Land Crabs Have Invaded My Garage!

joyce · Sep 6, 2007

For the past two nights I thought I would go insane with the land crabs that have taken shelter in my garage. There is a system off the coast so the crabs have started running from the beach heading my way. The other day I was mowing the grass and one got in, so I left the door up just a crack so it would leave. Later that night I almost have a heart attack when I open the kitchen door and there are like 16 of them running all around. Between my husband and me we thought we got them all out.....wrong. Later that night the dogs are going crazy and we get up and there are more crabs. Now they are scratching on my kitchen door. Last night the same thing happens. The rest of the gang that was hiding comes out and the dogs start barking again. Well to make a long story short, the dogs are at it again. There must be more crabs hiding in my garage. At this point we've removed almost 30 of them. How did so many get in so quickly? Though they were running in herds like cattle. You've got to love Florida.

Haggis · Sep 6, 2007

joyce said:
For the past two nights I thought I would go insane with the land crabs that have taken shelter in my garage. There is a system off the coast so the crabs have started running from the beach heading my way. The other day I was mowing the grass and one got in, so I left the door up just a crack so it would leave. Later that night I almost have a heart attack when I open the kitchen door and there are like 16 of them running all around. Between my husband and me we thought we got them all out.....wrong. Later that night the dogs are going crazy and we get up and there are more crabs. Now they are scratching on my kitchen door. Last night the same thing happens. The rest of the gang that was hiding comes out and the dogs start barking again. Well to make a long story short, the dogs are at it again. There must be more crabs hiding in my garage. At this point we've removed almost 30 of them. How did so many get in so quickly? Though they were running in herds like cattle. You've got to love Florida.

Wow, Joyce. That's about the worst case of crabs I've ever heard of.

davids · Sep 6, 2007

Haggis said:
Wow, Joyce. That's about the worst case of crabs I've ever heard of.

That calls for a rather loud HIC!!!!

Perks · Sep 6, 2007

Holy hell! That's wild. I have bears in my back yard. I've never seen one yet. I can't see a bear.

I'd better not hear one scratching at my kitchen door either!

joyce · Sep 6, 2007

Tell me about it! These ones have just one huge claw they wave in the air at you and they stink soooooooooo bad.

davids · Sep 6, 2007

Perks said:
Holy hell! That's wild. I have bears in my back yard. I've never seen one yet. I can't see a bear.

I'd better not hear one scratching at my kitchen door either!

Or pray to God the bear is not a rather large crab or even a lobster right?

Perks · Sep 6, 2007

Yeah. Sea bugs are worse.
-shudder-

davids · Sep 6, 2007

joyce said:
Tell me about it! These ones have just one huge claw they wave in the air at you and they stink soooooooooo bad.

Hey watch out who you are insultipating that might be me uncle George

Perks · Sep 6, 2007

You sound like Tigger, davids.

Rolling Thunder · Sep 6, 2007

joyce said:
Tell me about it! These ones have just one huge claw they wave in the air at you and they stink soooooooooo bad.

You don't have a cat in the house that hasn't showered, do you?

davids · Sep 6, 2007

Perks said:
You sound like Tigger, davids.

Well Perks lovely lady do not forget what they so often do say: The wonderful thing about Tiggers is I'm the only one! Tigger Q. Lobster person at your service.

joyce · Sep 6, 2007

Rllgthunder said:
You don't have a cat in the house that hasn't showered, do you?

If I had a cat I'd be afraid to let it loose in the garage, the crabs would probably gang up on it and kill it. It's almost like an episode of the Twilight Zone is filming in my garage. Now I've been given an idea.......to shut the dogs up I could let them in the garage. The crabs would probably silence them for good.

Unique · Sep 6, 2007

Film at 11.

Seriously. Save it. Get out the cam corder. Maybe horror isn't your genre - but that has the makings of a good story. (After they've gone ... )

Haggis · Sep 6, 2007

Unique said:
Film at 11.

Seriously. Save it. Get out the cam corder. Maybe horror isn't your genre - but that has the makings of a good story. (After they've gone ... )

Unless they...never leave.

melaniehoo · Sep 6, 2007

There was a story on CNN recently about some island (in the Caribbean?) that is overrun with crabs every year. They showed footage of the street literally alive with crabs, it was freaky!

I would google it but I'm afraid what might pop up.

MattW · Sep 6, 2007

And so the prostitute says: "What did you expect for $5? Lobster?"

dclary · Sep 6, 2007

Take pictures.

As my drill instructor said as he saw another platoon run past ours, matresses held overhead in shame, "Look gentlemen, Seafood!"

Namatu · Sep 7, 2007

I want to see pictures! Once they're gone, it will be a great story. How are you getting them out?

C.bronco · Sep 7, 2007

joyce said:
If I had a cat I'd be afraid to let it loose in the garage, the crabs would probably gang up on it and kill it. It's almost like an episode of the Twilight Zone is filming in my garage. Now I've been given an idea.......to shut the dogs up I could let them in the garage. The crabs would probably silence them for good.

I'll bring butter and lemons. Get a nice big vat for boiling and call it a block party.
:partyguy:

The_Grand_Duchess · Sep 7, 2007

Whenever there is something I don't want to deal with in a part of my house that has a door I just shut the door and pretend its not there. Like that rat that one time.

In anycase, I really need to see a picture of this. It just sounds so National Geographic. Like when the crabs cover Easter Island.

Bmwhtly · Sep 7, 2007

joyce said:
Now they are scratching on my kitchen door.

I smell a really bad script coming on.

MidnightMuse · Sep 7, 2007

That is just creepy! *shudders* I'll keep my fighting (and mating, and patio furniture-chewing) raccoon problem, thank you.

*shudder*

Unique · Sep 7, 2007

birds. just birds.

{wow - i wasn't the only weirdo}

auntybug · Sep 7, 2007

We lived in the keys for 2 years - they are ugly bastards but I hear they are good eatin'!

I still prefer them to snakes....watch out for the holes they make though. I knew of 1 broken ankle & 2 bad sprains from them.

Kate Thornton · Sep 7, 2007

Are they edible?

I mean, I have eaten snails and crawdads...

Garlic & lemon renders nearly anything edible. I said "nearly", you perverts!

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