What are your crabs up to?

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:03 pm

Peace is overrated but holes and full on canyons making my tank look like the surface of the moon are awful. He will come up beautiful in a few months and until then hopefully minimal damage.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by moonbeam » Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:52 pm

Cheers to that!

Thumbelina decided it was time to strut her stuff tonight. Caught some cute pictures. ImageImageImage
Love that tiny red leg! Doesn't slow her down a bit!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by tykesanimalkingdom » Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:55 pm

Love Thumbelina's name! :D
I have crabs that have random mis-colored legs too :lol: It gives them character!

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by Cydonia1 » Sat Nov 22, 2014 10:57 pm

For the past two nights I've only had two up. out of EIGHT. :shock:
Big guy's been missing for atleast a week, all three of the Steve's have been MIA for 3 days (they're never all up at the same time, not even sure how many steve's I own). Kermit's been MIA for three days, and little guy hasn't been spotted in a week. After writing it down I REALLY don't know how many I own. I can remember seven, but i sorta remember getting a petsmart crab besides Little dude, but I really can't tell anymore.
But Spring and Disco dude are really enjoying the whole tank to themselves, they got shrimp tails and meat last night and it was all for them!

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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by moonbeam » Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:07 pm

tykesanimalkingdom wrote:Love Thumbelina's name! :D
I have crabs that have random mis-colored legs too :lol: It gives them character!
Thanks! She was TINY when I brought her home! And actually that's her new leg! When I bought her she had a nice gel bud and immediately went down as soon as she bit the sand. Came back up with the little red leg! So proud of the little one Image


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by moonbeam » Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:11 pm

Cydonia1 wrote:For the past two nights I've only had two up. out of EIGHT. :shock:
Big guy's been missing for atleast a week, all three of the Steve's have been MIA for 3 days (they're never all up at the same time, not even sure how many steve's I own). Kermit's been MIA for three days, and little guy hasn't been spotted in a week. After writing it down I REALLY don't know how many I own. I can remember seven, but i sorta remember getting a petsmart crab besides Little dude, but I really can't tell anymore.
But Spring and Disco dude are really enjoying the whole tank to themselves, they got shrimp tails and meat last night and it was all for them!
Haha! I love that you have multiple steves! Hopefully your crab crew will come up sooner than later all sharp toenailed and hairy legged!


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:49 pm

%&#%*&#&$*!
OK- *takes a breath*. Poseidon is officially down. We went upstairs for the night at 9. It is 11:43 now. There was nobody really sand covered or anything like that and there was still a big hole right where that corner of the Acropolis is. My gauge is almost in a hole again!!!

I swear... They are laughing at me. I know my husband is. Lol he heard me growl and then grumble as I came up the stairs. I gave him this same run down wanting to know who on earth is doing this. I used my hands to show him how big the hole is. He laughed - hard - and said it was all the little ones tag teaming the digging just to drive me nuts.

Ugh...he might be right. Ares sure doesn't like me.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:26 am

Cydonia1 wrote:For the past two nights I've only had two up. out of EIGHT. :shock:
Big guy's been missing for atleast a week, all three of the Steve's have been MIA for 3 days (they're never all up at the same time, not even sure how many steve's I own). Kermit's been MIA for three days, and little guy hasn't been spotted in a week. After writing it down I REALLY don't know how many I own. I can remember seven, but i sorta remember getting a petsmart crab besides Little dude, but I really can't tell anymore.
But Spring and Disco dude are really enjoying the whole tank to themselves, they got shrimp tails and meat last night and it was all for them!
I have a roster lol. Dates acquired, gender and size.
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What are your crabs up to?

Post by moonbeam » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:49 am

KellyCrabbieLove wrote:
I have a roster lol. Dates acquired, gender and size.[/quote]
I do too lol except I don't have sizes, but I do record their molt dates. I keep track of how many and when they happen. And a journal to keep track of anything important happening in the tank. Yeah... I like my crabs.


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:55 am

I have pics lol. Most on my tablet. Image
Check off roster for who I see daily.Imagedetail roster
Image calendar shows which days I logged attendance.
Imagecrab detail pages.
Plus a calendar page for each crab showing when I logged them so when they are MIA it will show that. I also have a paper journal that I write down important notes for the day.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by moonbeam » Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:00 am

I love it haha! Mine is all handwritten. I remember things so well when I write them down.


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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:02 am

I am crazy epileptic . I forget everything regardless of writing it down. I keep good notes.
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:49 am

*Grumble grumble grumble*ImageImage
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by hermitcrabdc » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:23 pm

My largest E has found amusement digging around during the day making a mess out of the substrate, coming up at night and annoying me in the process. Make up your mind, up or down...!?
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Re: What are your crabs up to?

Post by KellyCrabbieLove » Sun Nov 23, 2014 3:28 pm

Lol exactly!
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