Ruby's Reptile Rescue

Ruby's Reptile Rescue Non-profit
Reptile rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming
Based in South Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Check out our website to adopt!

Parker the salmon pink bird eater tarantula is on her holidays here with us! Isn’t she amazing❤️
05/09/2025

Parker the salmon pink bird eater tarantula is on her holidays here with us! Isn’t she amazing❤️

Hunter is searching for his forever home! He is such a sweet boy and enjoys relaxing out of his enclosure with us. He is...
05/09/2025

Hunter is searching for his forever home!
He is such a sweet boy and enjoys relaxing out of his enclosure with us. He is so beautiful and has stunning iridescent scales.

He didn’t have the best start to life and really deserves an amazing forever home ❤️
Please share so we can find his forever family!

You may remember chance the leopard gecko from a few months ago. He arrived to us in an awful state and needed surgery. ...
03/09/2025

You may remember chance the leopard gecko from a few months ago. He arrived to us in an awful state and needed surgery. His recovery was going so well, but unfortunately he needed to see the vets again today as his eye has become infected.

We have sent off swaps for culture to see whats causing this issue and will be treating him with antibiotics and pain relief whilst we wait for the results.

This recent appointment cost us ÂŁ308.
We are in a desperate need for donations to cover his vet bills and the care for the animals here. We received one donation last month, and as grateful as we are for this donation, it is not enough to help us keep our doors open. We will be unable to take in any medical cases as we simply cannot afford any more vet visits. Your donations help us save lives, so please, nothing is too small- we are so grateful for anything ❤️

Please share this post, we need you to help us continue our work

We now offer pet boarding services!! We can board many species of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. All proceeds g...
01/09/2025

We now offer pet boarding services!!
We can board many species of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates.

All proceeds go towards the care and maintenance of the rescues here ❤️

Your scaley family members will be loved and cared for by us as if they were our own

Check out our website or pop us a message for more information

Pippa update! Pippa arrived to us as part of an emergency intake case a few weeks ago. She was extremely malnourished, d...
25/08/2025

Pippa update!
Pippa arrived to us as part of an emergency intake case a few weeks ago. She was extremely malnourished, dehydrated and anaemic, to the point her belly scales were overlapping her sides. She was riddled with mites and was refusing food.

She is now mite free and is eating so well on her own! She is still slightly underweight but has gained so much weight, we are so proud of this tiny friendly girl ❤️

Royal pythons love to climb and bask under UVB. Our beautiful resident Ivy does an excellent job at displaying this! Man...
22/08/2025

Royal pythons love to climb and bask under UVB. Our beautiful resident Ivy does an excellent job at displaying this!

Many people unfortunately still believe in the outdated husbandry practices of keeping this species in small, barren storage tubs- instead of large, enriching enclosures. These people often make these points to excuse the care, or lack or care they give these animals:
1. “They eat better in small enclosures”
2. “They are nocturnal or crepuscular so prefer dark enclosures with no lights”
3. “They live underground in the wild”

But here are the facts!
1. As long as your enclosure has plenty of hiding opportunities and clutter that best recreates their natural environment so they feel safe, you shouldn’t really have any issues with feeding! We primarily rescue royals that have been kept in racks their whole life, and have never had an issue transitioning them to vivarium life.
2. With the logic that nocturnal or crepuscular animals should be kept in the dark 24/7, should humans, who are diurnal animals, be kept in the light 24/7? Good luck getting to sleep at night, or even knowing when night is! These animals also have a circadian rhythm, which is why it is so important they receive a day and night cycle.
3. It is well known that royal pythons in their natural environment use underground burrows or termite mounds to hide and stay safe during the day, however they leave these burrows at night to search for food, mates, water and to explore. They have been seen climbing trees and performing a wide range of behaviours that are limited in captivity due to inappropriate enclosures!
4. Keeping royal pythons in barren storage boxes has many physical and mental implications! These snakes are kept without any mental stimulation, and after sometime, the neural pathways in the snake’s brain change. The amygdala grows and the hippocampus can shrink, creating very fearful snakes who do not adjust well to new stimuli.

Adopt don’t shop, rescues are drowning in snakes searching for forever homes! Do not support breeders or people who keep animals this way- don’t interact with their posts and check your following list. Kindly educate people ❤️

Emergency intake: Meet Hunter the 7 year old, male, boa constrictor. He is slightly underweight, extremely dehydrated an...
21/08/2025

Emergency intake: Meet Hunter the 7 year old, male, boa constrictor. He is slightly underweight, extremely dehydrated and needs to regain some muscle mass. He has not been fed or given water in a very long time and was unfortunately living in a very small enclosure before arriving to us. He is 6ft long and is very friendly.

Due to a lack of adoptions and space, we are desperate to find him a foster home asap.

We have animals here and in one of our foster homes that have been searching for forever homes for a year now. Adoptions gives animals a second chance at life with a loving home and opens up space here to allow us to rescue more animals in desperate need.

If you can foster this beautiful boy, please pop us a message! With the amount of surrender request we receive on the daily, we really need another foster home ❤️

The terminology many people use may have a bigger impact on reptile welfare than we realise! Marketed as a beginner spec...
16/08/2025

The terminology many people use may have a bigger impact on reptile welfare than we realise!

Marketed as a beginner species, bearded dragons, corn snakes, leopard geckos, crested geckos and royal pythons are some of the most neglected species in the world. They are the most common species to find in rescues worldwide and are extremely overbred. The term “beginner” has many negative impacts on individual animals and their species as a whole. It implies that these animal are “easy” to care for and may require less responsibility and research than “advanced” species. This has caused mass neglect and misunderstanding of their care and requirements. There is no such thing as an “easy” or “beginner” species. These animals are often marketed towards people who wish to keep “advanced” species, but are told to “start off easy” and once they understand they can get the animal they originally wanted. This causes the massive displacement of animals as people rehome them to “upgrade” to the animal they originally wanted. These animals are heavily marketed as “good pets for children”, however there is no such thing. Unfortunately many adults struggle to understand the science behind these animals husbandry requirements and the animals metabolic processes, so how are young children meant to understand?

The term “reptile collection” is extremely damaging and truly displays the gap in welfare and the differing levels we hold different taxa too. Reptiles are not commodities for human entertainment. They are not objects to “collect”. This term makes people view reptiles as lesser animals that deserve less rights than furry animals. This is seen in the lack of reptile specific welfare legislation. It has allowed barren rack systems to be used for decades with no implications, even when they have been proven to cause detrimental impacts on the animals housed in them.

Similarly to the term “collection”, using the term “hobby” has negative effects. It can fuel a cycle of impulse purchasing, rehoming and purchasing a different animal again. People constantly want the next new thing, the next trend, and want to be able to say they have “kept” different species.

This trio is searching for their forever home!
04/08/2025

This trio is searching for their forever home!

Curtis has been adopted! He is going to be so spoiled with his forever family ❤️
04/08/2025

Curtis has been adopted! He is going to be so spoiled with his forever family ❤️

Arthur is searching for his forever home! He is an incredible boy who needs an experienced home due to his species requi...
01/08/2025

Arthur is searching for his forever home! He is an incredible boy who needs an experienced home due to his species requirements. He is still young and has plenty of growing to do!

Please share so we can find his forever home ❤️

Cassie has been searching for her forever home for almost a year now! She is super friendly and curious! Please share so...
01/08/2025

Cassie has been searching for her forever home for almost a year now! She is super friendly and curious!

Please share so she can find her forever home ❤️

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68 Leyshon Street
Pontypridd
CF371NE

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Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

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+447464453208

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