New to crabbing, do I have the right stuff so far??

herm-ez · Post by **herm-ez** » 21 Jan 2007, 02:06

lol,what she /he said

kurtis

iluvhermies · Post by **iluvhermies** » 22 Jan 2007, 12:35

I have bought a coconut from the store and I used a saw to cut it in half then I scrapped it clean, Washed it out, then set it in the sun for a day and then hubby took a hammer and hit it to knock out the holes. It worked really good.

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 22 Jan 2007, 14:04

i'll have to remember that!

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 22 Jan 2007, 14:05

jaci.adam wrote:i'll have to remember that!

Me too, that's a great idea, cheaper too i guess

iluvhermies · Post by **iluvhermies** » 05 Feb 2007, 12:37

Yes it was much cheaper. I think I paid 2 or 3 dollars for the coconut and got 2 huts. The ones you buy from the pet store are like 4 or 5 dollars each.

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 06 Feb 2007, 04:30

yeah they are pretty expensive. i got my 2 jumbo huts from seashellcity.com and they were a little cheaper. they had cute names (knock first, chill pad) in paint above the door, but i took the paint off. precautions

Edmund · Post by **Edmund** » 08 Feb 2007, 18:49

For your covering...I don't know if plastic wrap would be a top choice to use to cover your tank top. I've used just a regular tough (bounty) paper towel for the covering before. They are great to provide extra humidity when needed, all you need to do is spray it with decholorinized water.

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 09 Feb 2007, 08:16

Edmund wrote:For your covering...I don't know if plastic wrap would be a top choice to use to cover your tank top. I've used just a regular tough (bounty) paper towel for the covering before. They are great to provide extra humidity when needed, all you need to do is spray it with decholorinized water.

I use the "Glad Press-n-Seal" and I think it works great. It does not melt under the heat of my 15 and 40 watt night glo heat lamps either (tested that first). I have also used glass, which I DO NOT like, I just went back to wire top and plastic wrap. I will have to try that wet paper towel thing though.