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This happend to me once. I had a hermit crab for about 5 months and then its shell got too small for its body, so we had to buy a larger shell so it can go back in it. If it doesnt go back in it some how dehydrates.

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What happens if a hermit crabs shell get to little?

If your land hermit crab's shell gets to small get a new shell. The shell hole should be the same size as your crab's big claw or bigger Make sure your crab's new shell is clean. DO NOT FORCE YOU CRAB TO COME OUT! All you have to do is set your crab's new shell in it's cage and wait.


What happens if a girl hermit crab gets on top of a boy hermit crab?

They get visited by a stork.


How did the hermit crab gets its name?

It's term 'hermit' is not because it doesn't like other hermit crabs. The hermit crab actually loves being with other hermits. It is called hermit crab because it is only one hermit crab in the shell. It's term 'hermit' is not because it doesn't like other hermit crabs. The hermit crab actually loves being with other hermits. It is called hermit crab because it is only one hermit crab in the shell.


Your hermit crab fell off the counter and broke some of his shell what do you do?

Try to get another shell that you have that is simmilar to the original one. Then I would pit the hermit crab in a small tank with the new shell ans see that he gets into it.


Can a hermit crab die and there be another one inside of shell?

I'm guessing so... Like the hermit crab that's dead, it's body gets devoured and its shell becomes deserted. Why not Google it?


How does the hermit crab help its community?

Well, it can collects bad chemicals onto its shell, and when it gets a new shell, it takes the chemicals out of the ocean.


How does a hermit crab steal the shells?

After the animal dies he takes it away and has it for himself.In about a month he leaves the shell behind and gets a bigger shell.


What is the relationship between a snail and a hermit crab?

A hermit crab and a snail have a symbiotic relationship where the hermit crab uses the empty shell of the snail as its protective home. The hermit crab benefits from the shelter provided by the snail's abandoned shell, while the snail is unaffected by this interaction as it has already vacated the shell. This relationship is an example of commensalism, where one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor helped.


How do you get hermit crabs to come out of there shell?

You should not force a hermit crab completely out of their shell because they would rather die then be forced out of their shell But if you want to know how to make their legs and eyes and anntenue so they will walk around then you could try lifting up their shell or gently squirting them with a spritz bottle filled with dechlorinated


Can a hermit crab get stuck in a shell that is too small for him?

No, they cannot get stuck (at least not for long). Hermit crabs will normally move out of a shell long before it gets uncomfortably tight, because with smaller shells they become more exposed to predators.


How do you tell if your hermit crab is pranget?

It gets fat


What kind of symbotic relationship does a hermit crab and a snail shell?

The snail dies, gets washed up to the shore, and a hermie either eats itd body or removes it, and occupys the shell.