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Why do hermit crabs share shells?

Updated: 8/16/2019
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most likely to mate it would be awfully hard to get privacy any other way.

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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.


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Where do sand hermit crabs get their shells?

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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.


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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?

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How do hermit crabs get there name?

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What are special about hermit crabs?

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What color are hermit crabs' shells?

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How do Hermit crabs adapt without shells?

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