Shells for blue leg hermit?

Sipec · Apr 10, 2018

what kind of shells do blue legs use? Thanks

Crabs McJones · Apr 10, 2018

Joey123 said:
what kind of shells do blue legs use? Thanks

They'll use almost anything. Stop in at your local fish store they may give you extra shells for free or for a very low cost. Otherwise John at Reefcleaners has the option to buy empty hermit shells. If you order hermits from him he'll throw them in for free, otherwise if you want just shells he'll sell them to you. https://www.reefcleaners.org/aquarium-store/medium-larger-empty-hermit-shells

Yati · Apr 10, 2018

Like @crabs_mcjones said they'll hope in any empty shell.. just ensure that your shells are size appropriate.

Sipec · Apr 10, 2018

Ok thanks

Maggie321 · Apr 10, 2018

Note: if you don't have any shells they want to move into that are sized appropriately and they are growing out of their current shell, they WILL MURDUR YOUR SNAILS to find a new appropriately sized home... just a heads up!

Nik Pagano · Feb 21, 2022

Maggie321 said:
Note: if you don't have any shells they want to move into that are sized appropriately and they are growing out of their current shell, they WILL MURDUR YOUR SNAILS to find a new appropriately sized home... just a heads up!

I figured this is what happen. I saw two of my blue legs around one of my snails that I was pretty sure was still alive. But I just got home from work and see one of the hermit shells empty and the snail shell gone.

snorklr · Feb 22, 2022

they seem to favor cerith shells in the wild

crustyreef · Feb 22, 2022

Keep an eye on your snails, especially those that can't right themselves up if they fall/are attacked.

Joe31415 · Feb 22, 2022

Maggie321 said:
they WILL MURDUR YOUR SNAILS to find a new appropriately sized home

On the upside, I do always find it a little bit amusing to notice one of my snails moving oddly only to get up close and see legs sticking out of the shell.