Exotic Scales Rescue and Rehabilitation

12/06/2024

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🐾 🩸 URGENT FELINE BLOOD DONOR NEEDED 🩸 🐾

We need a lifesaver today - do you have a cat that fits the below criteria:
🐾 over 4kgs in weight
🐾 fully vaccinated
🐾 not travelled out of the UK
🐾 good health and no ongoing medications
🐾 1-7 years old

Please can you call the surgery on 01843 363394 if your feline could be volunteer ❤️

05/06/2024

We took in another baby gull this morning from Thanet Vets s/he is settling in well, has already huddle up to the other two babies, who have been very accepting and is taking food 🥰

If anyone has any cat food that they would be willing to kindly donate to these little gulls we would be incredibly grateful 🙏🏻

04/06/2024

04/06/2024

Would just like to give a massive thank you to one of our supporters! (Keeping anonymous)

Had a delivery this morning and it really has made a huge difference 😍

Thank you so much 💚

31/05/2024

We are pleased to say that the new home we viewed for our bonded budgies passed with flying colours!!
They moved in there and then 😍 they have the most amazing opportunity to thrive, I couldn’t have found a better home.

Good luck boys 😍

Here’s an photo update from the person who took them 😁

31/05/2024

Something a little different at rescue this spring.
If you have any spare newspapers or cat food that you’d like to donate to help our feather friends, please send us a message 😁

Have a great day
~ESR 💚

26/05/2024

We picked up these two stunning birds, a bonded pair of budgerigars 🥹

We have had them chirping away in our living room for some time, they were picked up due to kitten having a new idea of what’s on the menu 😬
They settled in nicely and have been an absolute pleasure to have but it’s time for new adventures.

Today is a big day 😍 we’re off to view their potential new home in Rochester 🥰
🤞🏼

22/02/2024

We had a little rescue mission the week.
I received a call from Thanet Vets close to 7pm on Tuesday evening, I thought it may be another hedgehog but to my surprise they’d had a call about a lovely little corn snake that was found in someone’s flat, in a shoe of all things 😂

After quite a stressful ordeal for the young man trying to get this little snake into a suitable box, it was very quickly brought to us here at ESR, we gave a quick health check so to not cause too much extra stress, the snake was in good condition, no redness to the throat, no bubbling and thankfully no cuts or abrasions so we popped it into a viv on a low temp setting. Due to being unsure of how long the snake had been out for it was best to bring the temperature up slowly so not to cause any problems.

Poor little thing felt like a pebble, it was ever so cold!
Much to our surprise we managed to find the owner within less than 24 hours!!

Quite an exciting adventure for our little slithery friend but a happy ending!

Now in a travel tub on the way home 😍 hopefully you will stay there this time, little Houdini

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21/08/2023

Lots of numbers left on our raffle!
Join our group with this link https://chat.whatsapp.com/HF2NVyIP1LnE3l7UT5mu8P to see all of our raffle and auctions.

🎟️ Main raffle 🎟️
Tickets cost - £5 each
Only 200 numbers available!
Winner = One room professionally redecorate.

_Terms and Conditions_
- must be average/standard sized room.
- must only need light preparation.
- must be clear, ready for decoration.
- 2 wall colours maximum.
- paint is included.

- wallpaper removal is not included.
- wallpapering is not included.
- hall, stairs and landing is not included.
- murals and other other wall art is not included.

You must live within the CT(1-17) area to participate, please note that unfortunately Hythe and Folkestone (CT-18,19,20,21) are not able to participate at this time.

🎟️ 200 numbers available - £5 each 🎟️

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28/06/2023

We managed to raise £54 over the weekend whilst at Herne Bay 😊
Thank you to everyone who donated items to us.

This will be used on substrate and food for our scaly friends, we have also had a referral bonus from Briar house which will be used on our next visit 😁

If you have pets and are looking for a new vet or know someone who is, please contact us for a referral voucher. (Briar House only)
You will receive £15 off your visit when you show it to the reception staff. We also receive £15 which is placed on our account, this is only used for our rescue and no other animals in our care 💚🐍🦎

17/06/2023

Still have numbers available on our raffle 🙂 we can’t draw until all numbers are filled.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HF2NVyIP1LnE3l7UT5mu8P

Please use the link provided to enter the chat, if you do not have WhatsApp but would still like to participate please message me.

07/05/2023

Hercules is displeased, he has no Strawberries!
I tried telling him the tortoises didn’t get them either but he’s still watching every bite they take 😂

28/04/2023

Good evening everyone!
We still have numbers available on our raffles! 🥳

💥Raffle #1 - Prize - Room Redecorated
🧨Raffle #2 - Prize - Feature Wall

Do you live in the CT1-17 area?
Would like the chance to win one of our amazing prizes donated by The Lady Decorator and help our scaly (and prickly 😁) friends?

Then simply click the link below!
(If you are unable to use WhatsApp please contact us for alternative ways to participate)

➡️🔗 https://chat.whatsapp.com/HF2NVyIP1LnE3l7UT5mu8P 🔗⬅️

All raffle details will be available on the group.

Thank you for reading

20/03/2023

Good evening everyone!

We are holding another raffle! 🥳

Would you like the chance to have a room in your home redecorated or maybe a feature wall for the price of just 1 raffle ticket?! 😱

The Lady Decorator is kindly donating her services to 2 lucky winners!!
(Ts&Cs apply, can be found by the link provided)

Redecorating can be very expensive, so why not try and shave the cost this year!
Buy a raffle ticket (or two 😉) to have the chance to win!

