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What type of shells do hermit crabs live in when they are in the wild?
Hermit crabs live in sea snail shells so the hermit crabs go in which ever shell they think will be comfy, like turbo shells. Also hermit crabs love shells with a pearl color inside.
Where does the hermit crab get its shell?
Answer: Usually a sea snail's.
Where do sand hermit crabs get their shells?
Empty snail shells.
Do hermit crabs use snail shells?
not pet hermit crabs... they are too weak and fragile to keep the hermit crab save although wild hermit crabs might use them the would be sea snails which have harder shells
Where did hermit crabs get there name?
They got there name because they were hermits since they lived and hid in shells thats why they are hermit crabs.
Why do land hermit crab need the ocean to mate and lay eggs?
so when the eggs hatch the baby hermit crabs know where to get the water so they can have it in their shells to breathe.
Do baby hermit crabs need shells?
Well yes they do, beceause the back part of them is very soft. Give it a shell it likes. They are very picky about shells. my hermit crab went through 3 shells befor it found the right one.
What is the hermit crabs favorite color?
Hermit crabs do not care much for the color of the shell, however, they prefer shells with a pearl lining inside. Ecuadorian hermit crabs are very picky for their shells though! Try to get the same shape and colour of shell for these ones.
What animals do hermit crabs get their shells from?
Just about anything that will fit them, such as snail or conch shells.
Do land hermit crabs poo and pee?
Hermit crabs do excrete waste, they pee so little, you dont notice it, and they store it in their shells and scoop it out, along with excrement.
How do hermit crabs get there name?
Well, they live in shells, and when no one is there, they don't come out very often, so they are hermits. And they are related to crabs...so....hermit crabs!
What are special about hermit crabs?
They live in other creatures shells
