We have put off getting a new Straw for various reasons to replace Strawberry Nana, but today was the day. Went OT Petco and my Daughter picked out the one she liked and very proudly and carefully carried the little box out of the store. (large emotional investment here) We got home and were doing are intro to the tank IO/declor bath when I noticed something small and white moving AGAINST the current
. You guessed it...mites! Only four that I could see, but that enough for serious tank destruction! Proceeded to do two more baths until no more mites surfaced and got the ISO set up. Called the pet store to let them know they had problems and they were going to spray the remaining Straws with mite killer spray
. Can you say arachnids! She was open to understanding that was not the best idea, and I talked her through the procedure. My main concern is my daughter
. She was devastated when her other crab died, and even though it can happen to any new crab, we have never lost any of our other nine, so this will be tough if it happens again. Keep us in your good wishes...and maybe I'll spend the big bucks to get rid of the mites if the IO bath doesn't work. I hate to keep stressing out a crab with repeated baths, you know?
