i know they are nocturnal but he doesnt even come out when the light is off at night
2006-08-15 04:38:20 · 21 answers · asked by zoe198718 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Small aquarium lobsters are quite shy and would rather remain hidden. A trick so you can watch him and he still keep his privacy is to arrange the rocks in such a way that the interior of a small cave is visible from the glass. Then take a small piece of dark paper and cover that part of the glass (from the outside). Whenever you want to spy on him, you remove the paper and have a great view of his home.
2006-08-15 04:46:30 · answer #1 · answered by Chainsawmom 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You're probably referring to a crayfish, right? They like to have a hidey-hole, but should come out if you put a couple of food pellets into the water (shrimp-pellets, a kind of fish food).
If you have more than one crayfish in a tank, you'll need enough hidey-holes for each to have one. Even so, they do fight occasionally and can kill a recently molted one.
When I had crayfish, I had lots of plants, and they would climb on the plants. Eventually, the cute little guys got bigger, and ate the plants, so I got some plastic plants.
After a while, your crayfish will become "tame" and come up to the front glass begging for food when you come into the room. Mine did, anyway. Mine were "Louisiana crawdads" -- the kind you see cooked up in restaurants.
2006-08-15 17:33:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will come out when it is completely dark, even a little light from another room will keep him hiding, they do this because it is their defence to keep from being eaten by larger prey. He does come out because obviously he is eating the food you put in there!!
If you want to see him move it will be a lot of trouble !! First dont feed him for one day, then put his food in a little way from where he is sitting, then darken the room completely and wait for about 30 minutes, have a bright flashlight handy, then suddenly turn on the flashlight in the room directly at his tank and you will see him literally zip back to his hidey hole.
Or if you or your parents know someone who owns a night vision device darken the room and watch him move about, he cant see the infrared illuminator on the night vision system...
2006-08-15 12:40:38 · answer #3 · answered by Pete 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are there fish or other aquatic creatures sharing the same tank? It might feel threatened by them.
I keep a blue crayfish alone in a 20-gal and it's highly active.
It constantly wanders around the tank and climbs the plastic plants and rocks and everything.
2006-08-15 17:30:32 · answer #4 · answered by Kay B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
good trick with lobsters, if u put them in hot water and add stethascope(sp) to the water u can hear the lobster scream, its actually air rescapig from the shell but its a good trick to play on people
2006-08-15 11:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by Dead2TheWind 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Youre lobster might be shy!
love the hat girlfriend! Keep the hat thing going girl it ROCKS!!!
2006-08-16 16:30:32 · answer #6 · answered by sheff u r 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh my god you've never got a lobster!!!!!!!! i'm sorry but I hate them I'm squirming at the thought, what does it do have a little walk about at night ohhhhhhhhhh I'll not sleep tonight now.
2006-08-15 11:46:35 · answer #7 · answered by jlb 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is just their nature to hide under things in dark areas. They don't tend to wander out much...sorry
2006-08-15 11:43:12 · answer #8 · answered by Nicolleta 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He just needs to come out of his shell!
2006-08-15 11:45:00 · answer #9 · answered by Bobbin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe he's had relatives that have been eaten, and he's scared that if he comes out he'll get picked out the tank and get turned into a Thermador with side salad.
I don't know...ask the place where you bought him from.
2006-08-15 11:54:52 · answer #10 · answered by badgerbadger 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