Crabs

[Cyclop3000]

They are escape artists...all of them. And aggressive fellas too...Found one of my crabs on the floor of my daughter's bedroom, about 10 meters away from it's 55g tank.

Dropped to the floor, survived, my kid almost walked on it was near her bed amongst the dolls on the ground...when he saw us he was friggin pissed, claws opened and up in the air. My daughter got a scare, and then we laughed at the poor little fella on teh ground. After he got back in the tank, then we thought that he could really have hurt the kids.

Lesson learned: Make sure the lid has no holes, cause crabs find them!

[piranha45]

I've lost about 10 red claw crabs due to crawl-outs, myself.

[redtailfool]

Good lesson. Yeah crabs are escape artists.. Best way to keep them in check
is to put lots of crabs in the tank. As soon as one climb ups, another crab will bring
it down.

Just like people sometimes. Hence the term "Crab Mentality "

[Daddyo72]

I have a converted reptile top for one of my tanks. They are easy enough to cut a hole or two for equipment and evaporation isn't really a problem. Just a thought.

[hemptation88]

i had a crab that climbed out also. how long can they live outside w/ out food

[piranha45]

i had a crab that climbed out also. how long can they live outside w/ out food
they die from their gills drying out, and it happens in less than a day, probably within 2 hours of being out of the tank.

[AlaskaJammin]

Yeah I have those things breeding like crazy in a ten gallon eclipse system. I just stuffed a little toilet paper into all the holes they could fit out of. The really do like to bail out and run for it, every chance they get.

[piranha45]

Yeah I have those things breeding like crazy in a ten gallon eclipse system. I just stuffed a little toilet paper into all the holes they could fit out of. The really do like to bail out and run for it, every chance they get.
do you breed them in freshwater? how do you go about preserving the eggs from the parents?