Just orders new shells!

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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by Kaleighshermies » Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:34 pm

Silver Turbos
Left: 3/4"-7/8"
Right: 5/8"Image


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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by Kaleighshermies » Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:39 pm

All in all I'm happy. I am a little disappointed in some sizes I have.
These are both measured out to 7/8" opening on my form but as you can see there is a difference...
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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by Kaleighshermies » Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:40 pm

Some shells aren't as stunning as others but now I have a good idea what they look like in person so I know which favorites I will order in the future and which ones I will just have 1 copy of.


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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by Kaleighshermies » Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:44 pm

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Just orders new shells!

Post by Kaleighshermies » Thu Jan 05, 2017 2:54 pm

I ordered from Naples Seashell Co. I ordered these shells under the hermit crab ---> round opening section. I thought my guys were medium sized crabs but from what I got with these shells I now realize mine are more on the small side then medium. For now I can only use the shells on the right not the left. If I could change anything I would have ordered from the small Seashell section instead. Live and learn. Hopefully this helps others who are looking to order online. Image

My favorites are by far:
- pearl banded turban (thank god I ordered two)
- pacific turbo
- silver turbo
- pearl banded tapestry

The others are kinda meh. Instead of ordering them just buy one fancy shell that would come to the same cost as all 6 like the dolphin etched one.


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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by daws409 » Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:54 pm

Love the shell selections. Most of Naples stuff is fairly accurate. The one that is suppose to be same size but different... Maybe it was a mistake or they were low in supply. I've never had that happen.... Wish my babies were that size again. I have 3 in a 1 inch. Other 9 are 1 1/2 +.

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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by Kaleighshermies » Thu Jan 05, 2017 8:26 pm

Woah that's big!


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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by kieagcarm » Fri Jan 06, 2017 2:13 pm

Kaleighshermies wrote:Woah that's big!


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May I ask how much they cost with shipping? I want to get new shells

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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by Kaleighshermies » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:31 pm

The shipping fee was 6.75 for shipping from Florida to Connecticut. I paid the additional 1.75 for priority mail which added up to 8.50 so I could get it faster.


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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by EadvEnturEs » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:53 pm

The shells are very pretty! And that shipping is super affordable.
I have a 65G tank and am working on a 5 E colony
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Please look for my adoption post in the thread for TX!
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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by Kaleighshermies » Sat Jan 07, 2017 1:58 pm

I agree! My two males were going CRAZY the night I put them into the tank.


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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by PTCrabs » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:32 pm

daws409 wrote:Love the shell selections. Most of Naples stuff is fairly accurate. The one that is suppose to be same size but different... Maybe it was a mistake or they were low in supply. I've never had that happen.... Wish my babies were that size again. I have 3 in a 1 inch. Other 9 are 1 1/2 +.

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Mine are also in 1 inch and it's hard to find them...I have ordered on line through Etsy and have tried on Naples but got overwhelmed lol I'll try again cause I need more a little bigger than 1 inch


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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by Just Jay » Sat Jan 07, 2017 11:47 pm

those look so so nice! im going to try one more place tomorrow to get some shells. hopefully they are worth waking up early for! this morning i tried and got 45min of traffic and about 2min with my caliper and not a single shell even 3/4. no where near the 7/8, 1 or 1 7/8 i need for two crabs. again they are soooo beautiful i might just order some!!!

only thing i can say about sizing too is some measure things different so maybe that played a role as well.

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Re: Just orders new shells!

Post by Kaleighshermies » Sun Jan 08, 2017 3:54 am

Thanks everyone! And good luck finding shells! I went with Naples due to their good reviews and selection of shells. Whenever I bought shells at a craft store I got babylons and unpolished green turbos with white calcium built up on them. Figured I would spoil them with this purchase.


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