Monday, October 5, 2009
Food Trial: Elm Tree Leaves
I have had mixed reviews on Elm tree leaves in our crab tank. We have never had any hermit crabs show interest in leaves from mature elm tree leaves, but in Colorado we get these invasive elm tree sprouts everywhere and the crabs will eat the leaves from these young saplings fairly well. We consider the latter safe for consumption, but would advise against the leaves of well-established Elm trees.
Food Trial: Sorrel
Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) was offered to the crab tank and was received with more enthusiasm than spinach ever was. Like spinach, sorrel is high in oxalates, so it should be fed infrequently so as not to inhibit calcium absorption. It may be growing wild in your area and it is considered safe and nutritious.
Detailed nutrient information on sorrel can be seen here: http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Sorrel_Nutrient_Chart_-_100_grams
Detailed nutrient information on sorrel can be seen here: http://recipes.wikia.com/wiki/Sorrel_Nutrient_Chart_-_100_grams
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
purple cauliflower
Found purple cauliflower at the grocery store this weekend. Exciting to learn that this variety has increased antioxidants known as anthocyanin which cause it's purple color. This makes it interesting to those who are concerned with enhancing their hermit crab's coloration.
Monday, August 31, 2009
PRODUCT: Vital Vittles
Our customers have been asking Crabotanicals to create a "Staple" food product—and we have done it at last! We are proud to introduce: "Vital Vittles"
Ingredients: Rice bran, organic coconut, exoskeleton (of snow crab, lobster, and shrimp), white oak bark, organic blue cornmeal, spirulina, parsley, rose hips. It is packaged in a 2X3 clear zipper baggie as usual, and the suggested retail will continue to be $4.00 each.
This is a great mix of the most nutritious proven crab favorites! While Vital Vittles covers basic crab nutrition, we highly recommend that you continue to offer fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats, etc. Even the best "staple" food product cannot fully satisfy the need for variety in your pet’s diet.
Store in a cool, dry place. Best if used within a year of purchase date.
Labels: product, pet food, hermit crab food, Crabotanicals, coconut, exoskeleton, oak, bark, cornmeal, spirulina, parsley, rose hips, staple, variety
Ingredients: Rice bran, organic coconut, exoskeleton (of snow crab, lobster, and shrimp), white oak bark, organic blue cornmeal, spirulina, parsley, rose hips. It is packaged in a 2X3 clear zipper baggie as usual, and the suggested retail will continue to be $4.00 each.
This is a great mix of the most nutritious proven crab favorites! While Vital Vittles covers basic crab nutrition, we highly recommend that you continue to offer fresh fruits, vegetables, and meats, etc. Even the best "staple" food product cannot fully satisfy the need for variety in your pet’s diet.
Store in a cool, dry place. Best if used within a year of purchase date.
Labels: product, pet food, hermit crab food, Crabotanicals, coconut, exoskeleton, oak, bark, cornmeal, spirulina, parsley, rose hips, staple, variety
PRODUCT: Wheat Savvy (limited edition)
Introducing "Wheat Savvy"
Ingredients: Wheat germ, comfrey, rose petals, whole grain sorghum, dried apple peel.
Crabotanicals all-natural hermit crab food has been prepared with the wild diet in mind. This limited edition mix features the goodness of wheat germ and wild-harvested herb known as comfrey.
We are happy to have incorporated wild-harvested comfrey herb into Wheat Savvy. Comfrey has been a long-standing favorite of herbalists prized for its wide range of health benefits (from skin ailments to pulmonary complaints).
Store in a cool, dry place. Best if used within a year of purchase date.
Ingredients: Wheat germ, comfrey, rose petals, whole grain sorghum, dried apple peel.
Crabotanicals all-natural hermit crab food has been prepared with the wild diet in mind. This limited edition mix features the goodness of wheat germ and wild-harvested herb known as comfrey.
We are happy to have incorporated wild-harvested comfrey herb into Wheat Savvy. Comfrey has been a long-standing favorite of herbalists prized for its wide range of health benefits (from skin ailments to pulmonary complaints).
Store in a cool, dry place. Best if used within a year of purchase date.
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