Cute Bearded Dragons eating their greens! 😍
Wild adult Beardie diets actually consist of around 60-80% plant matter – live food needs to be offered signifcantly less than most of us are led to believe.
👉Transitioning to mostly plant matter could actually save you a ton of time & money! ⏲️💰
👉Want more information on this?
D.M. us & we will send you a copy of our Bearded Dragon Care Guide which covers this in more detail.
#beardeddragon
#beardeddragonlife
Is it distracting working with your life partner & best friend? .... sometimes, but its a good distraction! 😃
Happy Friday everyone. Hope you all have a great weekend! X
10 minutes before the client arrives ......
Volume up! 🔊
#ithappenseverytime #workingfromhome
Filtered water for pets? Is it ‘better’ than tap water? 🤔💦
Water sources found in nature contain essential minerals such as calcium & magnesium 💧
The types & quantites of minerals varies vastly depending on location across the globe 🌏
Each species living in an area will have evolved to utlise the unque combination of naturally occurring minerals found in their local water supply 🚰
House tap water contains minerals which can be highly beneficial to health 🏠
However it also contains additional chemicals such as chlorine & fluoride.
U.K. tap water is strictly regulated & deemed safe for human consumption.
However what we don’t know is the potential effects these additional chemicals could potentially have on our animals.
We already know Reptiles & Parrots are much more sensitive to artificial toxins in the environment.
However at the present, the research simply isn’t there.
We generally only provide water for animals from a filter which uses activated carbon.
That way some of the chemicals are removed but minerals left in.
Alternatively water that is left out for 24hours uncovered will naturally ‘dechlorinate’.
#animalkeeper
#animalnutrition
A Red Nose Day T.V. moment from 9 years ago! 😆
Its pretty cringe 🙈, but that epic Lemur joke definitely makes up for it 😆
Happy Red Nose Day for tomorrow! 🔴
Yorkshire Wildlife Park
#rednoseday2024 #rednoseday #lol #comicrelief
1st of March be like..... 😆🙈
Volume up! 🔊
Who else is excited for March?
#lawnlover
#winterisover
#summeriscoming #overthetop
#spring2024
Slow motion of boarder Merlin Feeding!
#chameleon #chameleonsofinstagram #chameleonlove #reptiles
Flipping Pancakes with a Cast Iron Pan 😆🍳
Because our house is typically full of animals, we don’t use any form of coated pan & instead opt for natural materials only.
This thing weighs a bloody ton so I think we did a pretty good job all things considered 🙈
The pancakes were actually really nice too 😋👌
Happy Pancake Day! 🥞
What’s your favourite topping? 👇
Golden syrup here 🙈
#pancakes #pancakeday2024 #pancakeslover
What exactly do we do when we don't have any animals in, 2024 edition.
#workinghard
#productive
Bird Room Goals 🦜
- Sent to us by one of our regular clients. Your flock is very lucky! 😍
#parrotsofinstagram
#parrotlife
#parrots
🐢Tortoise Owners🐢
Do you find wild foraging for weeds tedious? 🫤
Liven it up by pretending your in the Hunger Games 👍🏹
Works best in wooded areas & if you plait your hair.
#lol
#hungergames
Bonfire Night ..... 🎆
If there was a Bonfire Night equivalent of Ebenezer Scrooge that would be us this year 😆
Instead of indulging in a sticky onion hot dog 🌭 on a saturated field & appreciating a good Catherine Wheel, we will be staying home with our five pack of jumbo fun sparklers & big Mack 🦮
Please reassure us we are not the only ones? 😆
Have a great evening whatever your plans are 🎆🎇
#keepingitsimple
#CozyNights #Bonfire2023
🌏Myth: it is good to give Animals the same food every day.
🌏Fact: The vast majority of animals on the planet, including ourselves have evolved to thrive on diversity.
👉There is a phenomenal amount of evidence now supporting the connection between a highly varied diet & improved health outcomes.
👉This research (mostly focused on humans) has shown that a diverse gut microbiota (achieved hy eating a highly varied diet) is strongly linked to less overall physical & mental disease.
👉Unsurprisingly, evidence is also supporting a similar outcome for animals & when we delve into the wild habitats & natural behaviour, it becomes clear why.
🐢For example, Tortoises under wild observations have been recorded devouring over 200 different species of plant in a single season! 🌱
🦜Surprisingly to many, Parrots in the wild will forage on a wide variety of flowers, leaves, bark, insects & minerals in addition to nuts seeds, fruits & vegetables! All of which gets completely turned over in a single season! 🌸🪳🌱🥭
👉The reality is, the availability & quality of food in the wild environment far surpasses that which is available to us in captivity.
👉Due to the large variety, animals have evolved to benefit from a vast range of nutrients & further utilise this method of feeding to their advantage.
👉What can we do to help?
Watch out for further content where we will cover more on this! 👀
What to expect when you arrive at our establishment ..........
Apart from a warm & friendly greeting (of course 😆), it is highly likely you will get Mack attacked..........
Please pet & cuddle big Mack responsibly 🐾🦮
We will not be held responsible for the transfer of dog hairs & kibble breath 👍
#lol
#nobodygreetsyoulikeadog
Simba is the first lucky Rabbit to try out our new Rabbit Lodge! 🐇
We are currently still looking at ways we can utilise the space more- hopefully finding a way to add more elevations etc.
#rabbit #rabbitwelfare
Give it up for our July 2023 Boarders 😀 Which ones your favourite? 👇
We’ve wanted to do this video for ages, however since it’s been constant rain for the last two weeks we kept putting it off ⛈️☔️
But since it looks like the rain isn’t going anywhere we thought what the heck 🤷♂️
Introducing our new purpose built Tortoise Garden! 😃🐢
Featuring:
🐢 12ft x 6ft space.
🐢 A variety of Tortoise safe daily plants.
🐢 Different elevations & terrains.
🐢 An oscillating sprinkler to mimic rainfall (not that we need that right now).
All our Tortoise boarders will be allocated time in the garden whenever the weather permits ☀️
#tortoise #tortoisegarden
More than you probably realise goes into feeding our Tortoise Boarders! 😍🐢
Replicating a wild Tortoise diet is actually incredibly difficult, if not impossible.
That’s why it’s important to make the most of what we have available to us, which to be honest is more than you might realise!
Key points 🐢
👉Avoid repetitive feeding
👉The more variety the better
👉Make use of the Tortoise Table App
#tortoise #tortoiselover #tortoiselife
