Things You'll Need
- Tank
- Filter
- Aeration system
- Heater
- Gravel
- Plants
- Rocks
Instructions
Create a safe and healthy environment for your crawdads. Ensure that the water is clean, and create a "cave" out of rocks where they can hide. Crawdads are very territorial, so keep only one at a time unless you have a tank that is 50 gallons or more.
Increase the temperature in your tank to between 78 and 80 degrees F.
Feed your crawdad more than normal. Overfeeding and high temperatures will induce molting and reveal the blue skin beneath the outer sheath.
Leave the shed skin in the tank. The crawdad will eat it to replenish vitamins and minerals.