Salt water
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bilbobaggins
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Salt water
My two crabs are drinking a lot more salt water than they usually do. The freshwater is almost always full. Are they doing this to prepare for a molt? They aren't drinking as much freshwater, so are they able to balance it out?
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piccolo41099
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Re: Salt water
They know what they need way better than we do. If they are using more salt water than normal than I would guess that is what the need right now.
I know my salt water dish is used way more than my fresh, although I am guessing it is because of the straw's.
I know my salt water dish is used way more than my fresh, although I am guessing it is because of the straw's.
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DragonsFly
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Re: Salt water
They may well be loading up on salt water in preparation to molt, or they may just want more of it right now because of a deficit of some kind. Piccolo is right that they know what they need better than we do; just keep providing clean sources of both fresh and marine-grade salt water in big enough/deep enough dishes so that they can submerge their shells (with a reliable way to climb out), and they will take what they need of each type of water, as they need it.
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Resident PP's:"Major Tom" & "Billie Jean"
“An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is only an adventure wrongly considered.”
― G.K. Chesterton