Method 1: Store crabs in the refrigerator. Everyone knows that crabs are fresh aquatic products and have a short storage time after leaving the water. It is relatively simple to store crabs that can be eaten in about three days: choose energetic crabs and tie their legs to the gate. Put it up to reduce the physical exertion of the crab, then place it in the freezer of the refrigerator and cover it with a wet towel to save it. When eating every day, choose crabs with insufficient energy to eat first. Crabs with sufficient energy can continue to be stored. The way to distinguish is: touch the crab's eyes lightly with your hand. If the reaction is not sensitive, eat it first. Method 2: Store male crabs in plastic buckets/pots. Choose vigorous Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs and prepare a 30-50 cm high plastic bucket/basin. The inner wall of the plastic bucket/basin is smooth and difficult to escape. Put the crabs into it without overlapping them; then add water to half the height of the crab body - mainly to moisturize, but not to bury all the crabs. Because it is unlikely to have oxygenation equipment, if the water is too deep, the crabs will lack oxygen and suffocate to death. There is no need to cover the bucket/pot. Check the crabs every day and eat the crabs with insufficient vitality in time. Using this method to preserve crabs, hairy crabs can be preserved for more than 5 days when the temperature is not high. Method 3: Preserve crabs in a temporary breeding pond. If the amount of crabs purchased cannot be eaten in three to five days, you cannot store them using the above method. The best way is to make your own bathtub - a temporary breeding tank - and let the crabs enjoy it first: because the four sides of the bathtub The wall is smooth so that the crab cannot escape. Then gently pour the crab into the bathtub and fill it with water just enough to bury the crab. If the crab stands up on its eight legs, it can breathe on the surface of the water. Add a small amount of small fish and shrimp according to the storage time and quantity. , using this method to store crabs can generally last for more than 7 days or longer, and the storage survival rate of good quality crabs can reach more than 95%. In addition, check the crabs every day and eat the hairy crabs with insufficient vitality in time. After receiving live crabs, if you cannot eat them all at once, you must save them carefully. In September and October, it is best to put the tied crabs (this can ensure the firmness of the crab meat) directly into the fresh-keeping compartment of the refrigerator to refrigerate (note: not frozen). The temperature should be controlled at about 5 degrees Celsius, and covered with a wrung-out wet towel. Just stay. Remember: If you are not going to eat it right away, please do not wash it with water, otherwise the crab will die. If the indoor temperature does not exceed 15 degrees, there is no need to put a refrigerator. Under normal circumstances, it can be stored for 5-7 days, but the crabs will lose weight if stored for too long. Eating them within 3 days will not affect the taste.