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LHCOS is thrilled to announce another Local Representative joining the team from New York! Welcome Brianna Schmidt! Hey guys, I’m Bri. I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY. My entire life I’ve loved animals. Growing up, I always had a ton of pets from dogs and snakes to fish and birds. My childhood pet bird is now 25 years old! I’ve loved crustaceans as long as I can remember. I would spend hours outside at my local creek catching crayfish to bring home and show my family. When I moved out of my parent’s house a few years ago, I decided to start my own little zoo. I purchasedRead More →

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Our crabby friends in Indonesia were featured on National TV sharing knowledge of hermit crabs. Rizky Perdana Chandra Putranto provides highlights as the video does not include English captions. Kelomang Lovers Indonesia on national TV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRIrH1K050 Video highlights 0:40 Narrator intro to hermit crabs, general and detailed info on biology. 3:15 Narrator on how people are usually exposed to hermit crabs as pets and intro to Kelomang Lovers Indonesia. 4:20 KLI Admin and Co-founder Daniel Roberto Soemarno on history of KLI. 5:05 Narrator on KLI’s motivation and purpose (education and conservation). 5:24 What Daniel, Felix J. Wang want people to see hermit crabs as : exotic animals and shouldRead More →

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Meet Carol Ann Ormes, Crab Kate and Jonathon Livingston Crab. In August 1976 Carol purchased Kate and Jon at two different stores along a boardwalk in Maryland. Their shells were the size of the tip of her pinky. 35 years later, in 2011, Crab Kate passed away. Jon passed away February 2021, 45 1/2 years together. Jon, Kate and Carol will always be an inspiration to the LHCOS community. To learn how to properly care for your pet hermit crabs we invite you to join our Facebook Group Land Hermit Crab Owners Society. To learn more about Carol, Kate and Jon you can read theirRead More →