Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 331 Location: Cumbernauld
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 4:13 pm Post subject: Cheeky boy!
As i think a few of you know i got Haig his own wee pet for Christmas, an entirely conventional pet... Came in the other morning when Haig was working and searched the tank to find no Crabby...he is very true to the typical traits found in the red claw.
He managed to climb his way out his tank (not entirely sure how) Thankfully we've weighted down the hood of the tank so he couldn't get far.
And Janis as per usual you were right looks like Stevo is a boy He's now definitly lost his shyness and is frequently squaring up to me and Haig-very amusing lol. _________________ http://www.justgiving.com/Laura-Anne-Innes Please support our cause. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Laura x
now i like him.............however first thing in the morning outwith his tank, not sure!.......so glad your mugs are up high.....can you imagine making a cuppa with eyes still sleepy!!!!!......yikes _________________ Cockapoo's...a little of this, a little of that..........
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:16 pm Post subject:
ive had an aquatic crab, aquatic frog and tropical lobster in my fish tank before, however the lobster ("Eddie") was the most entertaining - the other two just sat on top of the filter all the time.
Eddie would sit below the filter, shuffle the stones and pebbles around to make a nest and come out for a daily spot of fishing with his scissor hands...
then i came home from Dublin one day and alison had murdered him and got lisa to dispose of the body and all evidence...
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Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 331 Location: Cumbernauld
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject:
Hes a red claw crab.
Yes Stevo was like that as well when i first set out his tank. Funnily enough pets at home assured me that the crab is too slow to catch fish and all my fancy tailed guppy would be fine. After a bit of research turns out large finned fish are a snack to them. Of course i woke up to four half eaten guppy and my otto i think died of exhaustion from being chased round the tank! There was nothing really for him in the tank before that so he just sat on the thermometer, but we now have a land area he loves and feed him live crickets, has a live rock which he loves to pick off and natural driftwood he likes to strip. Since thats went in the tank hes came into his own, before that i just found him boring and too spider like for my liking haha. + He doesnt hide as much as he used to. Hes doing so well we're having talks of getting a second crab in a week or so, so stevo can recover from his molt.
Haig's wanting a fidler to call it Hanson from Scary Movie 2! _________________ http://www.justgiving.com/Laura-Anne-Innes Please support our cause. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Laura x
Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 331 Location: Cumbernauld
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:45 pm Post subject:
How do you manage to keep so many small fish? Assuming you have a large tank? I only could afford a small one. Heres Haigs video of Crabby for 2 hours cut to a 2 min action shot.
haha sounds like he is a real character now, all he did was hide when i last saw him.
iv been told that mixing crabs is not a good idea there is a good Chance Stevo would kill the fiddler. _________________ microchiping and grooming www.chipnclip.co.uk
Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 331 Location: Cumbernauld
Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:02 pm Post subject:
Yeh he's set on it. He actually searched for about a week to find out the butlers name just so he could call the second crab the butler from Scary movie 2. But he will leave it up to me to get, so im going to be keeping my eye out for a female red claw. Apparently the tank is meant to reach a capacity of 2 crabs and they're social (despite wanting to attack each other all the time ) Im hoping he'll forget about the fidler when we're waiting to see how the two crabs respond to each other.
My prob is two males are very territorial, but female obviously possibility of her hatching babies which my tank will not cope with. However its unlikely for "domestic" crabs to mate apparently. _________________ http://www.justgiving.com/Laura-Anne-Innes Please support our cause. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Laura x
Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 331 Location: Cumbernauld
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:47 pm Post subject:
finally found a second crab all i need to do now is sex the crabs at pets at home so i can get a female
Im thinking ray, short for ramensky but of course ill leave it up to haig
ps dont tell haig, its for his vday. I know im so romantic hahaha _________________ http://www.justgiving.com/Laura-Anne-Innes Please support our cause. Any donations would be greatly appreciated. Laura x
dont know alot about crabs and could vary from species, but to sex them at uni we looked at their abdomen shape, one was more heart shape, and one more pointy ( cant rem what way round ) _________________ We are forever responsible for what we have tamed
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