You can put them in water, but you can't soak them in water. Choose vigorous crabs, prepare a 30-50 centimeters high plastic bucket/pot, put the crabs into which can not be stacked; and then add water to half the height of the crab's body is mainly to moisturize, can not bury all the crabs. The main purpose is to moisturize the crabs, but not to bury them all the way down. Since you are unlikely to have oxygenation equipment, if the water is too deep, the crabs will be suffocated by the lack of oxygen and die. Buckets/pots do not need to be covered, check the crabs every day, and eat any crabs that do not have enough energy. With this method of preserving crabs, the crabs can be preserved for more than 5 days when the temperature is not too high.
How long can crabs live without water
2 or 3 days. Select vigorous crabs, the crab's feet and large pincers tied up to reduce the physical consumption of crabs, and then placed in the refrigerator freezer, covered with a wet towel can be preserved, if the indoor temperature is not more than 15 ℃ then do not need to put in the refrigerator, can be put for about 3 days, can not be more than this time, or else the crab's meat will be thin, the taste will be greatly discounted, but also the phenomenon of the death of deterioration can not be eaten again. The crab should not be eaten anymore. To note: If the crab is not eaten immediately, please never wash with water, otherwise the crab will die, and the dead crab for a long time will produce toxins, consumption can lead to food poisoning.
Do you need to add water to store crabs
Decided according to the storage method, such as: 1, put the crabs into the bathtub or barrels and other cool places to keep them alive, generally need to put the right amount of water to ensure that the crabs need humidity, the amount of water is probably not over the feet of the crabs is appropriate, but do not be more, or else the crabs breathe easily oxygen deprived, but to speed up its death. 2, if the crab is placed in the refrigerator chilled or frozen preservation, there is no need to put water, otherwise too much water, but is not conducive to the freshness of the crab, usually refrigerated crab only need to cover a wet towel on top of the crab to supplement the water can be, and frozen crabs do not need any water.