2 crabs in each of the 10 gallon tanks. Eyeballs and Ocean are in one, and Moss and Teddy are in the other. In each tank, one crab is underground and one is above ground. Do the crabs scare each other, so they take turns above ground? Or is this normal?
Just a new crabber trying to take the best care of her crabs she can. :)
4 Purple Pinchers: Moss, Teddy, Eyeballs, and Ocean.

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Re: New crab owner with 5 Purple Pinchers!

Post by JoeHermits » Tue Feb 25, 2025 5:22 pm

C: ClareCrabOwner :) wrote:So...

One of my crabs (Crystal) died. I have 4 crabs left.

I have 2 crabs in each of the 10 gallon tanks. Eyeballs and Ocean are in one, and Moss and Teddy are in the other. In each tank, one crab is underground and one is above ground. Do the crabs scare each other, so they take turns above ground? Or is this normal?
This is normal behavior. Each crab has their own agency for digging, sometimes they alternate, sometimes they all happen to be in the same place at once


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Re: New crab owner with 5 Purple Pinchers!

Post by C: ClareCrabOwner :) » Wed Feb 26, 2025 11:51 am

Thank you! :)
Just a new crabber trying to take the best care of her crabs she can. :)
4 Purple Pinchers: Moss, Teddy, Eyeballs, and Ocean.

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