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How to Choose and Prepare Shells for Your Hermit Crabs

April 19, 2021 by admin

If you are new to hermit crabs, it’s important to remember that they mostly shelter in borrowed shells. Yes, you read that right, borrowed from other creatures. And these shells protect their soft abdomen and also regulate the moisture within their shells which plays a huge role for their gills for breathing. Not all Hermit … Read more

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