My Crabs have stopped eating

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Foxydiva3
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My Crabs have stopped eating

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I have had a large Crabbitat with different species of crabs of all sizes. I have had this tank for I would say over 6 years and have had crabs for over ten. I use Cocco Husk as my bedding and have various moss pits and drift wood salt and fresh water pools and the humidity and temp are always on point. My Question is My crabs all of the sudden have stopped eating or refused to eat what I have given them. I Feed them all sorts of things, Blood worms, krill . baby shrimp, veggies, fruits, cocconut, assorted nuts ect. aon Occasion I will give them Shrimp tails left over from dinner and fresh veggies and fruits. They also have a Calcium block. Every time I feed them They come out from everywhere to eat It's almost like I Ring a dinner bell and they come forth and graze, I have around 35 crabs and they are always active . So this past week They refuse anything I put in. They don't even bother to check out what I have put in. It is starting to concern me. They are all still alive and lively climbing digging doing their crabby things. Just not showing up for Dinner. I even went as dar as getting new food dishes nd new food supplies. Any Ideas Or they just Dieting? :o
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Re: My Crabs have stopped eating

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I wouldn't say they were dieting, but being from the east coast it seems a couple weather fronts have been hitting? Maybe they can also feel the aftershocks from Virgina?
With the coco husk, wood and moss maybe they are munching away on these?
Or you maybe getting ready for a mass molt?
Are your tank perimeters the same?
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Re: My Crabs have stopped eating

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You know they haven't starved themselves until they drop dead, so don't worry too much. They're just eating behind your back.
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Re: My Crabs have stopped eating

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Thx guys, there have been several weird weather things other than that everythings the same. Its just weird they come like cows for hay during feeding time the last 6 years and now just stopped. hope this doesnt mean the big one's coming! lol :o
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