They just climb out. NEVER try to force them out! they would rather die then come out all exposed. Also it puts so much stress that they could die. If they want to change shells they will, but they are picky about them
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.
Answer: Usually a sea snail's.
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
Empty snail shells.
They got there name because they were hermits since they lived and hid in shells thats why they are hermit crabs.
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.
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.
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!
Just about anything that will fit them, such as snail or conch shells.
They live in other creatures shells
It is mainly light brown.
Hermit crabs have adapted to live in shells, so they will die without a shell. This is because they cant revolutionize over night it taks millions of years.