Shells from the beach

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Shells from the beach

Post by Randomguy! » Mon Oct 19, 2020 2:56 pm

Hello, I collected shells from the beach in Maryland and want to put them in the crabs’ tank to be used as food bowls or grind them up to use in a calcium pit. Would this be safe for the crabs?


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Re: Shells from the beach

Post by CrabbyLover77 » Mon Oct 19, 2020 7:57 pm

I would think there wouldn't be a problem with that. I would clean them first though, in boiling fresh or marine salt water. 5 minutes would probably do it.

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Re: Shells from the beach

Post by aussieJJDude » Tue Oct 20, 2020 4:18 am

CrabbyLover77 wrote:I would think there wouldn't be a problem with that. I would clean them first though, in boiling fresh or marine salt water. 5 minutes would probably do it. Image

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Agree. A rolling boil will ensure that no microbes will transfer to the tank and potentially make the crabs sick.

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Re: Shells from the beach

Post by Randomguy! » Tue Oct 20, 2020 10:07 am

Thank you, I will definitely boil the shells before adding them. I was more concerned about the possible pollutants from the ocean. Could there be enough pollutants like micro plastics to harm the crabs?


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Re: Shells from the beach

Post by aussieJJDude » Tue Oct 20, 2020 8:53 pm

I doubt microplastics from shells being an issue, a lot of natural decor (collected naturally) may be exposed leading to some level of microplastics accumulation. The way I see it, the addition of plastic decor, bowls, and the like could theoretically be an issue.

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Re: Shells from the beach

Post by Randomguy! » Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:03 am

Okay, thank you!


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