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mostly ive been throwing orange slices in the tank or paper towels drenched with water but im wondering if theres a more nutritious and effective way to water them.

The orange slices mold quickly and id like to give them something more nutritious than just water. What do you do?

I just use a little dish with water. With water they seem to stay hydrated better. Just make sure they have a nutritious food and they’ll be fine.
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Dont babies drown in the dish tho?

I have not seen any babies drown. I make sure to take sandpaper and scuff up the sides of the dish. This way they can have some grip.
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Do they mess up the water dish like crix would? I have been using fruits and veggies but am having a hard time keeping up with the lobsters while the orange heads and orange spots take forever to eat a small slice. Potatos mold too fast for all three species and the lobsters eat oranges and apples like they are candy, I can't keep up with them. I have also noticed that the lobsters will eat just about anything including some of the mulberry leaves I harvested for the silkworms.
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My orange heads usually consume the water pretty fast. They usually don’t poop in it but if you use a substrate it might get a little in the water. I’ve noticed that my lobsters seem to shed right by the water dish so the dish sometimes has skins in it. Every now and then I take the dishes out and wash them real good with an old tooth brush. My lobsters do the same thing, they eat anything and everything they can.

For me water is the easiest. I’ve tried apples, oranges, potatoes etc. and they were just a mess and were never were eaten completely. Plus water is cheaper.

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>>My orange heads usually consume the water pretty fast. They usually don’t poop in it but if you use a substrate it might get a little in the water. I’ve noticed that my lobsters seem to shed right by the water dish so the dish sometimes has skins in it. Every now and then I take the dishes out and wash them real good with an old tooth brush. My lobsters do the same thing, they eat anything and everything they can.
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>>For me water is the easiest. I’ve tried apples, oranges, potatoes etc. and they were just a mess and were never were eaten completely. Plus water is cheaper.
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This is the stuff that water bites are made of.
Alot cheaper the buying from the pet store.

James Tu tells me that it'll make somewhere between 32 and 60 gallons of bites from 2lbs. Depends on how much polymer you add to the gallon of water.

Israel

I tried the dish of water. I have a few of those synthetic rock bowls that aren't more than 1/4" deep. I put a little water in them and then reviewed the results this morning.

Lobsters: 2 dead adults laying in the dish legs up and very dead as well as a few young laying lifeless.

Orange spot: 1 dead youngster, about 1/4" size.

Orange head: 0 dead and dish empty.

So, this leads me to believe that the orange heads are either smarter or come from areas where they would be drinking from standing water. The lobsters and orange spots aren't so fortunate. I think I'll stick with fruits and maybe get some cellsorb!

Thanks!
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>>mostly ive been throwing orange slices in the tank or paper towels drenched with water but im wondering if theres a more nutritious and effective way to water them.
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>>The orange slices mold quickly and id like to give them something more nutritious than just water. What do you do?

I feed mine greens every night. I have had a shallow dish (gallon jar lid) in there, with a green scrunge pad cut to fit it so they don't drown. If you give them too much open water I found the foul it and or soak the cage down too quickly.
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