CATDOLL : CATDOLL: How to keep hairy crabs at home and how to preserve live hairy crabs

When hairy crabs die, there will be a lot of bacteria and toxins, so the first thing to preserve hairy crabs is to keep them fresh. How to keep hairy crabs at home after buying them? The following is the content of the hairy crab breeding methods compiled by me, I hope you like it!

The most common home preservation method for hairy crabs

1. Tie up the hairy crabs and put them in the refrigerator, preferably on the shelf with the fruits. Spread a wet towel on the hairy crabs, don't wring it too dry, and don't stack the towels. This way they can be preserved for a while.

2. Raise the hairy crabs in water. If the hairy crabs are too thin or you want to keep them for a while, you can feed them some sesame seeds or broken eggs and add some rice wine to fatten them up.

3. Keep it moist. It will not be a problem for it to survive for a week or two. Just don't soak it in water. The breeding place is usually placed in a cement pool, sprayed with water every day, sometimes for a month or two.

How to store live hairy crabs

Storing hairy crabs in the refrigerator

Find a suitable foam box according to the size of your refrigerator freezer. You can put it in the freezer in advance to see if it fits. Then tie the legs and feet of the hairy crabs and put them in the foam box. Put them one by one, try to fill a layer and then add more. Add water to the foam box until the water covers the surface of the hairy crabs. Then cover the foam box and put it in the freezer of the refrigerator to freeze. When you want to eat the hairy crabs, just take them out and thaw them. Preserving the hairy crabs in this way can ensure the freshness of the hairy crabs to the greatest extent.

Preserving hairy crabs in temporary holding ponds

If you buy more hairy crabs than you can eat in three to five days, you cannot use the above method to store live hairy crabs. The best way is to use your own bathtub as a temporary storage pond and let the hairy crabs enjoy it first: because the walls of the bathtub are smooth, the hairy crabs cannot escape. Then gently pour the hairy crabs into the bathtub and fill it with water to just cover the hairy crabs. If the hairy crabs stand up their eight legs, they can breathe on the water surface. Depending on the storage time and quantity, you can also add a small amount of small fish and shrimps. Using this method to store live hairy crabs, hairy crabs can generally be stored for more than 7 days or longer, and the storage survival rate of good quality hairy crabs can reach over 95%.

Special reminder: If you are not eating immediately, please do not wash with water, otherwise the hairy crab will die. If the indoor temperature does not exceed 15℃, there is no need to put it in the refrigerator. Under normal circumstances, it can be stored for 5-7 days, but if it is stored for too long, the hairy crab will become thinner. It will not affect the taste if eaten within 3 days.

How to store live hairy crabs so they won't die easily

1. Tie up the hairy crabs and put them in the refrigerator, preferably on the shelf with the fruits. Spread a wet towel on the hairy crabs, don't wring it too dry, and don't stack the towels. This way they can be preserved for a while.

2. Raise the hairy crabs in water. If the hairy crabs are too thin or you want to keep them for a while, you can feed them some sesame seeds or broken eggs and add some rice wine to fatten them up.

3. Keep it moist. It will not be a problem for it to survive for a week or two. Just don't soak it in water. The breeding place is usually placed in a cement pool, sprayed with water every day, sometimes for a month or two.

How to store river crabs and sea crabs

Remember not to store river crabs in water. River crabs cannot get wet. Just put them in a container and cover them with a wet towel. Try to choose hairy crabs with green shells. Crabs with green shells and yellow inside are not very fresh and have a short shelf life. Tie them up with a rope and put them in a pot. Open the lid a little to allow air to ventilate. Put them in the refrigerator. In my experience, the longest storage time is no more than three days, because over time, the crabs will become thinner and consume nutrients.

Live crabs can be tied up and placed in the freezer. They can be kept for several months. This is how the seafood included in New Year’s goods is preserved.

The correct way to store live hairy crabs is to place them on dry ground, but in a place with a little more humidity, such as next to the kitchen sink. It is enough to put them in water for 5 minutes every 2 days or so. The hairy crabs will help each other.