1 Store Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs in the refrigerator. As we all know, Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs are fresh aquatic products, which can be stored for a short time after leaving water. The purchased Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs can be eaten in about three days, and the storage is relatively simple. Choose hairy crabs with strong vitality, tie their feet and clamps to reduce their physical consumption, and then put them in the freezer of the refrigerator and cover them with wet towels.

2. Plastic buckets/pots are used to store Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs. Choose the vigorous Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs and prepare a plastic bucket/basin with a height of 50 cm and smooth inner wall to prevent the hairy crabs from escaping. Put the hairy crabs in it (not stacked), and then add water to half the height of the hairy crabs. This is mainly for moisturizing, and you can't bury all the hairy crabs, because if there is no aerobic equipment, it won't be long before the hairy crabs will run out of oxygen in the water and die. There is no need to cover the bucket/basin, check the hairy crabs every day, and eat the hairy crabs with insufficient vitality in time. With this method, the hairy crabs in Yangcheng Lake can survive for about 10 days.

3. The temporary pond stores Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs. If you can't eat all the crabs in Yangcheng Lake in three to five days, you can't store them by the above method. The best way is to use your own bathtub as a temporary breeding pool, because the walls of the bathtub are smooth and the crabs can't escape. Then, gently pour the Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs into the bathtub, inject water to half the depth of the hairy crabs to keep them moist, and add a small amount of fish and shrimp according to the storage time and quantity. Generally, this method can be used to store Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs for more than 7 days or longer. In addition, check the hairy crabs every day and eat the hairy crabs with insufficient vitality in time.