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The LHCOS Board of Directors would like address a recent Facebook post that circulated, which included what appeared to be a public “banned shops” list associated with LHCOS. That post was shared in error by a well-meaning volunteer and has since been removed. We want to offer some clarity. The list was part of an outdated internal reference file that should have been archived a long time ago. It was never intended for public release. The word “banned” is also not really accurate to what the list was for. While the shops listed had, at some point, been flagged for issues that conflicted with LHCOSRead More →

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A message from FJ Ong Pramono Dear hermit crab enthusiasts,Following a discussion with Stacy Griffith, I decide to make this post. As an Indonesian hermit crab enthusiast and researcher, I want to make you aware that some fellow Indonesians join many different Land Hermit Crab care groups only for the sake of searching new information – e.g. about new species – but mainly to make SALES! Poachers have many tactics. Just this week, poachers were caught with 998 Coenobita purpureus (Blueberry hermit crabs,) which are a protected species. Legal Risks of Accepting an Illegally Imported Shipment of Live Hermit Crabs in the U.S. Importing liveRead More →