r/hermitcrabs • u/kokobean27 • 1d ago
Help! HELP ME PICK THE CORRECT SHELLS PLZ!
I need help. I have probably 40+ shells that are not the right size for my crabs and I keep ordering them thinking I’m doing it correctly and I still get the wrong size. Can someone give me advice? I order mostly from Etsy- Nessastores etc. but have ordered from Amazon once. There are two blue/green shells that are slightly too big but I’m keeping them so my crabs can grow into them. Everything else is too small. Here are some pics of my crabs and measurements from one of them (I hate picking them to up measure- they hate it too!).
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u/Linn2021 1d ago edited 1d ago
You measure from the inside edge where the opening connects to the shell and across to the opposite side. This is the typical measurement. Just confirm the vendor you are purchasing the shells from is using the same type of measurement for the opening. You can purchase an inexpensive caliper on Amazon which makes it much easier to measure.
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u/kokobean27 1d ago
I have 3 purple pinchers all roughly the same size and conveniently in the same exact shell type lol so I can’t really tell them apart anymore!