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Nature Gift Store 1 Live Hermit Crab Shipped Now-with Premium Hermit Crab Shells: Land Crabs with 2 Extra Shells

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Style: 1 Live Crab+2 Extra Shells


Features

  • Live Hermit Crab: Includes one active and healthy land hermit crab ready to explore your crabitat! Order with confidence, weve been shipping pet crabs for 15+ years!
  • Young Crab Plus Extra Hermit Crab Shells: This crab is a small/medium size at up to 1.5 inches. Includes 2 extra empty shells. The shells are very pretty - they are natural shells that have been cleaned and polished.
  • Low-Maintenance Pet: Live land hermit crabs are easy to care for, requiring minimal attention. Provide them with a suitable habitat featuring sand, shells, water, and hiding spots, and they'll thrive in their new environment.
  • Interactive and Educational: Perfect for families or classrooms, observing hermit crabs in action provides a wonderful educational experience. Witness their fascinating behavior and learn about their unique adaptations.
  • Care Guidelines Included: Your purchase comes with comprehensive care instructions to ensure a smooth transition for the crab into his new hermit crab cage. Learn how to create an ideal environment for these delightful creatures.
  • Safe Shipping and Arrival Guarantee: Our team ensures your live hermit crab is carefully packaged for a safe journey to your doorstep. **DO NOT ORDER if below 40 degrees or above 85 degrees in your area. Ordering during these temperatures will void our live arrival guarantee. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING TEMPERATURES IN YOUR AREA to ensure the crab arrives alive.**

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One Live Hermit Crab shipped to your house right now. We consider him a small/medium size and will be up to 1.5 inches. Includes 2 extra empty shells. These hermit crab shells are considered premium - they are natural shells that have been cleaned and polished. GUARANTEED! LIVE arrival is guaranteed. DO NOT ORDER if below 40 degrees or above 85 degrees in your area. Our live arrival guaranty will be void if ordered during these temperatures. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING TEMPERATURES IN YOUR AREA to be sure your crab arrives alive.

Brand: Nature Gift Store


Flavor: 1 live crab plus 2 premium shells


Age Range (Description): Adult


Item Form: Chunk


Specific Uses For Product: Indoor


Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.5 x 4.5 x 6 inches; 8 ounces


Manufacturer recommended age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up


Date First Available ‏ : ‎ February 24, 2019


Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Nature Gift Store


Best Sellers Rank: #25,445 in Pet Supplies (See Top 100 in Pet Supplies) #235 in Reptile & Amphibian Food


#235 in Reptile & Amphibian Food:


Customer Reviews: 3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars (3,067)


Brand Name: Nature Gift Store


Flavor: 1 live crab plus 2 premium shells


Age Range Description: Adult


Item Form: Chunk


Specific Uses For Product: Indoor


Container Type: Tub or Bag


Dog Breed Size: Medium


Product Benefits: Provides a unique, low-maintenance, and educational pet experience.


UPC: 787177140066


Additional Features: Live Purple Pincher Hermit Crab with Live Arrival Guarantee


Recommended Uses For Product: Pet Care, Education, Gifting


Animal Food Diet Type: Raw


Target Species: Crustacean


Manufacturer Part Number: 1-crab-and-2-shells


Occasion: Birthday


Included Components: Pet hermit crab


Manufacturer: Nature Gift Store


Warranty Description: GUARANTEED! We guarantee LIVE arrival of your crabs. ****DO NOT ORDER if below 40 degrees or above 85 degrees in your area. Our live arrival guaranty will be void if ordered during these temperatures. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING TEMPERATURES IN YOUR AREA to be sure your crabs arrive alive.


