We've got our crabbies

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We've got our crabbies

Post by casssch » Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:28 pm

We finally got our crabbies - 4 little guys. Based on our short look over in the pet store I think one of them is too little for his (not gendered) shell. He was completely in his shell, hidden. I almost couldn't tell there was a crab in it! I'll try to get some good pictures after we get them home (2.5 hours). They're in a kk with moss for the trip home. Is there anything I should do before putting them in the tank at home? The pet store had them in a mix of soil and mostly blue sand.
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Re: We've got our crabbies

Post by hthecvt » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:12 pm

Give them a decent dunk in the fresh water and then let them go! :)

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Re: We've got our crabbies

Post by wodesorel » Thu Mar 05, 2015 6:32 pm

Since they're all new and had been together you really don't need to do anything, but because of the blue sand I'd recommend a dunk as well, to rinse out any of that cacli-sand that made it inside their shells. They usually get pretty caked with it, and it's a good idea to start them off clean in your tank.
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Re: We've got our crabbies

Post by casssch » Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:47 pm

They've had their bath, and are in their tanks! One of them, Teeny, has not come out of his shell at all. I think it's too big for him.

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Jasmine and Belle are in the top left corner, Sebastian is the middle-ish one, and Teeny is on the right.
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Re: We've got our crabbies

Post by megmaholm » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:02 pm

Teeny is so cute!! The shell is big but shouldn't slow him down much. I have a micro in a shell so big you can't see him in it unless you tilt it just right, and he scuttles around like it's nothing. :lol:

Congrats on the new crabbies..more pics are required after they settle in! ;)
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Re: We've got our crabbies

Post by casssch » Thu Mar 05, 2015 10:35 pm

More pics for sure! I just figured, much to my daughter's dismay, I should get them settled in asap. Belle is the only one exploring so far, and she seems to enjoy climbing over everything and everyone. I think she and Jasmine are probably considered to be "small", although I haven't measured them yet. Not that I think Belle would even stay still lol. Those two just seem huge compared to the other two.
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Re: We've got our crabbies

Post by Crabinski » Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:36 pm

Congrats on the new crab family! Glad everyone made it home OK. The itty-bitty ones are soooo cute :love:: . Love their names, too!
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