Back to crabs after a decade or so!

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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by purpleperson » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:30 pm

I see it! You did it! :)


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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by fluffythecrab » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:50 pm

Woo hoo! I gave up on the computer. Tapatalk seems much easier! Thanks for the feedback purpleperson!

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Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by purpleperson » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:55 pm

Yes I enjoy tapatalk. :)
Are you going to try to post the original pictures again?

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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by Mr. Crabby Pants » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:59 pm

Hey! You got it!!! :D


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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by fluffythecrab » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:04 pm

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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by purpleperson » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:24 pm

Love it! Where did you get the moss pit and all of those rock ledges and stuff? I've been looking for some similar ones if I can find them.


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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by fluffythecrab » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:42 pm

They are all from my crabby past. I honestly don't remember where I got it all. I made the moss pit out of a sheet of acrylic.

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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by purpleperson » Mon Oct 26, 2015 12:06 am

Ahh okay, maybe someone else will know :p the moss pit is fabulous! I love how it's clear like that. Mine is opaque white, which I'm not a fan of, but it's ones of their favourite spots to sleep during the day and the outside is also very climable.


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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by wodesorel » Mon Oct 26, 2015 1:22 am

That one worked! :D

It's one set of IMG tags around the link for it to show up. If it's doubled then it won't work.

If you want to use stuff on Dropbox you have to get to the web address of the actual file of the photo - not all the fancy inpage stuff with buttons and whatnot. Choose the photo you want, right click and "open in new window/tab" and use that address with the IMG tags here. Photo directions are in the like Jules gave you. (takes a while to load because of a massive amount of photos, if you're on a phone don't click!)
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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by fluffythecrab » Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:08 pm

I think I'll just stick with tapatalk for pics. It was easy :)

You should try playing around with acrylic. It was a long time ago but I remember how much fun it was. I would buy sheets at the hardware store, but the pieces I needed and then heat it to bend it. It was a hoot!

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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by purpleperson » Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:23 pm

How did you do it? Like what did you use to heat it? Was is pricey?


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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by wodesorel » Mon Oct 26, 2015 10:35 pm

Just be careful heating acrylic - it is a known carcinogen when it's hot. I've done things a couple of times with it, and always worry I'll end up with lung cancer in a few years. It does come out beautiful and you can make exactly what you need so the temptation keeps dragging me back.
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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by Pixilocks » Tue Oct 27, 2015 3:03 pm

purpleperson wrote:Love it! Where did you get the moss pit and all of those rock ledges and stuff? I've been looking for some similar ones if I can find them.


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Dont know if these links help but you could use a display cube for the moss pit http://www.ebay.com/itm/Acrylic-Cube-Di ... SwMmBVzEm3

And theres some similar rocks here to http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw= ... N&_sacat=0

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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by Crabinski » Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:22 pm

Nice, spacious set-up and I particularly like the different textures you've incorporated. I've noticed that my crabs are always very interested when something new comes in, especially if it has a different texture from other items in the crabitat. I saw 3 crabs -- is that how many you have?

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Re: Back to crabs after a decade or so!

Post by amart24 » Tue Oct 27, 2015 4:28 pm

How did you set uo the hanging rock ledges? That is awesome.

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