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rearranged the 'tat
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 3:24 pm
by imallsmiles1431
rearranged the 'tat- this includes adding shell shops by size (instead of mixing shells on the ground), adding a moss pit, and some general cleanup.
https://goo.gl/photos/Ua6GWoiWKpnUo5iy7
Re: rearranged the 'tat
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:36 pm
by pearl29mi
Looks nice. How many gal?
Re: rearranged the 'tat
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 5:05 pm
by Crabinski
Wow! Three shell shops! Looks like the shells are sorted by size, too. Your crabs certainly can't complain if they can't find a shell they like
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Right now my shell shop is on the lower tier of a two-shelf corner unit, with the shells just laid out atop the cocomat/fake grass shelf cover. They seem to like being able to walk around among the shells, examining each, trying on here and there, but, by the next morning,
all 20+ shells are down on the substrate or tossed into the leaves by the shelf unit . I'm rethinking the "open air market" and may go back to a 2" high basket that'll fit underneath the shelf unit for most of the shells, leaving just a few on that lower tier and adding a small hide or piece of cholla there.
Re: rearranged the 'tat
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 12:42 am
by meg_and_the_zoo
I have both and have crabs that seem to favor one or the other...picky little bums
Zoo mom of 3 cats, a dog, a fish and 3 (for now) crabs
Re: rearranged the 'tat
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:48 am
by imallsmiles1431
TheHermitCrabber wrote:Looks nice. How many gal?
75 (Us) gallons
Re: rearranged the 'tat
Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2015 6:50 am
by imallsmiles1431
Crabinski wrote:Wow! Three shell shops! Looks like the shells are sorted by size, too. Your crabs certainly can't complain if they can't find a shell they like
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Right now my shell shop is on the lower tier of a two-shelf corner unit, with the shells just laid out atop the cocomat/fake grass shelf cover. They seem to like being able to walk around among the shells, examining each, trying on here and there, but, by the next morning,
all 20+ shells are down on the substrate or tossed into the leaves by the shelf unit . I'm rethinking the "open air market" and may go back to a 2" high basket that'll fit underneath the shelf unit for most of the shells, leaving just a few on that lower tier and adding a small hide or piece of cholla there.
I have a little more than 100 shells in my crabitat
And I totally understand your pain! This morning I found about 7-10 shells pushed on the ground
