I managed to get started and as far the power supply installed, despite interruptions, running late on things, and an annoying computer crash (nothing lost, thankfully).
Apparently most crabs are scavengers/detritus eaters. You can pretty much feed them anything that isn't processed or straight-up poisonous. I did some reading up last night and want to go back in time and punch a pet shop employee for not telling me a tenth of the things I learned. It feels like the only thing I managed to do right by the poor things was get two of them. (They normally travel on beaches in swarms of up to a hundred. That 'hermit' in the name is damned misleading.)
And when I say anything in regards to food, I mean apparently they love unsalted popcorn for a treat, can be given a nibble of your scrambled egg from breakfast, and like the white stringy bits inside citrus fruit after it's been left to dry out for a few days. Bananas, bugs, bits of carrot, bits of rotted wood... Definitely easier to feed than the fire beetles.
I've added a possible "Virtual Crabitat" game to things I want to try to make with Unreal Editor for practice. I don't want to try real ones again, but sim crabbies could be fun.
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Date: 2021-03-02 08:22 am (UTC)Apparently most crabs are scavengers/detritus eaters. You can pretty much feed them anything that isn't processed or straight-up poisonous. I did some reading up last night and want to go back in time and punch a pet shop employee for not telling me a tenth of the things I learned. It feels like the only thing I managed to do right by the poor things was get two of them. (They normally travel on beaches in swarms of up to a hundred. That 'hermit' in the name is damned misleading.)
And when I say anything in regards to food, I mean apparently they love unsalted popcorn for a treat, can be given a nibble of your scrambled egg from breakfast, and like the white stringy bits inside citrus fruit after it's been left to dry out for a few days. Bananas, bugs, bits of carrot, bits of rotted wood... Definitely easier to feed than the fire beetles.
I've added a possible "Virtual Crabitat" game to things I want to try to make with Unreal Editor for practice. I don't want to try real ones again, but sim crabbies could be fun.