tiny hermit shells

[pixelpixi]

I have a couple blue leg hermit crabs and I'm trying to find additional shells for them. Everything I've found online, though, has been too big! I ordered some that claimed to have 1/4" to 1/2" openings, but they seems way too big.

Anyone know of a site that sells such tiny shells?

Also, what's the largest sized opening that these guys will end up needing as they grow?

thanks!

 

[dendro982]

Our chain LFS sells empty shells from the tank with hermits, 50 cents for a shell. But later some of dollar stores had packages of different size shells, ~4" box for a dollar. Including just right size for a small blue legged hermits.

I used the different sizes of shells, just laying around in the tank, to give hermits a choice. You will see if the largest ones are already used, and then add the bigger size.

Hope that helps.

 

[speartheman]

I get mine from the craft stores A C More Michell etc.

 

[chrisstie]

the blue legs eventually can get on the large size like the mexican red leg size maybe a tad larger but not quite turbo snail size

 

[wicked_NaCl_h2o]

buy a bag of dry crushed coral..there are little snail shells in there.