Item Type Name: science-kits


Unit Count: 1 Count


Number of Items: 1


Item Weight: 8 ounces


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    • What a surprise
Style: 3 Live Crabs+3 Extra Shells
These are so tiny and super cute! Much smaller than I expected. What a surprise! I’m so in love with them and their gorgeous shells! The packaging was very thoughtful!! They are all alive and such a very well thought out gift for anyone of all ages!
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2026 by Kimiku
    • Disappointing Experience with Fragile Hermit Crabs
Style: 2 Live Crabs+3 Extra Shells
I recently purchased two hermit crabs for my daughter online with high hopes of providing them a comfortable and suitable habitat to thrive in. We currently have two other hermit crabs, and knowing that they are social we wanted to expand the crabitat. Unfortunately, despite my best efforts to ensure that their environment met all the necessary requirements, both crabs arrived alive but tragically passed away within a week. During that week they were very inactive, but I attributed this to post purchase stress. The crabs were incredibly tiny, about the size of a dime, shell included. While I understood that they are very delicate creatures, I expected them to be a bit more resilient given the care and attention I devoted to their setup. I ensured they had the proper substrate, maintained the right temperature, and monitored the humidity levels closely. We kept them separate from the other crabs because of their size, the habitat was designed to mimic their natural environment as closely as possible, with plenty of hiding spots, a variety of shells (even though finding shells that tiny was tough considering most pet stores and amazon shells do not have shells that tiny), and even a little water pools of fresh and salt water for them to bathe in. The fact that both crabs succumbed so quickly was disheartening. It's unclear whether this was a result of the how tiny and immature they were when I received them or if there were underlying health issues. Regardless, it's a frustrating experience, especially after putting in the effort to create an ideal home for them. In the future I would probably check to see the size and maturity of the crabs being sent. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2023 by Sean E. Hamilton
    • Unbelievable Unbelievable
Style: 2 Live Crabs+2 Extra Shells
Review Image by Marilyn Berge
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Unbelievable! After five days of no communication from the carrier except “tried to deliver” ( 2 days b4 the delivery date) and one message that my crabs were sitting in a carrier facility (no mention of which location in our area) we finally were notified by Amazon that they were in our mailbox (2days after the delivery date). Thank you Amazon because the carrier either couldn’t read or write or just doesn’t care that crabs are live animals! Poor little Hermies! I called my husband from work and asked him to go get the 2 DEAD Hermit Crabs out of the mailbox. GUESS WHAT! These 2 little guys were alive and kicking which is unusual since they are nocturnal critters. They were packed in shredded paper with a moisture soaked sponge so they wouldn’t tossed around during shipping. I was more afraid that the cold weather would have killed them during their long journey, bit they were kicking up a storm when they arrived! I put them in a warm 50 gallon tank after dousing them in the salt water bowl for a second. They are joining 2 older and larger crabs so I have been watching them closely to to make sure there is no crab tipping (bullying) from the current residents. So far, they are both active, eating, and enjoying the salt water. So 5 stars for two healthy, STURDY, well packed hermies! UNBELIEVABLE!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2025 Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2025 by Marilyn Berge
    • Best crabs ever!
Style: 2 Live Crabs+2 Extra Shells
Our first order something went a bit …. Not as we would hope - but the company IMMEDIATELY fixed the issue and resent us the order - The girls SQUEALED as they took them out because BOTH their new friends said HELLO to them by immediately coming out their shells - I’ve had them where they were a little traumatized in transport and took weeks to come out where we could meet them (past crabs) Well- my girls so excited ran out the door to tell the neighbor “MY MOM GAVE US CRABS!!” Thankfully he knew they were waiting on hermit crabs otherwise that may have been a weird discussion Thank you so much for the prompt fix and with such friendly little guys ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2026 by Jennifer Ingman
    • How to Buy / Maintain Hermit Crabs
Style: 1 Live Crab+1 Extra Shell
Please don't buy a hermit crab this way. They stress very easily (which can happen while shipping) and can lose limbs and die. That is exactly what happened to mine, which broke my heart. Many of the reviews said their crab arrived dead or died shortly after. If you are going to get hermit crabs, please do your research and maybe try to rescue from an ad on Craigslist for someone selling theirs. Also, there is a lot of misinformation about hermit crabs. Be weary of who you listen to, including pet stores, because they are usually just trying to profit. The hermit crab organization online is a great resourceful community to get the information you need with hermit crab care. Get 2 or more hermit crabs at a time (they travel in large packs, not solitary), and offer at least a 10 gallon (preferably more) with 2 hermit crabs or more if you get more crabs. Also, provide at least 4-6 inches of coconut fiber substrate (Eco Earth is about the best). It should be enough the hermit crabs can completely bury themselves in and needs to be damp for humidity. Plus, offer 2 shells slightly larger than each crab (for each crab) and no painted shells that are toxic for them. Polished shells with no chemicals can be safe. Then, provide fresh fruits, veggies, and even egg shells (for calcium), etc. Freeze-dried food, like fruits and veggies, shrimp, or mealworms, are also safe as long as chemicals and preservatives aren't added. As far as water, they need two different water dishes. Ramp bowls can be good to help them get in and out easier and to try to avoid drowning. One dish should have purified bottled water or filtered water. Tap water can kill them and is toxic with the chlorine. You can also buy a water conditioner that will dechlorinate tap water. The other dish needs to have salt water (either premixed in a bottle or use a separate conditioner just for dechlorinating and created salt water). Don't add iodized salt to water, because it has harmful chemicals. Lastly, offer climbing things, such as chollo logs, climbing nets, and artificial plants, so they can have enrichment in their environment and explore. One more note I'd like to make is that they need the temperature to be between 72 - 80 degrees. You need a heat pad, as well as a thermostat (to regulate the heat pad temperature to keep it from overheating). Mist their cage daily with dechlorinated (or purified bottle) water to add humidity to help their breathing (they have gills and need a combination of air and moisture). If you do all of this, you should have healthy and happy hermit crabs that thrive and can live up to 30 years! ❤ ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2019 by Alisha J
    • Two are ok
Style: 3 Live Crabs+3 Extra Shells
2 are ok 1 didn't make it
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2026 by Steve hauser
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Arrived much sooner than expected. Came very well packaged, it was very active when it first got here. It's very tiny, probably about an inch and a half or something. The $11 for the crab is a pretty good deal, it came with a shell about double the size of the one it's wearing. The crab that is in the habitat with it currently is probably quadruple its size, so more smaller shells will probably need to be purchased later on. I'm not actually keeping this crab, I had to purchase one because I am babysitting sitting right now, and there was originally two hermit crabs when I started babysitting, then a few days ago one died, so I replaced it. So far the little crab seems ok, I plan to give them back tomorrow, so I will update again in a couple weeks on its health. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2025 Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2025 by Angie Crabtree-Covey
    • Arrived alive and healthy Arrived alive and healthy
Style: 4 Live Crabs+4 Extra Shells
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Everyone arrived alive and healthy. I am a little disappointed though. I bought the pack of four with four extra shells. The picture shows four different shells. 3 have the same shell with the four extra shells all the same. One has a different shell. Bummer.
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2026 Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2026 by BilyJo

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