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I live in washington.  The native crayfish is the "Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)".

Theyare fairly big, and native so well adapted and not invasive.

 

But I can;t find anyplace to buy them, will I have to go fishing to get them?

 

Brian.

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trap them.  it shouldn't be difficult.

Hi Brian, I live up on Vancouver Island and do some work with signal crayfish. They're super easy to catch. Get a little prawn trap or a minnow trap, and put some cat food in a film canister with holes. They're nocturnal, so leave it over night and pick it up early in the morning otherwise they'll just crawl back out. 

They're hard to keep because they are really territorial and tend to rip each other apart when they molt. They molt once a month in the first year, and anually after that. They are also amazing escape artists so make sure there isn't anything for them to climb up or they'll make a break for it. They'll eat pretty much anything: from phytoplankton and algae slime to fish carcasses. I feed them sinking trout pellets, but they love maple and alder leaves every now and then. 

 

Thanksfor the info. 

 

I am planning on channel catfish for my first setup, and catfish like to eat them (plus maybe some for me).

If I try to breed them, would lots a pvc pipe chunks work like I've seen people use for other types of crayfesh?

How much space does each one need? e.g. will they leave each other alone of they have their own hole to hide in and protect...

 

Brian.



Courtney Edwards said:

Hi Brian, I live up on Vancouver Island and do some work with signal crayfish. They're super easy to catch. Get a little prawn trap or a minnow trap, and put some cat food in a film canister with holes. They're nocturnal, so leave it over night and pick it up early in the morning otherwise they'll just crawl back out. 

They're hard to keep because they are really territorial and tend to rip each other apart when they molt. They molt once a month in the first year, and anually after that. They are also amazing escape artists so make sure there isn't anything for them to climb up or they'll make a break for it. They'll eat pretty much anything: from phytoplankton and algae slime to fish carcasses. I feed them sinking trout pellets, but they love maple and alder leaves every now and then. 

 

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