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Why does the hermit crab move in and out different shells during its lifetime?
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∙ 6y ago
Because it outgrows the shell it is currently in and much ditch it and move on to another shell which it will eventually outgrow again. Much like how you do not wear what you wore when you were a child!
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 12y agosome crabs are picky, but most hermit crabs must find a new shell as they grow and need a larger one. During these growth spurts, they may even kill another crab for their shell.
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∙ 13y agobecause they may be way to little for their shell.
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∙ 13y agoit gets to big for its shell
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What type of shell does a hermit crab have?
Hermit crabs can have a variety of different shells, which are called different things. But the overall kind of shells they usually inhabit are sea snail shells, which are washed up onto the shore of the Caribbean of where they live.
How does a Hermit Crab grow?
there skin grows and then they change their shells so make sure you have plenty of shells in different shapes and sizes
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.
Does a sea snail change its shell throughout its lifetime?
No, a snail grows more shell as it gets bigger. Hermit crabs (which live in the shells of dead snails) however do select bigger and bigger shells as they grow.
Where do sand hermit crabs get their shells?
Empty snail shells.
Where does the hermit crab get its shell?
Answer: Usually a sea snail's.
How does hermit crabs get thei shell?
They find shells during low tide, that have washed up from sea snails.
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
How many shells do you need for a Hermit Crab?
Hermit crabs change shells once and a while so put about maybe 3 or 2 per hermit crab.I have my own hermit crab and i thought this question.But my hermit crabs havent been changing shells a lot.And make sure you use the right size because hermit crabs dont change shells if that shell is to small or to big or have holes in it.Have Fun With Your Hermit crab
What animals do hermit crabs get their shells from?
Just about anything that will fit them, such as snail or conch shells.
How does hermit crab protects itself?
Hermit crabs protect themselves by the shells they live in. By living in shells they are able to hide in them, away from predators.
What type of crab lives in the shells of other fish?
A crab that lives in the shells of other shell fish is called a hermit crab.
