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07/02/2012, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Long Island, New York
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Hermit crabs grow out of shell?
I have 3 hermit crabs, should i be suppling them with larger shells incase they outgrow the shell there in? I keep finding finding empty snail shells.
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07/02/2012, 12:55 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Bartlett, TN
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Yes
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07/02/2012, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Kitchener, ON. Canada
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Thats why some people hate them. as they grow they will kill snails in search of a bigger home unless you supply empty ones to grow into (even that isn't a guarantee)
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07/02/2012, 02:27 PM
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Location: Philly
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May sound silly, but I used these guys back when I had a horde of blue legs:
http://www.seashells.com/assortseashells.htm They sell them by the gallon (2 kilograms) cheap and you get to pick the size. Most will be useless but they should like some of the spiral ones.
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07/02/2012, 04:09 PM
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It costs how much?
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Aurora, Oh
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Here are my 2 Blues, going for the same shell....BUSTED
 They must have switched shells, 3 times each, since I bought them. The one in the pink shell, originally came with that, switched and went back to it last week. My friend gave me a supply of medium shells for them. I cleaned them up & dropped them in the tank. 
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07/02/2012, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Oregon
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Do they max out in size? I have one blue leg like in the picture, that's in a shell the size of my thumb. He's huge.
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07/02/2012, 05:28 PM
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A wing and a prayer
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: SoChes
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I had a "dry land" (don't know the correct term) one that was in a shell almost the size of my fist. And he needed every bit of that shell. I don't know what kind of shell it was but it was a sprial shape with several spikes and/or horns on it. Dude was armor plated and battle ready!! One serious crab.
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07/02/2012, 06:17 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Long Island, New York
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thanks all!!
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07/02/2012, 06:38 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Pardeeville Wi
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I usually specify to add a couple empties when im at the LFS. I currently have one in my tank with no shell and hes been going nude for maybe a week now, strangest thing.
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