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If your land hermit crab's shell gets to small get a new shell. The shell hole should be the same size as your crab's big claw or bigger Make sure your crab's new shell is clean. DO NOT FORCE YOU CRAB TO COME OUT! All you have to do is set your crab's new shell in it's cage and wait.
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What is the hermit crabs shelter?
a shell...
How are hermit crabs protected?
There shell
What is a hermit crabs protection?
Their shell
What is a shell home to?
some crabs, like hermit crabs
What is the relationship between a hermit and a snail shell?
What I know of that is hermit crabs will eat snails. However, hermit crabs will often use an empty shell of a sea snail.
Pics of hermit crabs?
Hermit crabs are usually red or purple in color. They have 1 big claw and 1 little claw. They have some big legs and some little legs. They have little eyes that stick out from their head. They have skinny antennnaes and a shell that their bodies curve in.
How are hermit crabs protected when they have no shell?
They aren't; they need a shell.
How do you get hermit crabs out of the shell?
break the shell just kiddin
Do land hermit crabs die when out of shell?
No
Dose a hermit crab fall completely out of its shell?
Hermit crabs can. It happens when the hermit crab is changing its shell and falls over or when the hermit crab is dead it slides out or falls out of its shell! Sadly they can't always get back in there shells and die.
Is it ok if hermit crabs come out of their shells?
As hermit crabs grow and increase in size they need to come out of their shell in order to find a larger shell to live in.
Can a shell be to big for a hermit crab?
Yes, Hermit crabs can only maneuver when they can lift and fit the shell appropriately.
