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Post Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:39 am   Can RES eat crab?

More specifically, those little sand crabs that people can find at the beach where the tide comes in?
I've caught a few and have been wondering if they are edible for my RES. :wink:
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Post Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:47 pm   Re: Can RES eat crab?

If they're wild caught' I'd say probably not.You don't know what type of parasites or bacteria they come along with, and it's not something a RES would find in the wild, so they wouldn't have any tolerance to any hitchhikers coming along with the crabs.
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 1:47 am   Re: Can RES eat crab?

I agree, no wild caught munchies for your RES. People have had their turtles eat their expensive cray fish tankmates, so I wouldn't bother with it.
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