So what size are my crabs considered

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So what size are my crabs considered

Post by jasonmom » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:05 am

I just measured accross the opening of a shell that a guy came out of. It was about 1/2 inch. My husband measured one and said 5/8 inch. So are these considered tiny, small, or what?

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So what size are my crabs considered

Post by JediMasterThrash » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:42 am

I would consider 1/2 in to be small.I have overall crab+shell compared to household items here:http://landhermitcrabs.com/eve...711077123#7711077123
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So what size are my crabs considered

Post by jasonmom » Wed Jun 26, 2013 11:15 pm

Thanks

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So what size are my crabs considered

Post by Tongue Flicker » Thu Jun 27, 2013 7:39 pm

quote:Originally posted by Jedi Master Thrash:I would consider 1/2 in to be small.I have overall crab+shell compared to household items here:http://landhermitcrabs.com/eve...711077123#7711077123 i read you post regarding crabby size and age. thanks for that, it's quite nicely done but you might want to adjust the large and jumbo molting frequency as my 'large' crabby had 2 years and 3 months after its last molt and now it's still under that 'large' size category and it has been way past that time and still no molting yet
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