What is your crabs' favorite food?

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What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by ViiT » Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:01 pm

Title says it all.

My crabs' favorite is isopods. I've seen them hunt them in the tank, but I recently decided to freeze some and put them in the food dish. They all came out and swarmed it, I've never seen anything like it :lol:
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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by CallaLily » Sun Dec 07, 2014 7:07 pm

Flowers, leaves, krill, mealworms, chicken liver, honey, walnuts.

Edit to add eggs! Scrambled or boiled. Athelas (PP) loves them. Mallorn did too when he was alive. Also cilantro and watercress are usually big hits. Any kind of greens, fresh or dried too.
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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by hermitcrab24 » Sun Dec 07, 2014 8:09 pm

Apples!! :)
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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by aldebaron0626 » Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:05 pm

Prickly pear and rose petals will entice the Es up every time. Peanut butter is also a 'tat favorite.


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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by Ryry » Sun Dec 07, 2014 10:46 pm

Grapes are always a winner- however lately I have been trying to stay away from fresh fruit (stupid gnats) and I tried that Colorado critter company's kibble and also the popcorn mix from THCP, the flower power flavor- and both were a super hit. Little scraps of the kibble were left in the morning but almost all of it was gone. There was absolutely no trace of the popcorn mix. It was all devoured! I'm so happy when they eat like piggys! Then I know I'm doing something right!
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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by Drakezilla » Mon Dec 08, 2014 1:25 am

Fresh all natural honey, chicken bones/bone marrow, stale croissants, shrimp, fruit and flower mix and peanut butter. He's such a kid -- all he wants is junk food!
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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by moonshermies » Thu Dec 11, 2014 8:41 am

Let's see ,my PPs go after these spinach&artichoke bites we home make,bones&marrow,freeze dried crickets,bloodworms,shrimp, egg shells,popcorn,blueberry blossom honey(local made honey),blueberry& apple muffins.i also make an apple butter they go after.i get tuna in pouches,so if I leave some out to dry(usually overnight) it's gone..they also like munching on dried maple leaves(&sleeping under them),&moss.


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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by hermieluv1 » Thu Dec 11, 2014 6:19 pm

Fresh coconut!
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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by theunartist » Thu Dec 11, 2014 10:08 pm

Pear Tree Leaves and Dried Meal Worms
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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by gotta-crab-em-all » Fri Dec 12, 2014 3:20 am

Shrimp and chicken. Chicken is the biggest hit the crabitat has ever had!
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Re: What is your crabs' favorite food?

Post by soilentgringa » Fri Dec 12, 2014 5:38 am

Ground turkey browned in coconut oil. There were no traces left! Raw shrimp doesn't even come close to being devoured like that did.
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