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Answer: It is eaten by the shedder for calcium to harden the new shell. The parts that remain (if uneaten) are quickly moved away from the lobsters' burrow so as NOT to attract predators. Other sea creatures will quickly consume shedded lobster shells, so you will never find a shedded lobster exoskelaton on the beach.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt will eventually get too small and the hermit crab will move into a new one.
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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 do you do with an old hermit crab shell?
if it is dead keep it if not still if it molted still keep it
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.
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.
