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Society Blog (Page 40)

2019 The Year in Review

2020-01-01
By: lhcos
On: January 1, 2020
In: Society

In 2019 the Land Hermit Crab Owners Society organization celebrated its 20th anniversary and boy did we do some amazing things. Our organizations principles: Community Awareness & Activism Research & Rescue Education Allow us to brag on our community and it’s dedication to our mission and principles by sharing our accomplishments in 2019. Claws in the Classroom has helped approximately 30 classrooms with proper supplies and care information. Claws in the Classroom recipient and Local Rep Darcy, and her class, will be video chatting with another Claws in the Classroom class of littles to share their knowledge. đź’ś Local Reps Darcy and Serina are settingRead More →

Four New Local Representatives Join the Team

2019-12-19
By: lhcos
On: December 19, 2019
In: Society

Welcome four new Local Representatives! Meet Moa, Darcy, Serina and Danielle: Darcy Madsen joins us from central Texas. She lives in Belton with her husband, Luke, and four teenage daughters; Faith (17), Emma (16) Brooke (16), and Gracelynn (14). Darcy has a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and a teaching degree from Texas Teachers. She has been a school teacher for 11 years and currently teaches AVID to 6th grade students. Darcy’s passion for hermit crabs started in a beach side shop in Port Aransas, Tx while on a family vacation. Her daughter, Brooke, saw the cute little creatures in their adorable painted shells andRead More →

Welcome New Approved Sellers

2019-12-10
By: lhcos
On: December 10, 2019
In: Society

LHCOS welcomes two new Approved Sellers!! Hermit GrubRead More →

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Content on this site is informed by decades of hermit crab care research and education published through Crab Street Journal.

Crab Street Journal was created by the founders of Land Hermit Crab Owners Society as the organization’s official online magazine and hermit crab care library. It exists to document best practices, correct misinformation, and support ethical, science-based care for land hermit crabs.

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