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mermaiden78

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I have two turbo snails do i need to add snail shells to the tank for when they grow out of there shells or do the shells grow with them?
 

OrionGirl

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Snails grow their own shell, and are actually firmly attached to it--removal from the shell is never voluntary and always lethal.
 

mermaiden78

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Just Makin Sure Cause I Had A (land Hermit) Crab And I Had To Offer Him Different Shells For When He Grew Out Of The One He Was In.
 

Sregnar35

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Hermit crabs live in snail shells(among other things) and need new shells as they grow. Like Oriongirl says, snails grow their own shells.
 
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