Quiet Crab

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:07 pm

I'm worried about Blister. He doesn't get up a lot, even at night. Coco was a quiet crab and she died. Is this normal?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 10:47 pm

He might be preparing for a molt. Knuckles went quiet for about three weeks; I was very concerned, and then she just disappeared one day! I was afraid she had died, so I dug her up several weeks after, and found a very soft pink crab, still in her shell, eating exo...so you really never know. I say put some honey out and see if that energizes him a bit.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:24 pm

Thanks for the advice! How do you put honey out for them without it getting sticky?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jan 02, 2008 11:48 pm

Just get a small dish (I use halves of clam shells) and drip a little honey into it. Also, only use organic honey. The regular kind is probably contaminated with some icky thing that would make your crabs sick.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:35 am

Just for your info:

ALL honey is organic. The only thing done with it in processing, is filtering solid materials such as wax, bee parts, etc. This is done by heating the honey so as to make it lose its viscosity and make the filtering / settling easier. The temperature increase is a pasteurization, but not really necessary. Some processors mix a little water into it to make the moisture content higher and thus increase the profit margin based on weight. No matter where it comes from, the bees cannot be controlled as to where they gather their nectar, and their operating radius can be many miles. Specific flavors of honey are labeled such due to the concentration of plant life where the hives are placed, i.e. a farm growing alfalfa would place hives in the field, thus yielding alfalfa honey. The bees will go to the closest source, but there is always a small percentage that will gather from beyond that area. You will not find pesticides, etc. in the honey itself, as the bees do most of the processing. Don't waste your money on "organic" honey.

brad873 · Post by **brad873** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:57 am

some people also put anti mold chemicles in.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:08 am

The honey itself is anti-bacterial AND antiseptic. No need for chemicals, as long as it remains PURE. Nothing will grow in PURE honey. When buying, if the label says PURE honey, there is no worry.

To prove a point, (and you can check this out) HONEY is the ONLY food that does not go bad or turn rancid. It has an indefinite storage time. It may crystallize, but heating returns it to a fluid state.

brad873 · Post by **brad873** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:10 am

but you see, you have to add chemicles into food, its regulation, all food needs poison in it, just to make it look safe.

dont worry, it was sarcasme to the government

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:15 am

I understood your sarcasm

In the States, we have a growing concern by many on the "ORGANIC" food issue. Companies are taking advantage of the unsuspecting and making HUGE profits from those who don't know any better.

brad873 · Post by **brad873** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:20 am

same in the UK. but hear everythings gone to heck with Gordon Brown, but dont get me started on pollitics

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:26 am

I hear ya loud & clear!!!!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:47 am

Blister is pretty new isn't he? I also have some very quiet new guys. I have been told that it's very normal for them to be quiet for some time after they come home to destress. But I know it can be very scary. I keep peering at my Jayne and thinking, maybe I should just peek at him, just a little. But I have to force myself to leave him alone and let him have his space.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 1:27 pm

Thanks for the great advice. I don't think I'm going to mess with him.

Tetracolor · Post by **Tetracolor** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 6:26 pm

Is Blister your new crabby? If so he probobly just wants to de-stress and relax in his new hom,e for a few days OR weeks.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:45 pm

Thanks for the advice. How much are you supposed to give crabs a bath?