Got a new Moon/Halloween Crab ~ Any info on a set-up?

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Originally Posted by n3m0_

I haven't heard of doing that specifically for moons crabs but it is my understanding that adding some aquarium salt to fresh water fish tanks helps to calm the fish, so perhaps its the same idea? And as for actually utilizing the water dish to soak I haven't seen any such behaviour with ours, I think the large water dish is mainly just to help with humidity.

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Since he made his tunnel, he has been MIA! :rolleyes:

He hides all day and by the time I'm ready to go to bed he is still hiding. Of course I know he's alive because I always hear him digging away and food is gone by the time I wake up. I understand moon/halloween crabs are very shy. Hopefully he will come around. I guess that's just "crab life" for ya.

I've never thought much about crabs... but your little guy is freakin' adorable! :):D Sorry, I don't know anything about caring for them, but just thought I'd say how cute he is.

call him zoidberg.

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Originally Posted by aybe.sea

call him zoidberg.

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Well Micheal Myers kind of stuck with him. Zoidberg is a cool name too... so his full name is Micheal Zoidberg Myers! ;) Na that's dope.

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Originally Posted by stargazed85

Since he made his tunnel, he has been MIA! :rolleyes:

He hides all day and by the time I'm ready to go to bed he is still hiding. Of course I know he's alive because I always hear him digging away and food is gone by the time I wake up. I understand moon/halloween crabs are very shy. Hopefully he will come around. I guess that's just "crab life" for ya.

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They are nocturnel and if you didn't want a big water container, you get a little water dish and add a air stone (the kind they use in saltwater tanks) to the dish with the pump on the outside and the bubbles made cause humidity in the tank

youtube suicide crab. (that was my wife's) I sadly watched.

Some pretty solid setup information is available at http://www.halloweencrab.com/

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Originally Posted by HalloweenCrab

Some pretty solid setup information is available at http://www.halloweencrab.com/

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