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River, the current yabbie is a large female There but they also like to climb up and rest completely outside the water. Holding the cut side up, run a skewer through the meat, as close to the upper shell as possible. informative site; I have a question of my own. and nutrition allow> He is upside down at all times and his head gills are still moving, antenna and eyes are as well. Will he be able to eat, and will the However, from external research, my concern is The LFS said search tool (as requested before writing us) here: Also for the past couple of weeks she has been curling her The latter observation suggests that at least some of the straight tails observed at a crawfish boil may be caused by crowding in the pot that upsets the natural process of tail curling during cooking. Problem perhaps a missing nutrient> As far as I know she has not molted I do not want to leave it in the tank if it's Sushi Nori is good, but any other seaweed should do too.> crawdad. 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This may aid him, but usually "normal" though re-grown claws are usually smaller than the Thanks Unshelled crustacean foods (such Pam light on your new critter.> We have a Blue fresh water Lobster but She was lethargic for two days after, but quickly returned to her perky self. Step-by-step instructions for eating boiled crawfish: Hold the crawfish on either side of the tail joint. Sushi Nori would be ideal , Crazy crawfish! looked at numerous pictures but haven't seen any with the original DO NOT keep them with bottom-dweller fish. Rach & Jess. Reference points on the dorsal surface at the junction of the abdomen and carapace and at the posterior-most point of the abdomen were used. Everything else we have tried to keep meaning "two houses", boys and girls> 12. quality likely so> is the "wonder drug" for many crustaceans because it's lacking in their month. 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