mesh fencing?

Hi
Apparently you have the land dwelling type as opposed to the tree climbers?? First ones I saw were in Costa Rica
where they hid in holes along the trails .Some climbed trees better than squirrels lol I'd always associated crabs with the ocean Can't help with your problem but was fascinated watching them Guess you'll have to find some local people who are familiar with them??? gary

Crab Legs ?

I haven't seen a land crab any of the times I've been in Belize but I have seen the little buggers that climb the trees. I'm always on Ambergris Cayo though. I wonder if the island crabs are different than the ones on the mainland?
Karyn

Debra - sounds like you need to bait some wire crab traps, the kind with an entry hole in the top. Don't know what land crabs eat, but I'm guessing at least some of it is plant material since they climb the trees. LOL if you farmed and grew them big, would people pay to eat them??? Nature might be presenting you an opportunity!

you are not having much luck in your yard in Belize Debra , first Iguana's now crabs .. better try growing everything in hanging baskets .. remember Caye Caulker had tons when I was there many years ago , freaked me out a bit , but the reefer did not help ;-) asked some locals , and was told they taste lousy ..so no eating them .. maybe boil them up for fertilizer ? hows the lizard problem ??

Does anyone have any serious suggestions for eliminating the problem, it's really a nuisnce for our small dog!

is there anything they don't like to dig through? for instance, sharp cinder? They've got shells, that probably won't bother them.

Is there an animal they're afraid of? You can use predator scent to frighten off some critters, would that work for the crabs?

These crabs are a delicacy and they can all be caught when they are "marching" and this happens maybe twice a year for a couple of weeks.