Things You'll Need
- Elodea sprigs
- Romaine lettuce
- Spinach
- Algae pellets
- Shrimp pellets
- Frozen bloodworms
- Feeder fish
Instructions
Place 6 to 12 Elodea fragments in your crawdad's habitat, suggests the Full Option Science System, a research program developed at the University of California at Berkeley. You can purchase Elodea at pet stores or online.
Shred small pieces of romaine lettuce for your crawdad. Alternatively, you can offer bits of spinach leaves. Spinach has a high calcium content, which helps in the molting process.
Offer pellet foods, such as algae and shrimp pellets, recommends Wet Web Media. You can also offer frozen foods, such as bloodworms.
Provide food three to four days a week, depending on your crawdad's appetite. Give your crawdad 30 minutes to eat its food. If it hasn't eaten during this time, remove the food to avoid soiling your crawdad's habitat.
Give your crawdad feeder fish once or twice a month. Feeder fish include guppies or small goldfish.