celery

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crabcrazygal
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celery

Post by crabcrazygal »

i know that crabs can eat celery leaves, but what about the celery sticks.
i was about to give some to my little bulldozers, and thourght hey maybe for some unuasural reason they cant eat the stick part so yeah better to be safe, then sorry
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Re: celery

Post by emmac350 »

You know, that's a great question, as both the Epicurean Hermit site and Hermit Crab Cuisine have only 'celery leaves' listed. I have put celery stalks (the yellow, softer ones in the middle of the celery bunch) in the crabs' food bowl but I never thought to look to see if they ate it. I know they ate the leaves - those things got dragged and buried all over the place. I tentatively say yes, but I'd like confirmation from someone else before you give it to them.
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Re: celery

Post by vckums »

I've put in celery, it's not a big hit. I'm guessing it's just like iceburg lettuce, there's no real nutritional value there.
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Re: celery

Post by crabcrazygal »

ok thanks.
i dont think ill bother with the stalks, they probably wont eat it anyway.
my crabs are quite picky :D
crabs:bino, junior,kim, and vixen
dogs: ella, shannon
cats:milo, poppy
and two budgies: romeo and big bird
Rip: HOMER(who was actually a girl so i re named him marge)RIP kath hyper and hazel.
only boring people get bored :)
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