Kinda, it is part of it's habitat, they live in the Caribbean so they need to live in a place to climb, a little sand between 70 and 80 F for temp and 70 - 80 % humidity.
They also need SEA salt water table salt will blister gills they need this to bath in to heal. And DISTILLED water chlorene will blister and sofacate the hermit crab. They also live in groups so buy at least 2. 1 gallon OS space per SMALL hermit crab. they also eat fruits and veggies so change food daily or it will atract bugs.
It depends who the Hermit Crab borrowed its shell from.
A shell provides protection and shelter for a hermit crab, which uses it as its home. The hermit crab carries the shell on its back and can move to a larger one as it grows. This symbiotic relationship benefits both the hermit crab and the shell.
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.
a crab with a shell
They livde to gether because the shell is a home for the hermit crab!
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.
the crab will sooner or later die off DO NOT REMOVE THE HERMIT CRAB SHELL if a crab dies out of it dries out and its a slow death so for the sake of the crab DO NOT REMOVE THE CRAB SHELL
a hermit crab can go all the way out of its shell to switch shells
i have a hermit crab and mine had a baby. So the original hermit crab died and grew out of its shell for the baby.