Hermit crab dog pile for days!?

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Curious to know why and if you have ever seen hermit crabs dog pile on each other for days at a time? These guys have been here for about 4 days now and are not doing there jobs.

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They might be lining up for a shell exchange. Make sure you have plenty of empty shells for them to move into as they grow.
There are some cool videos on YouTube of hermits lining up in order of size to do a shell exchange.
 
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They might be lining up for a shell exchange. Make sure you have plenty of empty shells for them to move into as they grow.
There are some cool videos on YouTube of hermits lining up in order of size to do a shell exchange.
They were lined up in order of size. I figured they were looking to shell exchange but they were there for literally 3 days. Kinda got me worried lol I’m going to get some shells from LFS. These boys growing fast lol The tank is only 3 1/2 months old. Hey thanks for the reply
 

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