Post by Sach-Crabministrator on Oct 21, 2013 13:57:43 GMT -5
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN CRABBING- 3 months
TANK # AND SIZE(S)- 29 gallon tall and a 10 gallon I can set up ICE
LID TYPE-29 gallon has a... barn wood framed mesh thing I got at a yard sale for $5 with some plastic wrapped around it. 10 gallon has a mesh lid with lock things on the side
SUBSTRATE USED-2 bags of playsand and 1 brick of EE
HUMIDITY SOURCE-bubblers in the waters and occasional misting as needed
HEAT SOURCE-UTH, heating pad, and lamp. Going to winterize after molt is over
WHAT IS YOUR AVERAGE TEMP/HUMIDITY-both are 80-85 during the day. at night the temp might get down to 75. going to winterize when our PP is back up though!
HOW DO YOU TREAT YOUR WATER-jugs of spring water
HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR SALT WATER-we have tetra marine salt but she doesn't seem to like it so we might switch soon
HOW MANY CRABS DO YOU HAVE,WHAT SIZES ARE THEY & HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD THEM-one medium purple pincher. Her shell has a 1 inch opening. She is between a golf ball and a tennis ball in size. Although she is currently down for a molt so who know what she'll look like soon!
WHAT SPECIES OF CRABS DO YOU HAVE- Purple Pincher
WHAT DO YOU FEED YOUR CRABS-fresh/frozen coconut and mango and other assorted fruit, spinach, dried shrimp, eggshells, eggs, chicken, the dried protein mix and dried flowers mix from Kat's website.. the food list is constantly growing around here
WHAT TYPES OF HIDES/CLIMBS DO YOU HAVE-2 cocohuts and 5-6 piece of chollo. an upper level moss pit in corner
DO YOU HAVE AN ISOLATION TANK FOR SICK/INJURED/MOLTING CRABS-Have everything to set up 10 gallon if necessary
HOW MANY EXTRA SHELLS AND WHAT SIZES DO YOU HAVE-... LOTS ... 8+ medium turbos and at least a dozen smaller shells. A few random non turbo shells I put in the tank just for looks
WHAT SIZE CRABS DO YOU PREFER TO ADOPT-small-medium I'd prefer my original PP to remain the largest since she's my baby!
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE US TO KNOW- I'll drive anywhere north of Springfield in Illinois. I can drive through parts of Southeast Iowa as well. Will pay for shipping but prefer to pick up in person.
This is our 29 tall