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PeaceB2U Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Jul-2004   | I know that as land hermit crabs grow they need new shells, is this also true for red leg hermit crabs in a marine tank? |
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Oleta        Ultimate Fish Guru You can\'t rollerskate in a buffalo herd Posts: 3397 Kudos: 2260 Votes: 186 Registered: 16-Aug-2001  | Yup, saltwater hermit crabs need new shells as they grow.. I keep extra shells in my tank for just such a reason.. |
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dthurs  Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003  | Yep, they can also take shells from snails. Dan |
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johnnylaw1984 Enthusiast Posts: 158 Kudos: 168 Votes: 19 Registered: 27-Sep-2004 | they sure do need new shells |
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| PeaceB2U Hobbyist Posts: 64 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Jul-2004 | Are they typically picky about the type of shells that you provide for them? I ask because today I added several new shells to my tank for my hermit crabs who have seemed to be agitated the last week or so. Right away the crabs were checking out these shells ... crawling on them, turning them over, etc. ... but they didn't seem to want to do an exchange. |
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| dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003 | If they find one that looks nice, and fits right, they will switch. As long as you have extra shells of different sizes, they will be fine. Dan |
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