Laura Porter, a woman in Omaha, is getting millions of views on Tik Tok and Instagram for………. Her pet rainbow crab. She does short videos with the female crab named Howie where she dresses Howie up and takes Howie outside for walks in a special see through back pack and other adventures. And Laura says that Howie also knows sign language. I was skeptical about that, but I watched a video where Howie kind of does the ASL sign for eating. She asks Howie to show her and Howie does it. You can watch the video on my blog. Howie apparently also knows how to high five. There are videos of that too.
Howie was named after Laura’s favorite comedian, Howie Mandel. They bought her as a pet after Laura’s daughter’s pet fish died. Laura says that Howie also loves to roll around in a hamster ball. Laura and Howie have gotten so popular that they’re getting covered by national news now.
@howiethecrab Watch Howie sign food with both claws at once. She really wanted to get her point across. She’s not starving, she wanted SECOND dinner! 😅 Howie is wearing another hat from a fan tonight. She received two more gifts in the mail today. Lots more fun content on the way! ☺️ #howiethecrab #signlanguage #asl #petcrab ♬ The Raiders March Indiana Jones Theme (From Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark”) – Geek Music