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Hildegarde · 04-13-2008, 05:16 PM

I have Es and they tend to walk backwards. Others with Es will attest to this.

I would suggest to not putting anything hard under areas where they most likely are to fall, so when they do, it will be on the substrate.

Crabs are hardier than we give them credit for. We once saw a small crab who was on the shelf over the tank (another story), make a run for it. He jumped off the shelf, fell about two feet into the hole in the mesh top, landed in a concrete-like swimming pool on his feet and just casually walked away.

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Hildegarde (Medium Crab) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 749	Re: What climbey things do you use? I have Es and they tend to walk backwards. Others with Es will attest to this. I would suggest to not putting anything hard under areas where they most likely are to fall, so when they do, it will be on the substrate. Crabs are hardier than we give them credit for. We once saw a small crab who was on the shelf over the tank (another story), make a run for it. He jumped off the shelf, fell about two feet into the hole in the mesh top, landed in a concrete-like swimming pool on his feet and just casually walked away. __________________ The Kids: Big Momma, Bwana, BiBi, Honey, Aggie, Stretch, Sparky, Houdini, Tang, Zeke & Izzie; The Big Guys: Kaiser, Mo-de-law', Belle & SuzyQ; and our 15 new Little Ones; all PPs and our baby Es: Killer, Ol' Yeller, Scooter, Mr. Greenjeans, Orange and our tiny Smidgen.