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October 28, 2011

Project Shellter, 3D Printing Shells to Ease Hermit Crab Shell Shortage

by Laura Domela

Project Shellter is a MakerBot community initiative by Miles Lightwood to design and 3D print shells for pet hermit crabs, who like their wild relatives, are facing a global shortage of donor shells. Lightwood hopes the man-made shells will stop the practice of removing shells from the wild for use by pet hermit crabs. via Laughing Squid

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photo 1 via MakerBot, photo 2 by Miles Lightwood

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