all_or_nothin;3264421; said:
I kno its a cruel thing to do but its that or well...
You should rehome your animals as soon as possible. If you're resorting to measures that you know are cruel (and dangerous by the way), you're not fit to own animals currently.
When you take pets into your home it is your responsibility to provide the best care and environment possible for them. And if you cannot meet their requirements, you should not have them.
You need to set up a proper home for your animals, whether that means rehoming incompatible species, obtaining and setting up more tanks or placing in barriers in existing tanks (breeder containers work well for smaller crays, I use them to keep juveniles away from adults). But mutilating your animals to force them to be "compatible" and safe with each other is unacceptable.
This is by no means an attack, so don't take it as one. But really now, we do NOT mutilate our animals. Especially with measures that don't effectively stop the issue (crayfish can still overpower weaker creatures without their claws, it's more difficult for them, but they can), and additionally, creates open wounds that allow the commonly found Ramularia and Didymaria (one of the main causes of shell rot) to be able to breach the cray's carapace. Also, removing the claws without proper measure can result in internal damage that can ultimately lead to the death of the cray.
If you don't have the means to appropriately house and care for your crays I'd suggest putting up ads here on MFK, on AC, on Bluecrayfish.com, on Crayfishmates.com and Craigslist to have them rehomed. Or use them as feed for your puffer, but keeping them in the long run without proper care is ill advised at the very least.
