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So yesterday at the LFS they were having a sale on snails, and I bought several (20) turns out one of my Margarita snails is actually a hermit crab. Should I let him be or get rid of him? I understand that if I intend to keep him, I'll need a variety of larger shells for him to use. Other than that, are these crabs worthwhile?
 

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So yesterday at the LFS they were having a sale on snails, and I bought several (20) turns out one of my Margarita snails is actually a hermit crab. Should I let him be or get rid of him? I understand that if I intend to keep him, I'll need a variety of larger shells for him to use. Other than that, are these crabs worthwhile?
Do you have a pic of crab to determine if good or bad?
I would guess its a blue leg or red leg hermit as margarita shells are small
 

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