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Project-SBC t1_j9tuv5l wrote

Reply to comment by AtLaw in TIFU by forgetting there was a snail in there by AdamicAtom

I didn’t think a crayfish could go far either but I was wrong.

I had one of those electric blue crayfish. I had fish before but compared to a crayfish they are way more interesting.

Anywho, had the crayfish for awhile. It was stationed in our dining room area. We had an apartment so the dining area was like right where we walked in. The crayfish was a lovely chap (until we found he was actually a girl, but that’s another story). It would eat pellet food, ate the goldfish we stuck in there, it was all good.

One day my wife was changing the water and after it was all done she left the fish net resting on top of the tank. We went out to do some shopping.

Couple hours later and we come home. I think it was winter time because we went to settle down on the couch with a blanket. I picked up the blanket off the couch and out drops our little blue girl. Scared the crap out of me because I was NOT expecting that. She was all dried and shriveled up. Turns out that net was close enough to the water that the crayfish decided to use it to climb out. That’s the only explanation we could come up with.

We drop her in the tank and she was floating. We kind of thought the worst and she would die but after an hour she sunk to the bottom. She ended up living a long life after that. Even had baby crayfish after we added a white one in there.

Anyway, long story short this little crayfish traveled a solid 20 feet, climbed our couch, and got into the blanket.

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Parthenogenetic t1_j9va9tl wrote

Crayfish can travel quite a long ways out of water. We caught some in a river near our house, brought them home, and put them in a tank. About half of them escaped overnight. My mom found the one while she was getting ready for work the next morning when it crawled out from under her dresser--apparently mobile dust bunnies with claws are quite terrifying.

We found most of the rest of them, but one of them just disappeared. We think maybe our dog ate it?

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Project-SBC t1_j9vbl16 wrote

I could imagine a dust covered crayfish would be something to see lol

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Parthenogenetic t1_j9ve7p9 wrote

My mom REALLY doesn't like creepy-crawlies of any description, so it was extra traumatizing.

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BloodSpades t1_j9watjc wrote

Family member had a hermit crab as a kid… It got out of its tank somehow and almost cleared the room, until they walked in to get something. Like two steps in, and before they could turn on the light (hanging switch in the center), their bare foot made contact with something cold, wet, soggy and hard as the poor crab was yeeted across the dark room, under a dresser. They SCREAMED bloody, freakin MURDER!!!

After the light was turned on and a brave soul with a broom stick managed to fling the poor thing out, they realized it was the crab, tangled in a mess of dirt, hair and lint. After a good rinse, the no longer abysmal dust bunny was returned to their tank and lived out the rest of its life with no problems. Still escaped a few more times though…

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Equivalent-Sink4612 t1_j9v10k5 wrote

Love your story, glad she survived her escapade:)

Just curious, what did you name her? My friend had a gorgeous bright blue betta, couldn't think of a name. I suggested Neptune, and she went with it, lol.

My first betta I named Caleb, just cause I liked the name, liked the history of it, figured I didn't have a good chance of naming a kid that some day if I had one. Then my sister had a baby boy...named him Caleb:) People teased her, "Oh did you name him after your sister's fish??" Lol...

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Project-SBC t1_j9v90jt wrote

I feel so bad after you told me these naming stories… her name had no significance. And I didn’t change it after she had babies.

RIP Johnny.

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Equivalent-Sink4612 t1_j9w59ry wrote

Awww RIP Johnny girl:(

Well...her life had some significance...cause it gave you a story, that made me chuckle lol:)...just teasin'

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