26/08/2022
Bells Animal Education now offers a high quality, caring and experienced pet boarding service for EXOTIC and domestic pets in West Wickham and the surrounding area!
🦎 BELLS ANIMAL BOARDING 🦎
Who are we?
I have years of experience as an Environmental and Animal Educator, based both locally and at various wildlife parks - including at a world renowned zoological park in the centre of London 😉
I worked extensively with small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. My roles have included presenting animal education sessions, as well as husbandry and day-to-day specialist animal care. Target training, diet, animal behaviour, enrichment and monitoring health and wellbeing were integral.
My husband shares the passion for animals and we have taken in many exotic and domestic animal rescues over the years!
Our current full-time residents includes a blue tongued skink, a tegu, sugar gliders, axolotls, tree frogs, lizards, rabbits, ferrets, a giant tortoise and more. We also keep lots of inverts including Madagascan hissing cockroaches, giant millipedes, African land snails, and spiders.
Our services;
• We will consider boarding any small animal – but only if we feel we could give it the care and attention necessary.
we specialise in reptile care.Please message for daily rates and further details.
• We have a range of indoor and outdoor enclosures, all of which meet RSPCA guidelines. These include; vivariums, tanks, hutches, cages and other indoor and outdoor enclosures. We are happy to adapt to suit your pet’s needs or accommodate your own enclosures. (It is often easier to transport and house your small mammals and amphibians in their own familiar surroundings)
We can also do home visits! (In the past we have found it a challenge to find someone to feed our snakes etc whilst on holiday so wanted to take some of that stress away for other people)
• We will discuss carefully your pets’ dietary needs and accommodate them accordingly. To minimise stress, we encourage owners of exotic pets to provide any specialist food their pet is accustomed to.
• Daily enrichment is an essential part of the day for all animals in our care.
Fees;
Prices vary according to the animal and its needs, please message us for more information.
Fees vary according to animal; for example, we charge £40 a week for a domestic small mammal (rabbit/chinchilla etc) and £20 a week for invertebrates.
• Prices are per night and reduced rates are available for blocks of time.Please contact us for a price list.
• Reductions are available for animals sharing enclosures.
• A non-refundable £15 deposit is required, which is offset against the cost of your booking
Frequently asked Questions;
• we are fully insured. However, any medical attention your pets may need, would need to be covered by pet owners/pet owners insurance.
• With your agreement, we will ensure your pet receives veterinary attention if necessary – or we will contact your own preferred veterinarian. We will always contact you if we feel we need to consult a vet.
• If you wish, we will send you daily photo updates to reassure you your animals are safe,well and happy!
• We are both police checked.
• We do our very best to be flexible at short notice (especially for existing clients)– but of cause the earlier you book the better, especially for school holidays!
Other services;
Is a new pet joining your household? Bells Animal Education offers either online or face-to-face pet care sessions for children to give advice and answer questions about pet care. (I am an experienced primary school teacher and these sessions were very popular during lockdown)
If you would like more information about any of our services - or if you or your little ones would like to come and see our personal collection before embarking on your own animal adventure - then feel free to contact us.
Heather and Simon
🦎🐾EXOTIC AND DOMESTIC ANIMAL BOARDING IN THE SOUTH EAST 🦎🐾 IN HOUSE AND HOME VISITS AVAILABLE 🏠
