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Average size of a hermit crab?

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baby hermit crab is usually 1 and a half inches They start out life in the ocean less than the size of a pinhead and swim around for a time before they settle to the bottom and pick up their first shell and move to land.

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There isn't a "average" size because they all come in different sizes, but some sizes are tiny, Golf ball, tennis ball, and Baseball ball. They can get bigger as they molt. The average size people think of is a golf ball~tennis ball.

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the size of your pinkie nail

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