What are your crabs up to?

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Ryry
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Ryry » Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:31 am

So this morning I found my two violas (Castiel and Dean) escaping.... One was out of the tank and the other was waiting their turn.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by YYWW » Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:15 am

Omg they look like puffy Es and full of trouble! Good thing u caught em early on!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Ryry » Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:39 am

YYWW wrote:Omg they look like puffy Es and full of trouble! Good thing u caught em early on!


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Lucky is right! My sister said she peeked in on them earlier this morning and that was not happening then lol.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by moonshermies » Sat Nov 08, 2014 11:57 am

LOL AWWWW THEY ARE SO CUTE!!! I wanna kiss them xoxoxo....adorable shells!! Puffy crabbies is right!! love em.

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Ryry » Sat Nov 08, 2014 12:07 pm

I love their little black eyes- they always kinda look surprised or peeking lol.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by moonbeam » Sat Nov 08, 2014 1:39 pm

Holy escaping crabs ryry! Time to beef up security! I will say I love the brotherhood between those two. If you're gonna get in trouble, might as well do it with a friend!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Ryry » Sat Nov 08, 2014 2:17 pm

I know! I'm surprised my littlest pp wasn't right there with him! He loves to get into crazy places. Those violas love to climb for sure. The ONE night I forget to put the book on the top they get out lol.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:41 pm

I have a screen lid over my tank even with my glass lids. Even the small spots for ventilation can't be used as escape routes with the screen lid over it all. I even bought locking clips that I can use if I need to. Crabs are smart, but I am prepared!
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Ryry » Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:45 pm

Oh good idea to double up! I'm so stealing that!
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by shanedaman112 » Sat Nov 08, 2014 4:51 pm

Wow that's awesome :D

Last night they were all up and running around! Crabby finally found the bubbler pools and Biscuit changed her shell after I went to bed, she was checking it out for about 30 minutes before I went to bed. She was shaking it a lot rather than only doing the normal things...? She did do the normal checks but I don't know why she was shaking it for 30 min lol, anyway here's some pics!
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Biscuit is in the middle of this shot, this was taken before she changed her shell
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This is her now
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Crabinski » Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:03 pm

KellyCrabbieLove wrote:I have a screen lid over my tank even with my glass lids. Even the small spots for ventilation can't be used as escape routes with the screen lid over it all. I even bought locking clips that I can use if I need to. Crabs are smart, but I am prepared!
Too right! I swear they lie in wait for me even though I check to make sure where everyone is before lifting up the screen lid :oops: . First a quick looksee prior to lifting off the plastic and glass aquarium lid and then another looksee to make sure no one is attached to the screen top. Almost never fails that Felix (of course, Felix, Mr. King of the Tank) is hanging at the top of one of the vines, in the shadows, and quickly throws a leg over the edge of the tank as soon as the lid is off. Where he thinks he's going and why he'd want to go is a mystery. I'm sure the crabs are aware of the mouse tank on the table beneath their shelf so maybe he wants to get down there to pay a visit :lol:
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:06 pm

Hahaha!
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Ryry » Sat Nov 08, 2014 5:53 pm

Lol I love this thread
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by shanedaman112 » Sat Nov 08, 2014 8:49 pm

Me too! :D
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3 medium to large PPs: Kermit Rocketson, Lulu, Strawberry (named because he is red, not actually a straw)
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by megmaholm » Sat Nov 08, 2014 10:18 pm

I have 5 crabs in almost identical green turbos now. How the heck am I supposed to tell any of them apart?! :(

I got some new shells on Friday and finally got them put in today. Mario is obsessively checking them out. Earlier he was eating dinner, tried to leave the food dish, lost his balance and rolled out of sight. Sigh.

Oh, AND my UTH pooped out on me yesterday, so I had to do a fast order for an Ultratherm. I've been wanting one anyway, but that was a hit to the bank account. Fortunately my tank is holding at 80 with my 2 heat bulbs so they should be fine until it gets here.

I agree, this thread is awesome!
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