if it is dead keep it if not still if it molted still keep it
It depends who the Hermit Crab borrowed its shell from.
Get a new one!
Your hermit crab cam go fast depending on the whieght of the shell on the hermit crab. If the shell is light the speed of the crab will increase, if the shell is heavy on the crab the speed will decrease.
When a hermit crab outgrows its shell, it will move into a larger shell.
The relationship between a hermit crab and a shell is that thy are mutualism.
a crab with a shell
Congratulations! No need to rename it. It's the same hermit crab. It molted it's old skin! This means your hermit crab is perfectly healthy and can grow! Make sure you have a slightly bigger shell though. Leave it alone until it walks around and is very healthy.
They livde to gether because the shell is a home for the hermit crab!
The hermit crab probably got too big to live its old shell, which is why it moved.
Answer: The shell would have had to have it before the hermit crab moved in or something got stuck to it.
It's term 'hermit' is not because it doesn't like other hermit crabs. The hermit crab actually loves being with other hermits. It is called hermit crab because it is only one hermit crab in the shell. It's term 'hermit' is not because it doesn't like other hermit crabs. The hermit crab actually loves being with other hermits. It is called hermit crab because it is only one hermit crab in the shell.
A hermit crab's shell doesn't fall off because it is joined to it's body.