The Complete Guide to Crab Farming Techniques: A Step-by-Step Guide to Raising Healthy Crabs

To choose a suitable pond for raising crabs, it must have convenient water inlet and outlet, sufficient water source, and good water quality; the area should not exceed 5 mu, and the depth should not exceed 1.5 m. Prepare the pond for disinfection: after exposing it to the sun, disinfect it with quicklime. In addition to eating aquatic plants and benthic organisms in the pond, crabs basically rely on artificial feeding, and generally can be fed some potatoes, small fish and shrimp, and wheat.

1. Choose a suitable pond for raising crabs

The pond where crabs grow must have convenient water inlet and outlet, sufficient water source, and good water quality; the area should not exceed 5 mu, and the depth should not exceed 1.5 m. The pond soil must be sandy soil with good air permeability and rich in humus, so that the river crabs can have natural bait. An escape-prevention wall must be built around the pond; you can use netting or build a wall, whichever is more convenient.

2. Carry out disinfection measures well

Before stocking crab seedlings, the pond must be prepared for disinfection: after exposing it to the sun, disinfect it with quicklime. Plant some aquatic plants in the pond to provide some bait for the crab seedlings; zucchini and eelgrass (Vallisneria) can both be cultivated.

3. Reasonable feeding

In addition to eating aquatic plants and benthic organisms in the pond, crabs basically rely on artificial feeding, and generally can be fed some potatoes, small fish and shrimp, and wheat. For daily feeding, choose the evening time, and promptly clean up the residue at the bottom of the pond to prevent water quality pollution and cause crab diseases and pests, because crabs raised in good water quality taste better.