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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by Crabinski » Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:46 am

littletechcrab wrote:Here is mine I did a 3d wall on the left side with cork bark and ghost wood. It is 40gal breeder. I got it setup late June early July
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I really like this set up -- it's very soothing to look at and I'll bet the crabs love that 3rd wall!
PPs are Big Enzo, Charles Paris and Mr Pinch
On the Big Beach in the Sky: Murray, Gino, Oscar, Gordon, Ignatz, Harry and King Felix the Pale
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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by cap7 » Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:51 pm

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Here is my 29 gallon set up, not much room with everything in it.
The cork round is curved and is the favorite hiding spot for the crabbies. But when one slips at the top or is startled and retracts into its shell, the three PP's all roll down and out the bottom. The sound of it makes me laugh out loud.
I do not see them in either moss pit too often but they leave 'evidence' that they do visit.


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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by LadyJinglyJones » Mon Sep 19, 2016 12:58 pm

littletechcrab wrote:Image
This is what the 3d wall looked like when I got it done


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Inspiring! :D

Also loving Cabinski & cap7's (the lader is super cute!) tats... sooo many good ideas in this post. I will steal many of your excellent decor idteas. By the time I am done pillaging this thread, my novice state won't even matter. Y'all are amazing. ..
"Gaze upon the rolling deep..."
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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by littletechcrab » Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:52 pm

Thanks Crabinski . It is a very comfortable looking tank and the crabs love the 3d wall. They are always hiding out in it.
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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by isadoraisacat » Tue Sep 20, 2016 8:56 pm

GabyRaven wrote:Image

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Nice tats everyone!! Mines only a ten gal but I think I made use of the space well :)


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You shouod.ditch the pellets i see in the pic and consult the care guide for safe.foods. Also you should think about adding deeper water pools as they need to fully submerge and those.are def not deep enough.

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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by GabyRaven » Tue Sep 20, 2016 9:40 pm

I don't feed them the pellets, it's just there with the sponges because I keep forgetting to put it away. They didn't like them anyway, so I never give them In the pics above, there's watermelon in the food dish. Today it's rice & peas! The water dishes are the biggest I could find that would fit in the 10 Gal, so until I can get a bigger tank those are pretty much all I have...


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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by CrabbyEmerson » Thu Sep 22, 2016 3:32 pm

GabyRaven wrote:I don't feed them the pellets, it's just there with the sponges because I keep forgetting to put it away. They didn't like them anyway, so I never give them Image In the pics above, there's watermelon in the food dish. Today it's rice & peas! The water dishes are the biggest I could find that would fit in the 10 Gal, so until I can get a bigger tank those are pretty much all I have...


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Get a couple deep plastic tupperware containers (I got mine at the $1 store) and stick em down in the substrate. I had a 10 gal for a while and that worked perfectly.
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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by GabyRaven » Thu Sep 22, 2016 3:47 pm

Good idea, I'll pass by when I get a chance


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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by PinchersAndShells » Thu Sep 22, 2016 4:12 pm

GabyRaven wrote:Good idea, I'll pass by when I get a chance Image


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You can give the crabs the dry sponge, they'll eat it :)
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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by GabyRaven » Thu Sep 22, 2016 6:02 pm

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You can give the crabs the dry sponge, they'll eat it :)[/quote]

They'll eat the sponge? Is it good for them?




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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by PinchersAndShells » Thu Sep 22, 2016 6:44 pm

GabyRaven wrote:
You can give the crabs the dry sponge, they'll eat it :)[/quote]

They'll eat the sponge? Is it good for them?




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It's safe, from what I've read they'll basically move it around, munch on it, pick at it, etc.
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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by DarthCrabber » Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:59 pm

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Here's mine, I just got finished remodeling it :crabbigsmile:
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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by kieagcarm » Sat Oct 15, 2016 8:33 pm

ashleyandanimals wrote:Image


40 breeder with 36x18x18 Exo terra (glass bottom removed) topper. Around 10 inches of sub. E's and PP's. (:



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How did you do that, take out the bottom of glass and then connect them? I might be able to do that with the two tanks I have for more room to make levels, if someone told me how.

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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by Crabinski » Sun Oct 16, 2016 3:49 pm

DarthCrabber wrote:Image


Here's mine, I just got finished remodeling it :crabbigsmile:
That is gorgeous! What size is your tank? Are the containers glass or plastic?
PPs are Big Enzo, Charles Paris and Mr Pinch
On the Big Beach in the Sky: Murray, Gino, Oscar, Gordon, Ignatz, Harry and King Felix the Pale
Also Mom to Imogene the Syrian Hamster
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Re: Post your crabitats!

Post by DarthCrabber » Sun Oct 16, 2016 11:01 pm

Crabinski wrote:
That is gorgeous! What size is your tank? Are the containers glass or plastic?

Thank you! The tank I believe is a small/tall, but I'm not sure the exact inches. It looked so much bigger until I filled it with a bunch of stuff! And the trays are acrylic organizer trays, they're by interdesign on Amazon. The little legs are acrylic cake pop sticks I siliconed on there :)
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