1, culture tools: require culture containers are relatively large, the minimum length usually can not be less than 5 times the dorsal armor, the width usually can not be less than 3 times the dorsal armor, also can be planted inside the appropriate amount of water-loving plants. 2, food: usually can provide white crickets, cherry cockroaches, carrots, papayas, all kinds of small crabs and other food, feeding can usually not fixed, for example, usually can be fed continuously for a few days, then 3, management: less disturbing stone crabs (creek crabs), and in its shell before the container to remove the threat to it creatures and provide a dark environment, let it rest, and in the shell should not be disturbed, it is desirable to completely harden the shell and then feed as usual.

First, how to raise stone crabs

1, breeding tools

(1) need to prepare a slightly larger container, the smallest length of the general can not be less than 5 times the dorsal armor, the width of the general can not be less than 3 times the dorsal armor.

(2) You can plant some water-loving plants, and if the water area is big, you can put in a proper amount of small fish and shrimp for the crabs to feed themselves.

2. Food

(1) Generally, you can provide carrots, papaya, oil gourd, white crickets, cherry cockroaches, all kinds of small crabs and other food, and you can also provide suitable crab food.

(2) Feeding can generally be done irregularly, usually for a few days in a row, followed by 1-2 weeks without feeding, and with a variety of foods.

3. Management

(1) Try not to disturb the stone crab, it is recommended not to check on it many times in a day.

(2) If the stone crab shows abnormal behaviors such as being over-vigilant, irritable, slow-moving, easy to hurt itself after being startled, or going on hunger strike and eating less, it is generally possible that it is about to shed its shell.

(3) Before shelling, the crab should be kept in a dark environment, and there should be no threatening creatures in the container, and even after shelling, it should be disturbed as little as possible, and then kept as usual after the shell is hardened completely.

Second, the difference between stone crabs and hairy crabs

1, the family is different

(1) stone crabs: brook crabs family.

(2) hairy crabs: square crab family.

2, different aliases

(1) stone crabs: generally is the common name of the stream crab.

(2) Hairy crab: alias river crab.

3, different appearance

(1) stone crabs: the color of the cephalothorax is generally brown, and covered with red mottled, chelicerae are roughly bright red in color.

(2) hairy crabs: the color of the shell is green mud, the belly is white, the claws are golden and solid, and there are hairs on the legs, the hairs are long and yellow in color.