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How long will crawfish stay alive?
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:06 am
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:06 am
If I buy a sack today, will they still be alive tomorrow? How do I keep them alive?
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Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:10 am to Neauxla
I would think lay flat in an ice chest or dump them out. Cover them with a damp towel and pour some ice on top the towel.
Maybe even spray them every once in a while
Maybe even spray them every once in a while
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:10 am to Neauxla
Yes
Ice chest with ice
Leave it unplugged to drain and top cracked
They go sleepy time
Ice chest with ice
Leave it unplugged to drain and top cracked
They go sleepy time
This post was edited on 4/2/15 at 11:11 am
Posted on 4/2/15 at 11:18 am to Jones
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:11 pm to Neauxla
I've seen a sack of crawfish last 4 days in a walk in cooler. Maybe 1 in 20 were dead, but they could have been that way on day 1.
We just poured a bit of water over them a few times a day.
We just poured a bit of water over them a few times a day.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:34 pm to Neauxla
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How long will crawfish stay alive?
Way to many variables to answer that
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If I buy a sack today, will they still be alive tomorrow?
They should be fine unless the crawfish you buy today have been in the cooler since Monday which is very possible on holy week.
quote:
How do I keep them alive?
Keep them cool and wet
Posted on 4/2/15 at 12:37 pm to BayouBlitz
You need to get the sack off of the bottom of the ice chest. I use two 2" by 4" boards cut to lay cross ways of the chest. Leave plenty of room between the board and side of chest so water can drain. Add ice, open plug and tilt chest to drain better.
If the night is cool I will leave a small crack in the top of the chest.
If the night is cool I will leave a small crack in the top of the chest.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 3:08 pm to Neauxla
We tilt the ice chest, leave the drain plug open, put a bag of ice on top of the sack of crawfish and leave the lid cracked. They'll keep for one day for sure, probably 2-3. More than 3 days and you're gonna start losing some of them.
Don't let the ice run out tho.
Eta: And poke holes in the bag so it drains cold water down through them. Or just dump the ice on top of them.
Don't let the ice run out tho.
Eta: And poke holes in the bag so it drains cold water down through them. Or just dump the ice on top of them.
This post was edited on 4/2/15 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 4/2/15 at 3:14 pm to Neauxla
Do what others have said, but leave them in the sack. If you let them lose, some will kill and eat each other.
Posted on 4/2/15 at 8:14 pm to Neauxla
Weve been buying our crawfish for Good Friday on the Wed before for the past 10 years. Put them in a ice box and they good to go on Friday.
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