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summerluvin · 01-24-2008, 11:27 AM

Well I've only been crabbing for 6 months, but in my experience the calci-sand is no good for digging in and it is nasty when wet. The crabs do need calicum, so I mix calci-sand in with my eco-earth. The crabs can dig in and bury and I also see them picking up and eating grains of the sand.

01-24-2008, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
summerluvin "Never Molted" Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norfolk, Virginia Posts: 31	Re: Calcium sand Well I've only been crabbing for 6 months, but in my experience the calci-sand is no good for digging in and it is nasty when wet. The crabs do need calicum, so I mix calci-sand in with my eco-earth. The crabs can dig in and bury and I also see them picking up and eating grains of the sand.