Crayfish+Growth+and+Reproduction

== =Crayfish Growth and Reproduction=


 * By the time crayfish are two weeks old, they have doubled their size.
 * They are ready to leave thier mother and live on their own.
 * As the crayfish gets older, it begins to feed on worms that they find at the bottom of the pond.
 * All crayfish go through a molting process in witch they shed their exoskeleton. This allows the crayfish to grow and happens several times a year with young crayfish.
 * If a crayfish loses a body part it can replace it's body part.
 * A crayfish can have 200 or 400 eggs at a time!
 * Each young looks like a miniature crayfish about 4 mm long.