Hermit Crab changing shells

Our hermit crab Gloria changing shells. People, please read. I purchased her in the painted shell and caught video of her switching out of the painted shell for a natural one. I removed the painted shell immediately after she got out of it. I purchased her at a mall a few weeks before Christmas 2006. Gloria is currently still alive as of 10/28/11 and doing quite well in a 40 gallon aquarium with 2 others who have also lived for 4 years. Gloria likes to change shells often, sometimes up to 10 or so in the same day. All are natural shells and she's currently grown as big as my hand.

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• Hermit
• Crab
• changing
• shells
• Shells (Angel)
• Pets
• Change
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• Color

[HermitCrab5]

The Crab would rip in half (the area connecting the exterior part to the part normally in the shell is very weak) - which would result in its death. DON'T TRY TO PULL A CRAB OUT OF ITS SHELL!

[OloEopia52]

cool! so cute. it's so cautious about it.

NOW GET RID OF THAT PAINTED SHELL!

[Goldjit1]

I liked how after changing shells, he looked into the old one as if you say 'Did I forget anything in the move?'

[Swaggerboy333]

Good

[stitchkinz]

AW, you got it from the mall? you probably saved her life. and i that's great the she switched. it looked like she was almost struggling to get out. a lot of times they get glued inside there painted shells. i am liking the vid at the fact you gave a huge tank, and lots of awesome shells

[tylerrox991]

hey if you look at the black little pocket on the hermit crab that means it is molting go to when it is 1:07 and pause

[arrayyanm]

sexy crab

[MrYoshiOwns1]

looks like a robot at the end

[CoolGuy1037]

pervert



[nibbler125]

theres a huge trade going on with the islands where hermit crabs are naturaly found. people find shells and paint them with normal toxic spraypaint and then force the crabs into them. you can buy shells that are just plastic so there isnt even paint on them so therefore they are not toxic.

[MrRootbeer1924]

HELP HIM

[Kayladiva197]

@helgih580 When I bought two of my crabs, they came in painted shells. They changed into some natural shells in the tank after I got them. Then I noticed that they were chipping off the shell, and the paint and eating it. After I found out they were toxic, I removed them right away. But I also noticed that they didn't seem to be eating the other shells, just the painted ones.