Should I keep him until he gets bigger? I mean he is so small and his shell isnt even colored yetand his claws aretiny if i release him he will mostlikely di. Do you think i should release him in a ditch or buy him some fish food such as alge waffers and get him a aquarium with rocks and pants to hid in? Any advice is needed and appreciated
2007-04-27 15:13:53 · 12 answers · asked by sillybillyswimmer 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Either would do! If you want to release him, believe me, he has as good a chance to make it in the ditch as he would otherwise. In nature, they are on their own from the moment they leave mom's "swimmerettes" under her tail. These are not social animals.
If you want to keep him, that can work too as long as he hasn't gotten too much chlorine in the pool. If you aren't putting anything else in the container, scoop up some mud from the ditch with some grass in it. They are scavengers and will eat anything. If you want to feed him algae wafers, fine. But you can feed him pretty much anything you would put in your compost pile except for dried leaves. They also eat paper and other kinds of garbage, but you won't want to foul your tank. Dig him a little trench and fill it up with a couple of inches of water. Throw in a couple of grains of sea salt or aquarium salt and you are good to go. THEY CAN CLIMB ANYTHING including glass. Make sure you put a top in it!
In Louisiana, they live in the swamp and scavenge on the bottom. They are incredibly hardy creatures and are interesting pets just as fish are. You may not have luck keeping one from the Seafood Market (you can check out my previous answer to that question), but if you catch one from the wild that's the way to do it. That's how we built the population for my brother's "crawfish farm" for his science project. He came in second in the State Science Fair!
2007-04-27 15:25:42 · answer #1 · answered by whisper2roar 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Crawfish Swimming
2016-10-22 10:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd agree with whisper2roar - it sounds like she's kept a few of these! I have as well and can agree with her statements about how good of climbers they are.
They'll eat just about anything, too. If you have a spare tank you can put him in, fine. If not, get a cheap plastic storage container and rinse it out well. Give him some gravel and a "cave" out of rocks that he can hide in. An air pump with airstone is a good idea if you don't have a filter and the water is fairly deep - they need to get oxygen down to the bottom where they live. One other thing about them - they need calcium so their shell can harden. There are liquid calcium supplements you can buy, or you can add some clean snail shells, sea shells, or coral to the bottom to raise the calcium for him. Depending on what type of crayfish he is, some get a beautiful blue color if their water is on the alkaline side.
If you were to let him go, he could become food for another animal. Crayfish are also territorial and will fight with members of their own kind.
You might decide to keep him, or just take care of him for a few weeks till he grows a little bit before you let him go.
2007-04-27 16:00:09 · answer #3 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These guys make pretty cool pets. Raise him, and you'll get to see him shed, turn colors and go through lots of changes.
You'll need a fish tank with plants and places for him to hide, dechlorinator for the water, a little filter , and fish food. He will also eat small bits of lettuce, and bits of meat- but too much will cloud the water.
If you choose to release him, let him go in a pond that has water plants in it- places for him to hide and stuff for him to eat. Not just a ditch unless this ditch has other crawfish living in it. They are pond and stream animals.
2007-04-27 15:19:44 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Max 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Return him to the creek or stream that he probably came from. It would have a greater chance of living. Please do not listen to the reponses about how it would be "cool" to have one. These are animals, living breathing things, not a fad. Pets come with great responsability. Also Crawfish have very finicky living environments. Good luck.
2007-04-27 15:49:29 · answer #5 · answered by Lauren R. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try to raise it. Just don't be surprised if it does not make it. I have had several. some lived only for days and a couple lived fo a couple of years and grew to the size of a small lobster. Good luck. :-)
2007-04-27 15:20:52 · answer #6 · answered by tooldaddy2003 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey a pet crawfish sounds cool!
i think u should keep him
2007-04-27 15:21:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask an expert on the subject, a sea creature expert
2007-04-27 15:17:23 · answer #8 · answered by probug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask an expert. there will be only about 20% chance of it surviving without expert help.
2007-04-27 17:39:24 · answer #9 · answered by philly28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you want him? I imagine it wont b long before he dies so i wouldnt ivest. dump him in a creek. wierd he was in the pool
2007-04-27 15:17:48 · answer #10 · answered by STEFANIE A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