Those with straws, please talk to me

[piccolo41099]

Since LHC does not have blue's in, and does not know when she will get them in. I have been asked if I would take straws instead.

I read the care sheet, but for those that have straws tell me more.

I have the 80/80 and all the requirements, but if the temp or humidity go up to 85 are they going to drop limbs or anything crazy I need to know about?

Fav foods?

Anything you wish you had known before you got straws? Any advice?

[sdevine]

Haven't had mine long enough to be an expert on the long term, I haven't had any limbs drop from them and they are quite active. So far they really seem to like freezed dried krill and fruit treat from the HCP. Honestly, I had not planned on getting any straws because of all I've heard, but saw them locally and couldn't resist and now I am madly in love with them. They chirp when someone climbs on them. They most definitely are tank trashers. They are absolutely beautiful.

[Hermitcrablover12]

They can't be sooo sensitive that if the temp/humidity fluxs a little (Say like 5 %) they'd become ill. No enviornment is THAT stable in the wild.

[piccolo41099]

Anyone else?

[Disgruntled Crab]

They can't be sooo sensitive that if the temp/humidity fluxs a little (Say like 5 %) they'd become ill. No enviornment is THAT stable in the wild.

Yeah but where they come from I believe 85/85% is the minimum .

Orange is straws... and notice the equator from where the straws natural habitat is..

Other species tried to color match them the best i could with the forum colors

C. cavipes

C. brevimanus

C. perlatus

C. rugosus

C. purpureus

C. violascens

C. clypeatus

C. variabilis

C. compressus

[sdevine]

pooh it won't let me pull up the link

[piccolo41099]

Link doesn't work.

[sdevine]

I went to Tony Coenibita's website to get a better look at the map and couldn't get it to enlarge there either.

My crabs will be here today so your should not be far behind.

[Disgruntled Crab]

pffft upload the picture now it should work

[nibbler125]

i dont thing humidity getting to high will hurt them but getting over 85 F will. dropping limbs is more a sign of stress

[Disgruntled Crab]

Did you look at the map where Straws are base out of? its hotter at night getting temps up to 98 at 12 a.m in Fiji . with temps around 88 during the day

[FreakyVegan]

What store is LHC?

[Disgruntled Crab]

What store is LHC?

livehermitcrabs.com

[FreakyVegan]

Oh my! Thanks

[Glouey]

My humidity often goes up to 85, sometimes higher, and my straws don't seem to mind at all. I think that if your tank is 80/80 most of the time, you should be fine. My strawberries are the calmest crabs in my tank and for me they're the ones that are most active during the day. I say go for it!