Crawdad Condo
As a young boy, my Mom would take me to catch crawdads (also known as crayfish). They were like delicious little lobsters. She and my grandma had roots in Louisiana. I have always fantasized about having a crawdad farm. However, since they are an invasive species, I knew that would need to be an isolated area of water. In 2016, I got my chance as we moved into a small house with a large back yard.
I dug a pond with a small diameter of 3 1/2 feet, but it was 4 feet deep. I installed a strong filter and water pump through a small waterfall to oxygenate the water.
I dug a pond with a small diameter of 3 1/2 feet, but it was 4 feet deep. I installed a strong filter and water pump through a small waterfall to oxygenate the water.
I assembled the Crawdad Condo using bailing wire, PVC pipe, and sculpted cement. Each adult crawdad gets a pipe to live in. This is submerged on top of a 6” layer of rocks that provide a vast catacomb for the baby crayfish to use as a nursery.
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It is working! I see all different sizes of crayfish crawling around in there!
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