Worried- Crab was eating paint on top of climbing decoration.
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Worried- Crab was eating paint on top of climbing decoration.
So, a few months ago I bought a very tall and fancy pagoda decoration for my tank for roughly 30 USD and over time slowly noticied paint at the top was going missing and orginially I assumed it was because of the very high humidity in the tank roughing it up, but just now I saw tukiyo actually trying to chip off and eating it and immediately stopped it because I have no idea how/ and if it is toxic for them, unlike painted shells. Any thoughts? I'm hoping for the best.
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Re: Worried- Crab was eating paint on top of climbing decoration.
I had a similar issue with a piece of decor. It was sitting in out unused ISO tank. I pulled it out and the paint started to bubble and come off.
Since most decorations are cheaply made in other countries there is no guarantee the paints aren't toxic. I would consider it unsafe until proven safe and remove it. Better safe than sorry.
Since most decorations are cheaply made in other countries there is no guarantee the paints aren't toxic. I would consider it unsafe until proven safe and remove it. Better safe than sorry.
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Re: Worried- Crab was eating paint on top of climbing decoration.
That's fair, I've been having this decoration since late december-early january and if they've been slowly chipping off at it then I would LIKE to assume it's not toxic because well- I haven't had any dead crabs pop up in the span of 3-4 months
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Re: Worried- Crab was eating paint on top of climbing decoration.
It might not be immediately toxic...but might be over a longer period of time. Hard to know. I would also probably err on the side of caution and remove it - although I see why you wanted it for your tank, it's so cute and looks like crabs would love to climb it! LOL!
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Re: Worried- Crab was eating paint on top of climbing decoration.
Here is what happened to the piece I bought. It sat with this side down on the Eco Earth substrate for several months. These are the kind of things that you can't really can't say are 100% safe. They fall into the they are safe until considered unsafe, or use at your own risk.
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