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Add me to the list...Moose has eggs!

Post by CrabbyMom33 » Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:48 am

Not sure if I'm happy or sad to have found this since I won't be trying to raise the babies. Moose had been acting weird this morning and is hanging way out of her shell. So I checked with a flashlight and found eggs! I tried to get a picture with her still in the tank and the eggs weren't in focus, but you can see they are there. Based on color and everyone else's experience I would guess she will drop them soon.

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Post by wodesorel » Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:52 am

Holy cow!! :D

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Post by CrabbyMom33 » Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:56 am

She moved into a better place in the tank right near the top and was busy swatting at an E so I was able to get a better picture. Had to convince the point and shoot to focus on the eggs and not the crab. :lol:

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Post by kuza » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:08 pm

sweet!

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Post by Bean2011 » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:14 pm

That is so awesome! My 2 crabs are boys so no babies for me. :blah5:
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Post by CrabbyMom33 » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:16 pm

Now I'm starting to think that the social hour that had been happening frequently a while back on the top shelf of the shell shop was, um, very social. :hlol:

Interesting observation - many have said that the crabs tend to mate when the tank is on the crowded side. In my 90 I have 16 crabs: 8 PPs, 4 Es, and 4 Straws. I guess I wouldn't call that crowded.
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Post by wolfnipplechips » Sat Aug 11, 2012 12:23 pm

HOLY CRAPOLA I'M GOING TO HAVE A HEART ATTACK. This is awesome! Congrats!! :D So many eggs this year! :D :D :D
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Post by parrothead » Sat Aug 11, 2012 2:45 pm

eeeeekkkkkk I see tiny lil' eye balls! So COOL! :clap:

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Post by CrabbyIrene » Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:47 pm

Omg! Congrats! I really hope this is not catchy, I don't wanna be a grandma!
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Post by SoulLonely » Sat Aug 11, 2012 5:56 pm

how fun! congrats!
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Post by Crabbielover1031 » Mon Aug 13, 2012 10:28 am

Awwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats Crabbymom!!!
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Post by CrabbyMom33 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:37 pm

Moose dropped her eggs sometime in the last 24 hours...in the fresh water dish. I pulled out the dish to change the water and wow did the smell hit me!

I never planned to try to raise them and knew she'd drop them soon, but it still makes me sort of sad. :(
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Post by Happy Crabber » Tue Aug 14, 2012 7:41 pm

Yeah :( That is kinda sad. :(
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Post by wolfnipplechips » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:00 pm

:(

You going to try next year? Or in the future in general? :D
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Post by CrabbyMom33 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 8:35 pm

wolfnipplechips wrote::(

You going to try next year? Or in the future in general? :D
I'm not sure. If I do it's probably several years down the line. Next summer will be the year before my son's senior year of high school, so lots of college visits, then the next summer will be getting ready to get him off to college. Maybe after that.
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