I'm glad to hear that you agree with her being kept! I figured you'd know best for situations like this.
We never had any intention of releasing her into the wild for exactly those reasons. Apparently these crabs can live up to 10-15 years, but releasing her here would have meant death in a couple of months when the weather started to get colder. Having her euthanized for any reason after her having made it so far seems incredibly cruel.
Her survival is incredible...I read that they need to keep their gills wet or they can die, and she went through a plane ride, then three days closed up in a bag, then another half-day before she was found wandering and given water. She certainly is tough, and definitely adorable as crabs go!
It sounds like she won't be too hard to care for because she'll eat just about anything. She seems to be doing all right...she ate some grapes this afternoon and already had a little poop before the prof took her home ^_^. He's the lucky winner, because there were at least six people interested in having her! She was a celebrity in the department today.
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Date: 2009-08-26 12:54 am (UTC)We never had any intention of releasing her into the wild for exactly those reasons. Apparently these crabs can live up to 10-15 years, but releasing her here would have meant death in a couple of months when the weather started to get colder. Having her euthanized for any reason after her having made it so far seems incredibly cruel.
Her survival is incredible...I read that they need to keep their gills wet or they can die, and she went through a plane ride, then three days closed up in a bag, then another half-day before she was found wandering and given water. She certainly is tough, and definitely adorable as crabs go!
It sounds like she won't be too hard to care for because she'll eat just about anything. She seems to be doing all right...she ate some grapes this afternoon and already had a little poop before the prof took her home ^_^. He's the lucky winner, because there were at least six people interested in having her! She was a celebrity in the department today.