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Lifespan of Dwarf Crayfish
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:23 pm
by Neonshrimp
I tried to find the lifespan of Dwarf Crayfish by doing searches and looked in the Shrimp Varieties and Petshrimp Store pages. Could you please let me know as I am interested in raising some of these and wanted to find out as much as I could about them.
Thanks.
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:02 pm
by YuccaPatrol
I recently read a paper which estimated "that males of both species (C. shufeldtii and c. puer),unless removed from the population by predators, live for 15-18 months".
This is 1960's era research, and the paper did not specifically measure the lifespan of any specific individuals. This lifespan was estimated by observations of populations of wild specimens.
Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:43 pm
by Mustafa
Usually animals live longer in captivity, too, so I'd say 2-3 years...but that's an estimate, too. We'll just have to wait for more reports to come in in the next few years.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 5:21 pm
by CanadianCray
Yeah I've had Cajuns that lived close to 3 years.
Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 6:18 pm
by The Fisherman
Hmmm, 15-18 months in the wild sounds right to me. That solves why I see so many dead adult crayfish washed up on shore during a certain season of the year.
-John (AKA: The Puffer Ninja)