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Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:40 am
by piccolo41099
Since LHC does not have blue's in, and does not know when she will get them in. I have been asked if I would take straws instead.
I read the care sheet, but for those that have straws tell me more.
I have the 80/80 and all the requirements, but if the temp or humidity go up to 85 are they going to drop limbs or anything crazy I need to know about?
Fav foods?
Anything you wish you had known before you got straws? Any advice?
Re: Thoes with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:54 am
by sdevine
Haven't had mine long enough to be an expert on the long term, I haven't had any limbs drop from them and they are quite active. So far they really seem to like freezed dried krill and fruit treat from the HCP. Honestly, I had not planned on getting any straws because of all I've heard, but saw them locally and couldn't resist and now I am madly in love with them. They chirp when someone climbs on them. They most definitely are tank trashers. They are absolutely beautiful.
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:32 pm
by Hermitcrablover12
They can't be sooo sensitive that if the temp/humidity fluxs a little (Say like 5 %) they'd become ill. No enviornment is THAT stable in the wild.
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 9:07 pm
by piccolo41099
Anyone else?
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Mon Jul 18, 2011 10:18 pm
by Disgruntled Crab
Hermitcrablover12 wrote:They can't be sooo sensitive that if the temp/humidity fluxs a little (Say like 5 %) they'd become ill. No enviornment is THAT stable in the wild.
Yeah but where they come from I believe 85/85% is the minimum .
Orange is straws... and notice the equator from where the straws natural habitat is..
Other species tried to color match them the best i could with the forum colors
C. cavipes
C. brevimanus
C. perlatus
C. rugosus
C. purpureus
C. violascens
C. clypeatus
C. variabilis
C. compressus
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 4:44 am
by sdevine
pooh it won't let me pull up the link
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:04 am
by piccolo41099
Link doesn't work.
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:10 am
by sdevine
I went to Tony Coenibita's website to get a better look at the map and couldn't get it to enlarge there either.
My crabs will be here today so your should not be far behind.
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:55 am
by Disgruntled Crab
pffft upload the picture now it should work
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:34 pm
by nibbler125
i dont thing humidity getting to high will hurt them but getting over 85 F will. dropping limbs is more a sign of stress
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:28 pm
by Disgruntled Crab
Did you look at the map where Straws are base out of? its hotter at night getting temps up to 98 at 12 a.m in Fiji . with temps around 88 during the day
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:42 pm
by FreakyVegan
What store is LHC?
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:46 pm
by Disgruntled Crab
FreakyVegan wrote:What store is LHC?
livehermitcrabs.com
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:56 pm
by FreakyVegan
Oh my! Thanks
Re: Those with straws, please talk to me
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:56 am
by Glouey
My humidity often goes up to 85, sometimes higher, and my straws don't seem to mind at all. I think that if your tank is 80/80 most of the time, you should be fine. My strawberries are the calmest crabs in my tank and for me they're the ones that are most active during the day. I say go for it!
