zoo med hermit crab climbing branch

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:20 pm

I got it for my PPs. It is blue. Is it safe? I hope it is. Will they eat it? It looks like cholla wood.

BAB · Post by **BAB** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:16 pm

It's cholla wood... I've seen those too. The coloring makes me nervous as they tend to eat cholla wood.

Dunno if the paint/dye is non-toxic or anything though.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:00 am

I was thinking the same. It is just that they look like they know what they are doing.

MomToDixie · Post by **MomToDixie** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:09 am

Is it plastic?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 10:25 am

It's not real cholla wood...I think it's made of resin or something. I have two in my tank that are a brown color, so they look pretty real. My crabs absolutely love to climb all over them, and since it isn't real wood, I don't have to worry about mold. I've never seen my crabs try to eat it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:39 am

I have a pink one in my tank, and they leave it alone. The only reason I put it in there, was that it was given to me as a gift. I have yet to see anyone on it.

BAB · Post by **BAB** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:02 pm

Wow! They MUST make it look realistic if it's not really cholla wood.

Wild... hehe... if it's resin or "plastic" it's prolly okay then.

MomToDixie · Post by **MomToDixie** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 1:09 pm

I think it should be fine then.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 4:28 pm

Another way to check it I guess is to cut it a little and look inside. If It all blue then it is fake and I don't have to worry. If there is real wood then I could be worried. Doesn't matter though. I think it is safe.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:14 pm

To see if it's wood you could always scrape a bit off with a knife and then burn it. If it smells chemical it's fake and if where you scrape off shows a natural color you know it was wood that was dyed.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:09 pm

Is that healthy?