How to Play With a Crayfish

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Start out with a young crayfish so it has a chance to get accustomed to you.

   While you can try playing with an older one, it may run away from you.
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   Step 2: Pick it up with your thumb and forefinger near the middle of the body

   ,, Consider wearing gloves. ,, Drag it slowly, and let the crayfish try to get it. , Don't let it dry out.
   
   Don't place it on a rug.
   
   A clean, damp, solid surface is best.
   
   Getting sand, dust, or dirt in the chinks of its "armor" can be injurious and painful.
   
   If they get dirty, put them back into the water to wash it off.
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   Step 3: away from the pincers.

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   Step 4: You can't play with it the same way you would with other pets

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   Step 5: but you can stroke its back and let it know that you won't hurt it.

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   Step 6: Remember to be gentle.

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   Step 7: Use a blade of grass as a sword--and en garde!

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   Step 8: Tie a small piece of meat to a string.

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   Step 9: Keep it out of the water for only a few minutes at a time in a shady place.

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