Patent ID: 7765953

Claim:
A caring shell for surrogate use upon a hermit crab, comprising: a main shell configured to be transportably worn by a hermit crab, defining generally a seashell shaped body, and having a receiving chamber forming within the seashell shaped body; the seashell shaped body having an opening formed at a front lateral side thereof, the receiving chamber communicating with the outer space for the hermit crab to move between the receiving chamber and the outer space; the seashell shaped body having a through hole formed at a rear lateral side thereof communicating with the receiving chamber; and a movable cover movably assembled to the rear side of the seashell shaped body of the main shell for optionally opening and closing the through hole, wherein the movable cover further has a bolt hole communicating to a receiving space within the movable cover, the main shell further comprises a connection bolt being fit for the bolt hole and the connection bolt having the through hole, and the connection bolt is assembled to the bolt hole to make the movable cover be assembled to the main shell.