Subj : Re: red claw crab To : All From : Victor M. Martinez Date : Tue Jun 03 2003 04:37 pm s.leggetter wrote: >this time. This leads me to ask if anyone knows a) how do you know that a >crab is going to moult (he didn't seem to hide away at all), In shrimp (sorry, don't have any crab experience, but they are also crustaceans, right?), there is a slight coloration change right before moulting. >b) in what form >do you give the calcium? Your fish store probably sells specialized crab food. Ask them for advise. Don't know if they'll eat it, but egg shells are a great source of calcium. >c) will the other one do the same and Probably. >d) will we >have done any damage by removing the shell. Probably not. Cheers. -- Victor M. Martinez martiv@FAKE.che.utexas.edu http://www.che.utexas.edu/~martiv --- þ RIMEGate(tm)/RGXPost V1.14 at BBSWORLD * Info@bbsworld.com --- * RIMEGate(tm)V10.2áÿ* RelayNet(tm) NNTP Gateway * MoonDog BBS * RgateImp.MoonDog.BBS at 6/3/03 3:37:23 PM * Origin: MoonDog BBS, Brooklyn,NY, 718 692-2498, 1:278/230 (1:278/230) .