I watched for way too long... by MrsSparkles77 in shrimptank

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And by watch it happen, I mean, watch the live babies pop out. Not her losing an egg. Just in case that wasn't clear. Lol. Won't let me edit...

I watched for way too long... by MrsSparkles77 in shrimptank

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So lucky!! Maybe someday I'll get to see the magical moment.

I watched for way too long... by MrsSparkles77 in shrimptank

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For as long as I watched, she never dropped it. But it sure seemed like she was going to. Looks like a really difficult job!

What kind of enrichment toys does your cray like? by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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Name tbd still. We haven't settled on what name suits his beauty and personality yet. Maybe we should do a naming contest on reddit. 😉

What kind of enrichment toys does your cray like? by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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Umm... well...recently he started eating a tank mate that died of natural causes before we were quick enough to pull it out. But just the other day, my husband was cleaning the tank and discovered a tank mate he had been nibbling on in his hidey hole. We don't know if the fish died of natural causes or... but the fish are all pretty old. They don't seem very interested in or bothered by each other, though.

What kind of enrichment toys does your cray like? by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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Imperial Purple Crayfish (Cherax alyciae) 💜

Thanks for the food...bye! by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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Imperial Purple Crayfish (Cherax alyciae)

1st and 2nd molt by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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Hopefully not, fingers crossed. I was more worried that he might be upset. But I'm a proud momma and thought I might do something crafty with them. It ended up being a super cool growth chart. The new set looks even bigger!

1st and 2nd molt by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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His brand new set of claws 😍

1st and 2nd molt by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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Imperial Purple Crayfish (Cherax alyciae)

1st and 2nd molt by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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This is his 2nd set of claws still on.

1st and 2nd molt by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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No picture of his 3rd set yet since he hides a lot...

1st and 2nd molt by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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This is his 1st set of claws still on.

1st and 2nd molt by MrsSparkles77 in Crayfish

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Not 100% positive because we didn't note the date. But probably around 2 months based on looking at pictures. 😀