lorianne621
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Does anyone know a good source for Shells for Land Hermit Crabs?
All my crabs are the Purple Pincher type that you commonly see at local pet stores.
I have been keeping them for about a year and started because my son wanted them for his 5 year old daughter (now 6) and when I did some research I found out just how hard to keep they would be for her (and him)
So I bought a 40 gallon breeder and did a proper set up. Here is the build
Anyway, months later we are very successful with our crabs and we have many molts and happy crabs to keep us convinced that they are doing well. We have 14 crabs in the tank. Each of my grandchildren comes in and chooses some they call their own!
Now we need shells! Every time they molt they get bigger! They have long outgrown the little shells they came in and I have bought shells at Jo-Ann's and at Michael's but the shells I can get there are not always is good condition and most are pretty small. They are the green turbo shells and they work just fine, but then all the crabs look very much alike. I would like to get some different shells but don't know where to get them.
Does anyone know where I can find shells online that don't cost an arm and a leg? Also the crabs are picky... It can't be just any kind of shell... It must be the right shape and size... smooth, no holes etc...
Funny they are so picky when I have seen photos of crabs wearing a broken beer bottle. hahaha
All my crabs are the Purple Pincher type that you commonly see at local pet stores.
I have been keeping them for about a year and started because my son wanted them for his 5 year old daughter (now 6) and when I did some research I found out just how hard to keep they would be for her (and him)
So I bought a 40 gallon breeder and did a proper set up. Here is the build
Anyway, months later we are very successful with our crabs and we have many molts and happy crabs to keep us convinced that they are doing well. We have 14 crabs in the tank. Each of my grandchildren comes in and chooses some they call their own!
Now we need shells! Every time they molt they get bigger! They have long outgrown the little shells they came in and I have bought shells at Jo-Ann's and at Michael's but the shells I can get there are not always is good condition and most are pretty small. They are the green turbo shells and they work just fine, but then all the crabs look very much alike. I would like to get some different shells but don't know where to get them.
Does anyone know where I can find shells online that don't cost an arm and a leg? Also the crabs are picky... It can't be just any kind of shell... It must be the right shape and size... smooth, no holes etc...
Funny they are so picky when I have seen photos of crabs wearing a broken beer bottle. hahaha