HELP! my crab pregnant! HOW??!?

[lubani]

i had her for 5mths,now shes pregnant, how can i keep the babies?!

[Clamence]

She will release egg into water. From the looks of the crab, im guessing the babies need marine environment to survive and microbs to eat. Not an easy task to raise the babies.

[Young Man]

only one piece? no males?

[mictok]

Could be first in our community to have crab spawn in captivity.

[lubani]

Originally Posted by Clamence

She will release egg into water. From the looks of the crab, im guessing the babies need marine environment to survive and microbs to eat. Not an easy task to raise the babies.

err.. what do the babies eat again? how can i prepare it?

[Aro77]

At the start of this stage, females brood their eggs in dirt or coastal rock burrows for 12 to 13 days. A female red crab can lay up to 100,000 eggs, which she holds in her abdominal sac. With the arrival of the waning moon, females make their way into the sea. In what looks like a dance, females brace themselves at the waters edge, and release their eggs.

taken from :http://education.nationalgeographic....others/?ar_a=1

hope this info helps..

[Implicitly]

Hi there! I don't know anything about crabs but I assume you have a marine environment? Maybe you can try introducing a little brine shrimp for the crabs to feast on?

[Clamence]

Originally Posted by lubani

err.. what do the babies eat again? how can i prepare it?

Not very sure on how to prepare it as i dont think many ppl breed these kinds of crab. Theres a reason why these crabs are still wild caught. U can try creating a marine environment with lots of infosuria ( sry spelling might be wrong) as food

[lubani]

but i keep my crabs in fresh water

[Clamence]

Originally Posted by lubani

but i keep my crabs in fresh water

Adults are able to live in freshwater but babies are marine