What's on today's menu & recipe sharing ~2009~

MudCrabDude · Post by **MudCrabDude** » Sun May 31, 2009 1:07 am

Kilimanjaro wrote:I have some on the way and I will be trying them for the first time, too!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun May 31, 2009 8:35 am

Xena wrote:Currently, they are mostly obsessed with rotten apples and fortune cookies...

Fortune cookies? Wow! I didn't know thy were safe! I'll have to try some (after checking the ingredients of course).

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Wed Jun 03, 2009 3:21 pm

Today we are having popcorn drizzled with EVOO and dusted with powdered alfalfa hay. With a side of oats and honey.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:27 am

I should name this...

Diced pear
Thawed blood worms
Scrambled eggs (scrambled in coconut oil with egg shell in)
Sprinkled with crushed cuttle bone and organic spirunela tablets.
Drizzled with a bit of honey

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Sun Jun 07, 2009 7:13 pm

I named this covered salt-worms!

Its cooked egg noodles cooked in salt water. Then covered in cuttlebone and little pieces of egg to finish it off.

MudCrabDude · Post by **MudCrabDude** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 12:12 am

Hibiscus blossom:

I found one that's just fallen from the plant. Blanched it for about a minute in hot water. Rinsed the insides for aphids and other mini bugs. Then split it and separated it for easy pickings for the crabs.

Right now one C. brevimanus is gorging on a couple of petals.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 8:52 pm

Coconut, fresh apple, fresh carrots, raisins drizzled with honey, and some baked chicken. Plus the standard chunk of cuttlebone that they have been working on for awhile.

They really like the chicken and the apple!

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:11 pm

Looks like the guys and gals will be having chicken bones tonight!

Along with a side of spirulina-coconut and a hibiscus blossom.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:16 am

Seaweed soaked in saltwater (they won't touch it dry)
Shredded lettuce and collards
Strawberry, melon, and pineapple
Chopped broccoli, carrots, and red cabbage
Also freeze dried crickets and baby shrimp

I've been making a salad for my sister's iguana for the past week and it's gotten really over the top with what I offer my crabs too as it's not much extra work to throw in a little bit of extra food while I chop and shred fruit and vegetables for the iguana.

MudCrabDude · Post by **MudCrabDude** » Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:59 pm

Here's a hit in my tanks - frozen crab.

I'm using small (1-2 inch/ about 2.5-5 cm) frozen edible freshwater crabs (Varuna sp. I believe, from an Asian seafood store) and while frozen, quartered them with a knife and then slightly microwaved until just lukewarm. I serve one quarter per crab for the night, shell and all.

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:58 pm

Ã€ la carte ce soir:
Tonight's Menu

Alaskan King Crab cooked in saltwater on a bed of coconut, along with a side of cooked blueberry, topped with carro powder, spirulina powder and a hibiscus petal, and garnished with celery leaf.

Julia Coenobita · Post by **Julia Coenobita** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:16 am

My hermit crabs are getting raw shrimp, trail mix (nuts/raisins), coconut, and carrot today.
BTW what is spirulina??!

TheCrabbyTabby · Post by **TheCrabbyTabby** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:34 am

I think its a seaweed.

My crabs are dining on apples and peanutbutter

Kilimanjaro · Post by **Kilimanjaro** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 12:49 pm

Yes, spirulina is a very healthy seaweed with a lot of protein and other vital nutrients.

It's a great all-around food for land hermit crabs.

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:16 pm

This is a egg,eggshell,alfalfa and sesame seed pancake. with a slab of peanut butter and a side of pineapple,carrot, and freeze-dried bloodworms.