Triple.T
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Where are you all purchasing your shells for your Halloween hermits? I cant seem to find the cone style anywhere local and I'm having a difficult time online. Any and all help.is greatly appreciated, thank you!
Where are you buying shells
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Ron Reefman
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I don't buy them, I pick them up off the beach... but then I'm lucky enough to live in SW Florida and not far from Sanibel Island where lots of shells wash up. I'm sure if I looked around I could find a few cone shells I could send you.
I assume you are looking to go a bit bigger than what your Halloween Hermit has in use now? Pull him out and measuer the shell end to end, measure the circumference around the big end and probably the most important measure how long and how tall the opening is where the hermit fits in (I realize the last 2 will probably best guess estimates). Then I'll see what we have in our inventory. BTW, we have a house full of shells!
I assume you are looking to go a bit bigger than what your Halloween Hermit has in use now? Pull him out and measuer the shell end to end, measure the circumference around the big end and probably the most important measure how long and how tall the opening is where the hermit fits in (I realize the last 2 will probably best guess estimates). Then I'll see what we have in our inventory. BTW, we have a house full of shells!
I have a bunch of empty shells but I looked at reefcleaners
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Empty Cone Shells (4)
This is for an assortment of four empty cone shells, they are used as homes for Halloween Hermit Crabs.
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Triple.T
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Will get the measurements tonight after work! Will also, check out the online vendor! Thank you very much.
Ron Reefman
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For $2 go for the buy. But if you can't find them, ask me. I loved my Halloween Hermit. My wife and I watched him change shells a few times. Once he went back and forth about 5 times before he made the final move! ;Hilarious
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Triple.T
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Mines about 1.25" long by .5" wide. He has molted twice and I'm sure he's looking just jot interested in the big snail shells I have.
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www.etsy.com has lots of different shells in many different sizes. When you get to site you can search for things like hermit crab shells, small seashells, medium seashells, etc.
