Hermit Crab Shells

[Foogoo]

Where can I find shells for my hermits? None of the LFS carry any and I don't want to wait until they start murdering each other and the astreas.

[Guest AbSoluTc]

You have a couple options.

 

Check petstores that have them as pets. They carry the shells. Check online as well and with other reefers in your area.

[jonah]

Arts and crafts stores sell packages of shells for decorations. A small basket costs about $4.00. They might even sell them at Walmart in their crafts section. I've been using them for my Tanganyikan shell dwellers.

[LiQuiD]

Go with the bag of shells at the craft store. I had an emergency once when my largest hermit had to move into a larger home. None of the astrea shells were big enough and he was desperate. I went into one of my bathrooms and grabbed a cool multi-colored shell out of a basket with shell shaped soap in it and brown easter grass looking stuff (wife likes that junk). It was a little large for him but he took to it anyway. It was the coolest looking crab in the tank (for a while at least until the coraline and macro started to get on the shell and it lost its shiny spiral colored luster). So go buy a bag of craft shells, the also just look nice in the tank as decorations even before the crabs move into them.