Crystal is our newest rehome and she is an 8 year old ball python.
Bearded dragon Peggy has recently been rehomed into the Animal Encounters Family!
Our resident rabbits are happiest when they are being stroked and cuddled. They are super soft and their favourite snack in carrots 🥕
Gary is a super chilled Crested Gecko who has recently joined us due to his owner no longer being able to care for him. His enclosure consists of a waterfall, live plants, plenty of hiding spaces and a nice warm heat lamp. His best features have to be his feet - he can walk up glass!!
Found in a handful of Caribbean islands, these stick insects, both called Steph, will live to about 18 months. The females of this species have tiny green wings on her shoulders (can you spot them?) The males have functional wings, so we can't have those unfortunately!
We have 3 boys, all called Steve, and 2 girls, both called Stephanie. Natively from Borneo, these stick insects are one of over 3000 stick insect species that are known of.
Our gerbils are called Brownie and Caramel and they were born in July 2024. Their favourite activity is digging, and making lots of burrows and tunnels. They love to be stroked as long as you're gentle and we must never touch their tails!
Originating in Madagascar, these giant Hissing cockroaches are called Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny & Luna (can you see what I've gone with there?) They eat decaying fruit, veg and plant matter and in captivity they can eat dry cat food for protein.
Lucy and Lizzie are Peruvian X Abysinian piggy sisters. They love kale, carrots and eat lots of hay! They are no way related to pigs! The theory is that the name came from the pig-like speaking noises they make when they're excited or hungry.
We have Lesley, Louise, Sharon & Shelley. They can live up to 10 years old, they can each lay up to 1,200 eggs per year! They need a variety of calcium and vitamin supplements as well as lots of leafy vegetables to keep their shell in tip top condition.
They loves to eat brambles, oak leaves and lots of seeds. We provide lots of leaves, hides, branches, rocks and logs to try and keep them as natural as possible. They're a declining species due partially to pesticides and mechanical farming such as combine harvesting.
Millie is the largest species of milipedes of over 10,000 species. These invertebrates will live up to 10 years old and when fully grown they can have up to 400 legs!
Ruby is two years old and is the most docile breed of Tarantula. She will happily walk from hand to hand as long as everyone is still and quiet. Tarantulas are nearly blind so easily scared. She will likely live to around 20 years old.
Cynthia is 3 years old and in the wild would be found in fields and forests in North America. She is a constrictor in the sense of how she catches her prey, so she doesn't have fangs. Cynthia is incredibly inquisitive and enjoys being handled a couple of times a week at most.
Boris! He's an inquisitive little tortoise currently aged one. He's likely to live for another 80 years! He was bred in captivity and was safely brought over from Macedonia. All Herman Tortoises have to have microchips and licences. His favourite food is Dandelion leaves.
Hattie the Hedgehog is my personal favourite. She is such a gentle creature when she is settled and her favourite snack is mealworms. She is easily startled and hates loud noises.
