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  • Meet Jonathan Livingston Crab and his owner Carol Ormes. Carol brought Jon home in 1976 and they are still together today.

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    Carol Ann Ormes sitting on her couch with her two pet hermit crabs: Crab Kate and Jonathon Livingston Crab

Hermit Crab Adoption Program

Hermit Crab Adoption Program
Hermit Crab Adoption Program

Resources for LHCOS Adopters

Hermit Crab Adoption Program
Hermit Crab Adopter Resources

Local Representative Program

LHCOS Local Representative
LHCOS Local Representative

C.C.C.

Crustacean C.A.R.E. Coalition
Crustacean C.A.R.E. Coalition

Approved Seller Program

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Sister Site Program

Crustacean C.A.R.E. Coalition Sister Site
Crustacean C.A.R.E. Coalition Sister Site

Hermit Crab Academy: Nutrition

Claws in the Classroom

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Claws in the Classroom

Hermit Crab Care Group

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(Photo credit: Sherri Werdebaugh.) Calling all US AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS who want captive bred babies. I am working with an international wholesaler of captive-bred Caribbean reef fish (ORA) who is interested in carrying MY captive-bred babies. If you live in the US OR live overseas, and have been wishing you could get your hands on some of my babies, I need your help! If you have a local saltwater fish store, or a pet store that carries saltwater fish, would you please contact them and tell them you’ve heard that ORA is going to be carrying captive-bred babies and you want to get on theRead More →