Crayfish Escape Story

Okay so this scared the out of me I went on vacation for two weeks and when I got back I went to feed my crayfish noticed something was wrong when he didn’t eat his food I searched his tank gone completely I panicked and searched everywhere thinking I was gonna find a dried out crayfish and I ended up finding him hours later behind my dresser. I was so relieved that he was okay and I adjusted him back to the water. His ammonia levels were off balance I figured that’s why he escaped I have since put Saran Wrap over the tank so he can’t get out and I check his water regularly a happy ending

 

you are lucky he could't have been out long, vacation 2 weeks as you say sent him looking for fresh water, at least hes ok and you have the knowledge to know why and how to reintroduce him , glad hes ok

 

Doesn't saran wrap make the water stale?

 

Glad he's okay. One of my fiddler crabs got out of my brackish tank upstairs, went down the hall, down the stairs, and almost into the living room before I found him and put him back.

I'd go with a lid that has small holes punched in it. I feel like the saran wrap would prohibit proper oxygenation of the water.

 

You can also get one of these, depending on the size of the tank, can be bought for $7-$10


I put mine over the lid, so it doesn't interfere with the light. Filter might be a problem, I am using this with my sponge filter tank, my other tank had cardboard + book over the lid as guard to keep my cray in the tank, but now my cray is too big to fit through the gaps of the lid. I still see her claw stick out of the edge of the lid time to time, but she can't get out. It's fascinating watching her try to escape.