Oh, the SaltyUnderground ones look about right! How big are they?
Wait, never mind, looks like they don't have a dry goods shipping option. I am not paying $40 to ship hermit shells.
I really don't want to buy from Ebay or hobby stores. They kill things to get those shells, it's not a sustainable practice or one I want to support.
I tried a few new shells, including one that I was really hopeful about. It's the right shape, but pretty light. I put it near one of the hermits. He was immediately interested, and leaned into the entrance, feeling it out like they do. It's not how they look for food, if you watch a hermit inspecting a shell- they really look like they're sizing it up with their claws. Ran his feeler legs along the outside, too. Then he went around to the back end of the shell, lifted it up, and immediately lost all interest. I think it's too light. Wonder if he'd be interested if I weighed it down somehow?
Unfortunately, none of my other shells are anything like the right size and shape. Almost all the nice, intact snail shells I find at beaches have hermit crabs already in them! And I'm not about to steal a shell from something for my collection.
Wait, never mind, looks like they don't have a dry goods shipping option. I am not paying $40 to ship hermit shells.
I really don't want to buy from Ebay or hobby stores. They kill things to get those shells, it's not a sustainable practice or one I want to support.
I tried a few new shells, including one that I was really hopeful about. It's the right shape, but pretty light. I put it near one of the hermits. He was immediately interested, and leaned into the entrance, feeling it out like they do. It's not how they look for food, if you watch a hermit inspecting a shell- they really look like they're sizing it up with their claws. Ran his feeler legs along the outside, too. Then he went around to the back end of the shell, lifted it up, and immediately lost all interest. I think it's too light. Wonder if he'd be interested if I weighed it down somehow?
Unfortunately, none of my other shells are anything like the right size and shape. Almost all the nice, intact snail shells I find at beaches have hermit crabs already in them! And I'm not about to steal a shell from something for my collection.