All money goes directly to Exotic Scales Rescue to help with the cost of caring for unwanted/injured and mistreated reptiles 💚

⬇️ Click the link below to participate!! ⬇️
https://chat.whatsapp.com/HF2NVyIP1LnE3l7UT5mu8P

22/01/2023

Good morning everyone!! 😁
Don’t forget that you can raise donations for us for FREE through Easy Fundraising! 🎉

We have just 6 supporters and have raised almost £100!! 😱
We can raise so much more but we need your help, so if you shop online please sign up below and help us to make a difference for our scaly friends 🦎

Please support Exotic Scales Rescue and Rehabilitation on this year, you can raise FREE donations when you shop online with over 7,000 brands. It's simple and only takes 2 minutes to sign up! This will make a BIG difference to us. Sign up here:

https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/exoticscalesrandr/?utm_campaign=raise-more&utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=fdrg23-f1

16/01/2023

Sapphira has a new hat 😂

28/12/2022

I hope you’ve enjoyed your time off, I’m sure a lot of you are back at work already.

If you are going to be buying/adopting a reptile this year please be sure to..

Do your research,
Have your tank FULLY set up,
Have your tank running to check it all works (for at least 48-72 hours),
Find an exotic vet and register with them,
Be sure to know where you are purchasing your food and have a back up shop you can buy from.

You should be doing all of this BEFORE you bring home your new scalebaby.
So many posts on fb about people getting animals and asking for ‘tips’ when the tank and husbandry are already completely wrong and the poor animal is now the one to suffer until it’s fixed.
You wouldn’t buy a dog before getting collar, lead, bowls, beds.. so why is it okay for us to do it reptiles?

If you need any help on choosing your enclosure, heating and lighting equipment, husbandry etc.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, no question is a stupid one, we were all new to this once 🙂

27/12/2022

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Anyone have any plans for New Year?

Who has a New Years Resolution?

Here’s Rhi and Hestia with their Christmas Stocking 😁

19/12/2022

Christmas came early this year 😁

Massive thank you to Pangea Reptile and Elite Cresties for supporting us, this will make an outstanding difference! 💚

Have a wonderful day everyone 😁

17/12/2022

I am not Christmas present,
I am a 20 year+ commitment.
I am not a throw away toy,
I am family.

Please think of me before you buy me as a gift.

03/12/2022

Please take a moment to read our post 💚

It’s getting closer to Christmas!!
Will you be shopping online?

So far we have raised just under £60 with but we desperately need your help! Cost of living is rapidly rising but sadly our funding is not.

Sadly no one from our group or page has signed up to help these beautiful animals and it’s completely free! It just takes 2 minutes of your time.

Instead of scrolling after this post, hit the sign up button! 😍

We don’t want to have to turn animals away but we can’t give these animals the vet treatment and care they need on compassion alone, I do not get any help with this rescue, no government funding or donations, everything is paid for by me and me alone.

We can only stay open with your help 🙏🏻

Here’s an idea of a couple of things we have to pay for regularly..

1 vet trip costs a minimum of £50 -
We have over 30 animals here, that’s £1,500 for every rescue to get a check up (which must be done before and after Quarantine)

1 thermostat costs £60 -
Every animal needs it’s own thermostat in order to regulate the correct temperature, sharing thermostats is not advisable as you only have 1 sensor probe.

1 day of electric for their heating and lighting is roughly £15 -
That’s around £450 a month 😱

1 week of food for just our Tegu is around £10-£15 -
This consists of green leaf salads, fruit and meat.. that’s just one lizard.

4 red foot tortoises eat over an entire crate of salads, fruits, veg and meat each week!
Thankfully we get an amazing donation from Our Kitchen on the Isle of Thanet every Friday packed fully of goodies!

So please remember to use when you do your Christmas shopping.

Over 7,000 brands will donate to Exotic Scales Rescue and Rehabilitation at no extra cost to you - so you can raise donations when you buy gifts, decorations, your festive food shopping or anything else!

Please sign up and help us raise more at:
https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/exoticscalesrandr/?utm_campaign=christmas_22&utm_source=social&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=raisemore-christmas22-f1

03/12/2022

Good morning 💚

19/11/2022

There is a young lady that deserves the biggest thank you..

Lovely Andrea from Our Kitchen on the Isle of Thanet has donated this HUGE amount of food for our rescues 🥹

The tortoises have been investigating and fully approve, they think the tomatoes are exceptionally nice, Penelope demonstrated quite how nice they were by simply shoving her entire face into it 😂

Thank you so much for your amazing support and generosity!

19/11/2022

Good morning everyone!!

A little ESR Update..

Our Raffle is going well only a few more numbers to be bought 😁 getting excited for those who entered.. we have a VERY Special raffle coming up next year 👀

Penelope and Gaia are getting on like a house on fire! Seen an amazing improvement in Penelope’s eating habits etc now that Gaia is around. Gaia is a lot more active too which is lovely to see, he’s really coming out his shell! 😉😏… 😂

Sadly our little Hedghog couldn’t pull through and the infection took over 🥺 rest well MrSnuffles 💚

It seems that the phase of keeping reptiles may be wearing off a little which is great! We’ve only needed to collect 2 recently which is a huge improvement to the 20+ a month we were getting!!
Sadly that doesn’t mean our cost goes down, it just doesn’t really go up either 😔

Here’s a picture of Gaia and Penelope enjoying a piece of watermelon 💚

17/11/2022

Numbers are filling up for our Christmas raffle, don’t miss out on your chance to win! 🎄