Hermit Crab Shells

GregAW

GregAW

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I've got 2 hermit crabs that have out grown their shells, where can I get a verity of shells so they can find a new home?
 
Most LFSs have empties around in various tanks, or sometimes pull them out and store them in a separate tub. Some will just give them away, while I've seen others sell them for 10 cents to 25 cents a piece. If you can't find any at a LFS, there's probably local reefkeepers that have extra they'd be willing to pass on.
 
Greg: I have lots of hermits and haven't had to buy shells for them yet. They are very partial to the empty snail shells which I seem to have an abundance of. My larger (scarlet hermit) took over a queen conch shell.
 
I guess I'll have to visit my LFS and see what they've got in empty shells. If you were closer I'd run over and borrow a few. :)
 
I bought a bag of shells from Micheal's craft store for $2.00, boiled them, picked a few that were a tiny bit bigger than the hermit's current homes and voila. They changed shells about 6 times a day for about a week. Now they have settled into their favorites.
 
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