How Often Should I Feed My Three Little Crabs ?

[bigblokey0]

ive got three little red crabs how often should i feed them ?

 

[dthoffsett]

I've never kept them myself, but these folks should be able to help you.
http/www.fishforums.net/Invertebrates-Am...-Forum-f30.html

 

[crabberdude]

Hey,
I have 5 Mini Fiddler Crabs in my aquarium and I feed them hermit crab food pellets (I am by no means an expert with crabs). A method that has worked for me is buying a small shallow dish and putting food in there so that they can eat whenever they like. That is if you have an aquarium/terrarium setup. I also put bits and pieces of fruits, veges, and frozen shrimp from the lfs. You have to make sure they sink too... but if your crabs are exclusively underwater type then my best guess is probably dropping 1 small pellets of food for each crab once a day. They are scavangers so they will pretty much eat anything they can get their claws on. And they eat very slow. lol You could probably gently sprinkle some pellets into the bottum of the tank and your crabs could be all set for days.

I got mine about a month ago and I havent fed them food pellets since I got them. except for the occasional treat of fruit and shrimp. What mine tend to do is go in the food dish pick up a pellet and then scurry away to their spots and each them.

Try observing you crabs eating habits so you can come up with the best way to feed them. good luck!