Things You'll Need
- Saltwater aquarium
- Saltwater marsh habitat aquarium
- Male and female blue crab
- Blue crab fish food
Instructions
Keep the blue crabs in the saltwater aquarium during the crabs' natural hibernation period in the darker winter months.
Place the full-grown male and female blue crabs in the saltwater marsh aquarium. Blue crabs breed in the dense and nutrient-rich mud found in brackish marshes.
Allow the male to pick the female crab up and carry her around. Blue crabs only mate when the female is full-grown and in her final stage of molting. The male will carry her for a few days before and after their mating session.
Place the female and male back into the saltwater aquarium after they have finished mating and are no longer attached.
Keep the salt water aerated and filled with nutrients so that the eggs will have nourishment when they become free floating larvae.