shell too big for a hermit

[dempseyjosh]

one of my red leg hermits switched to a shell that was a tiny bit bigger than the one he was in and a blue let hermit switched to his old one, which is considerably bigger than the one he was in. my question about that is, is it ok for the hermits to be in a shell too big for him? seems like he is having trouble moving around in that big thing.

 

[renogaw]

room to grow

 

[dempseyjosh]

i figure that at first. but when i flipped him over when i got home from work and he tried to climb a rock but couldn't and then hasn't moved since (about 3 hours), i began to think otherwise

 

[ophiura]

Its a choice they get to make. There is nothing you can do, however do make sure you have a lot of empty shells for them to try out.

 

[b-baby80]

Originally Posted by dempseyjosh
i figure that at first. but when i flipped him over when i got home from work and he tried to climb a rock but couldn't and then hasn't moved since (about 3 hours), i began to think otherwise
What i would do is lay a empty shell right beside him.If he wants to move he will.He probably was just trying the shell on and the other crab took his old one LOL!