Such a great party!
Thank you @firsttouch for having us! More photos coming soon!
Let the countdown begin to these beautiful enclosures being in use 💝
Chad is a rehome not a rescue, I feel I need to be clear on this, as to rescue something, is a whole different story. Chad came from someone who loved him but who also knew, due to their up coming work commitments, Chads long life would be more enriched with us (we also have 2 monitors from the same previous owner!). Since his arrival, he has been the utmost gentleman, if we are in the shelter, he free roams he seems to not bother or be bothered by the other residents, he interacts with us all and gently with the children stays very still, there has been no charging of anyone, although there was the odd hiss and tail whip when he first arrived and I had to pick him up, he now allows me to pick him up to place him back into his enclosure and seems to understand. This is his winter enclosure, we have been donated a huge dog kennel which will be drilled onto the side of the shed so when it gets warmer he can roam a bit outside and sniff the plants and then go back inside if he wants to! The reason I’ve been worried about posting about him is because he’s so wonderful that I worry others will go out and get them as babies, these giants are an endangered species (I’ve applied for a CITES certificate for him) they are big, they absolutely 💯 need close attention, from what I can gather he really, really does love it, he’s happy to be stroked and genuinely seems to thrive on human company. Please remember I changed my life so that this is what I do full time, I can give them that full attention, if you get one, you have to make sure you can look after them, build a huge enclosure, socialise them, give them attention they deserve. Please think before you buy ‘pets’ so many come to me because they get too big or aggressive. Rhino iguanas are known for being docile but each one is different....#chadleytherhinoiguana #rhinoiguana #iguanasofinstagram #iguanasofinsta #rhinoiguanasofinsta #chad #chadley #beauty #beautiful #thecosmosexplained #authorcharlesliu #scien
Yesterday, we popped over to the neighbours (and great, great, friends/extended family 💝) with a little Boxing Day treat! It was the chinchillas first outing, a bit sooner than I would have expected but quite honestly they behaved PERFECTLY and we literally passed them over the fence in carry boxes, so they didn’t have to travel far. Belle the Iguana is so precious I could cry and the other more seasoned reptile encounter residents took it all in their stride! I always love it when the kids bond with the skinks they are such funny looking creatures (sausages with teeny legs!) and they get the big oooooo’s and ahhhhhhs! If you’re interested in booking an encounter to your home or preferred setting, you can follow the private @the_dragon_shelter_encounters page to gauge what parties and school visits are like....#boxingday #christmas #christmastreats #happy #activitiesforkids #fun #reptiles #iguana #iguanaofinstagram #meetingtheneighbours #neveradullmoment #overthehedge@annaimilo @richardbutler926
A little fun story for all my little school encounter children! To keep updated on the real life Leo (have your kids seen the cartoon Netflix film?) check out @the_dragon_shelter on Instagram! Next Year, if he stays as good natured, I might even bring him to meet you at one of my encounters! All encounters I do are to support the reptile shelter (there are 3 furries too now!) please also follow Jodie’s work Fripps Farm Animal Rescue honestly when I visited yesterday I was utterly amazed by her round the clock solid care for all animals, from the Deer that come in injured, to the horses who need rehabilitating, to a bearded dragon amputee, a girl after my own heart, little did we know when we met 24 years ago, we’d spend our 40’s covered in mud!
So excited to introduce my next children in encounters to these two. From Chloe’s Exotics (Instagram) she rescues snakes rehabilitates them and finds them homes… or their homes find them. Before I owed a snake (Tyrone and he was purely by chance) I was terrified. How wrong I was, ball pythons are, mostly, docile creatures, they react well to the environment they are in and DO definitely build a ‘snakey’ trust in their owners. I asked someone, will I bond with a snake? Will they know me?! Yes they do, obviously environment is a huge factor, it’s very evident that Chloe has brought up some incredible snakes. Now if she could just come and take my kids too that would be fantastic 🤪😉💗🐍🐍🐍
#happy #proud #happyplace #happyplace
