Hermit Shells

[TitoBoyz2491]

I just picked up 7 little blue legged hermits 2day and they are doing a great job cleaning the tank. Where could I get shells for them, for the shells they outgrow?

 

[roka64]

A hobby shop, like Ben Franklin's.

 

[Ziggy953]

Most LFSs will have spare shells you can buy for a few cents. I would be cautions of using shells gotten from other places as they may have been treated with something.

 

[jbowles]

Yea my LFS always just gives me empty shells he gets in on orders or if a snail dies or something. He has never charged me for them so you might just check with your LFS and ask them.

 

[joeyfromlawrenceville]

My LFS told me my blue leg hermits did not need a new shell to move into, he would keep growing the one he is is in..... was that not true?
Thanks,
sorry if I'm hijacking your thread.

 

[Ziggy953]

Hermits do not create the shells they live in. They will kill a snail to get the shell, fight another hermit for their shell or pick one up that they find.

 

[roka64]

I agree with Allen, hence the name "hermit" crab.