🏅 Triops longicaudatus – primeval crabs starter pack maxi 🦐

By breeding Triops, your children develop social responsibility by taking care of a living creature – from hatching to the end of its life. Because Triops live a very short life, children do not develop too strong a bond as they would with another animal. The species Triops longicaudatus grows very quickly and is sexually mature within 14 days.

After that, the Triops females start laying eggs in the sand. More precisely, they bury them in the sand. When the last Triops population has died, you can dry the eggs, freeze them and use them for a new breeding. Triops longicaudatus are comfortable with a temperature in the range of 25° C and can be bred with still mineral water, distilled water or river and lake water.

Experience primeval times with your children – in your living room!

“Triops longicaudatus” fact sheet:

Phylum: Arthropods (Arthropoda)
Subphylum: Crustaceans (Crustacea)
Size: 5 to 7 cm
Life expectancy: approx. 60 to 90 days
Habitat: freshwater
Temperature: 25 to 28° C

Scope of delivery:

• 1 x egg and sand mixture
• 1 x sachet spirulina powder
• 1 x sachet of decapsulated Artemia eggs (young animal food)
• 1 x sachet of staple food
• 1 x sachet of dried sea almond leaf pieces
• 1 x breeding instructions (in English)