Christopher, I didn't have your luck (or maybe skill).Mine didn't make it. I bought 20 pounds from the local grocery store and hauled them 70 miles North to my land. I wanted to teach my small Grandchildren about bacon and a string. They were on ice so I dumped them all out and waited for a couple of hours to let them warm up. I put them at the edge of the real small pond and some seemed enthusiastic and some didn't. Any way I got them all in the water. Went back 2 days later and they all seemed to have committed suicide by coon. None left. I called a crawdad farm in Louisiana and he said they were probably half dead when I got them. Also said it could have been water quality and asked if I aerated. In other words he had no idea. I'd still like to try it but I think I'll look for some local ones that haven't been on ice.