The Nature Nook

05/01/2025

What do you use to clean your house when your parrot is around?

05/01/2025

Big thank you to Alex Mockridge for helping find some amazing new homes for some of our long-stay reptiles today!

We now have far fewer animals to worry about, and those animals get amazing new homes after a very long wait. Safe travels to everyone and we hope they get on well in their new homes ❤️

05/01/2025

Morning guys !
Wondering if anyone has a spare outdoor hutch they would consider donating free or cheap for us we would be extremely grateful!

Bunny picture just because she’s adorable.

04/01/2025

Picked up this lovely young lady with an unfortunate beak condition known as scissor beak.

This condition is a misalignment of the upper and lower beak, usually caused by genetics or trauma to the beak.

It can lead to dramatic weight loss in parrots as they struggle to crunch hard foods with a beat that doesn't meet in the middle.

As you can see in this video, it seems she's been having some trouble preening her feathers as a result.

Thankfully our resident bird expert will be giving her a much needed trim which should help her feel much better!

04/01/2025

It's January and everyone's talking about diets . . . so here is a little reminder of what your rabbits daily diet should be.

Lots of yummy fresh hay and herbs with a small sprinkling of pellets will keep your buns tummy and teeth healthy 🥦. Carrots and fruit should only be given in tiny amounts as treats 🥕🍏.

We have started rehoming again so do hop over to our website if you are looking to adopt a rabbit or two 🐰🐇 - https://animalrescueandcare.org.uk/adopt-a-rabbit/ 💚

03/01/2025

Just a quick post to say thank you to Sophie for being so amazing!

Over Christmas we've had two rabbits taken in, one of which came in a terrible way, very skinny and covered in matted hair, which we were able to remove. She'll now be heading home for some much needed TLC

03/01/2025

So you want to adopt?
Have you researched cage sizes? Keep in mind they require a cage big enough to turn around in..They require a cage big enough to open their wings..Then comes bar spacing,small enough they can not escape through the cage bars.
Perches yes make sure you have multiple perches of different diameters for that particular species.
Food/water dishes if you have multiple birds in the same cage,make sure you add multiple dishes.
Toys and more toys of different sizes and shapes again for your particular size bird..
Make sure to check the toys for broken parts.
Weigh ins especially if you have noticed a change in your birds eating habits.
Then comes their diet and yes pellets have gone up in cost..
Fruits and veggies darker in color and I highly suggest staying away from the more sugary fruits during hormonal season.
Nuts yes we highly suggest tree nuts..
Peanuts equals aspergillus which may lead to issues with your birds air sac.
Touching past the neck,down the back and especially under the wings..Well that can cause a whole lot of panting and frustration for your bird.

03/01/2025

We are officially opening our boarding services for this year!

We will have spaces available from late Feb, all through the year. Please fill out the form below and we will send you an invoice along with some additional information.

We will take a non-refundable deposit equal to 50% of the booking in order to secure your pet's place. The remaining balance can either be paid in advance, or on the day you drop your pet off with us.

We can offer spaces for the following types of animal:
- Mice, rats, Degus, gerbils, hamsters
- Rabbits, guinea pigs & Chinchillas
- Corn snakes, royal pythons, king snakes, milk snakes etc
- bearded dragons, skinks, leopard Geckos etc

https://form.jotform.com/243582261151047

Thank you all! 🌿 🐍 🦎

02/01/2025

Please consider nominating us!! We are desperately in need of some funding

Nominate your Soopa Heroes!🎉
Thanks to your generosity over our flash December sale, we have a huge £1,000 to giveaway!🎉

Are you ready?!🐶 Soopa will make a donation of £250 to FOUR registered animal charities of your choice as a way of saying thanks for all of the work they continue to do!

To nominate your chosen charity:
🌱Comment below tagging the registered charity you wish to nominate.
🌱Like and Share this post!

If your charity is chosen, we will also send a bundle of Soopa goodies to you as a thank you!🐶 Entries are open until 8th at midnight. Open to all UK and Ireland registered animal charities.

Good Luck!🐶🤞
*Winners will be selected at random*

02/01/2025

We're considering doing a fundraising event in the next few weeks to raise some much needed money for spaying two new rabbits and building some new enclosures. Here are my ideas so far:
- Craft fair
- Quiz
- Bingo
- Some kind of craft workshop

Feel free to leave any other suggestions below! We want to know what events YOU would attend if they were on!

02/01/2025

Orders going in today:
- Reptile
- Natural treat
- Nature's own pet
- General animal order

20% off through The Nature Nook, please get any requests in by the end of the day!

01/01/2025

Look how cute these are!! We may well be getting some cactus ones in soon!

01/01/2025

To start off the new year:
What products would you like to see us add to the Nature Nook this year?

01/01/2025

Hello everyone!

To start with: Happy New Year!!!!

We're currently on a mission to fix a few jobs that need doing before we're closed for 2/3 weeks on the 23rd of Jan.

For this, we need to secure a few bits and bobs including:.
- Some correx protection board sheets
- Some sheets of MDF to build a storage cupboard
- A combination washer/dryer
- A fridge freezer in good condition

We're also on the lookout, as always, for:
- Someone who can make some rabbit enclosures for boarding/rescues
- 4ft vivariums
- A company who can fix our front window (the cheaper the better!)
- A company who can provide a sheet of glass for a vivarium
- Large branches/logs for a large enclosure

Please let me know if you have any leads, or know of any businesses who might be willing to help!

31/12/2024

One more intake to end the year 🐰

This beautiful lady has come in to us after the loss of her partner . We would like to say a HUGE thank you to her previous owners who went above and beyond to help us accommodate her .
Meet Flopsy!

27/12/2024

We are BACK tomorrow at 9.30!

We'll be open till 4pm Saturday, Sunday and Monday before taking New year's eve/day off ☺️

24/12/2024

Morning all!

Christmas opening hours:
24th- 10-2
25th- CLOSED
26th- CLOSED
27th- CLOSED
28th- 9.30-4
29th- 9.30-4
30th- 9.30-4
31st- CLOSED
1st- CLOSED

Merry Christmas all!

23/12/2024

Hello everyone!

We're considering offering some boarding services starting in the spring and wanted to get your opinions on pricing.

Does this seem fair?

We've done some research on what other organisations charge, and totalled up costs in hay, veg etc per animal for the duration of their stay.

We'd like to be reasonably affordable but also make a profit if we can!