How long can crayfish live out of water?

Answer by  ferfer72 (2623)

Crayfish can live for 5-7 days out of water. If you find them out, leave them in very shallow water for 24 hours before returning them to the tank.

Answer by  01628773 (140)

Crayfish are different from many other aquatic species in that they remove oxygen from air or water using specialized gill chambers. As a result, they can survive for six to seven months out of the water if in a humid environment. If kept in captivity, they'll often spend days out of the water if given a platform out of water.

Answer by  Gus28 (683)

The gills of crayfish can take water out of the air if in a moist environment and can live a couple days out of water under those conditions.

Answer by  TOEKNEEJEE (310)

Crayfish cannot live very long out of water; say 4 hours max, and many can die within 30 minutes. They will most likely be gobbled up by birds.

Answer by  lalallalala (180)

Crayfish can live outside water for around 6 months if the atmosphere is humid enough, and keep their gils wet. Other wise a few days.

Answer by  Liz59 (10966)

Well they should only live out of water for about a good two to three hours. I recommend you never put them out of water. You are risking them for their oxygen supply. Always have some amount of water that they can swim in or breathe in. Otherwise, it is not good.

Answer by  vinceramesh (9)

One type can not live without water even an hour. second crayfish can live without water if they lived in moist environment. They can survive up to 2-3 Days.

Answer by  Anonymous

mine died after 48 hours out of the water

Answer by  jakeman0074 (79)

i once was on a fishing trip and we spilled the bait bucket when we were getting out of the canoe. When we returned 5 hours one was still there.

Answer by  Anonymous

keep them in water,its best. But mine got out my tank & i found him 30 mins later ,i put him back in and he still living.

Answer by  Anonymous

Found my crayfish after searching for hours. My kids were getting ready to leave and the critter was hiding in my sons shoe. Poor crayfish I can't imagine how terrifying that must have been!

Answer by  Anonymous

My crayfish went "exploring" a couple months ago...found him today (dead) in a moderately traveled part of the house. He was NOT there a few days ago and is in too good of condition for one of my cats to have helped him.