The unconventional Menagerie

The unconventional Menagerie Staffordshire's biggest exotic pet shop and educational centre. From mammals to reptiles, dry stock,live foods, custom built enclosures and more

Staffordshires biggest and highest rated pet shop licensed to sell all invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles as well as small & large mammals including DWA animals.

This month is world mens mental health month, i'd like to use this platform to just raise abit of awareness for this sub...
27/06/2025

This month is world mens mental health month, i'd like to use this platform to just raise abit of awareness for this subject.
This photo I have used is an important one. When we set up our place I wanted to have a area people of any background could come in and chill, chat s**t with us and just relax.

Life is very hard at times, carrying so much weight on your shoulders can be exhausting. It's hard treading water 24/7. I can count on 2 hands the amount of people I have lost whom have took there own life. The easy way out is never the right option but it is the easiest option. Getting up and keep going is tiring, I no that feeling, I speak from experience about how hard it is to find that motivation, it never stops raining around you even on the hottest days of the year.

We aren't like most businesses, we will always go the extra distance for others, but we also will tell you your a prick if your acting like one too. We genuinely care about our customers and don't have any of this BS , what you see is what you get.
What you see on social media/youtube of influencers is not real. Life is not always fantastic, celebrities are not really living it up. Your watching fakery , your life is tough, it's not just yours, many other people are having it tough too, but many like to hide it. It's ok not to have the switch 2, its ok not to be stuck up your arse, it's ok get home, go bed and just have the strength to start the next day again. You don't need to be “living the dream”, because just living is also ok. Things can never get better if your not able to see how the story unfolds. Life is tough and hard, but there are people out there willing to grab you if you fall, and if you don't have those people in your life then seek them out. Your always someones reason to smile, even on the darkest of days.
Keep your real friends close, forget those ones who use you, you don't need loads, just one who will have your back.

Men's su***de rate is huge, yes we often bottle things up, but lads if s**t gets too much, reach out and speak to someone, anyone!!!

we still have the sofa in our centre magazines are abit ripped and most of the mugs may have broke as a result of smashing them over the head of a shoplifter, but the sofa it still welcomes anyone to sit down on who is carrying a heavy weight and just needs a rest. So if s**t gets too serious, pop in, we aren't therapists, but we make a really s**t brew and can chat s**t for hour's....sometimes all you need is s person to no you mean something and while we are always busy rescuing animals, we are never too busy to keep a person in this world !!!

What a very busy day today has been, lots of new fish products in but even bigger news !!! We have a brand new range of ...
27/06/2025

What a very busy day today has been, lots of new fish products in but even bigger news !!!
We have a brand new range of reptile bioactive products available. We are the only approved dealer in Staffordshire for the new galapogas range.

26/06/2025

Fresh live food in!

Wildtime! 5.30
25/06/2025

Wildtime! 5.30

Wildtime tomorrow!

As many of you might have seen theres been a bunch of large pythons dumped recently  ( these aren't them and it wasn't l...
25/06/2025

As many of you might have seen theres been a bunch of large pythons dumped recently ( these aren't them and it wasn't local ). Can I just remind people to never dump pets. Reach out to places. We took on over 18 "giant" pythons recently. Please contact a rescue like ourselves to get help if you can no longer care for a animal

Wildtime tomorrow!
24/06/2025

Wildtime tomorrow!

Lots of new invertebrates arrived over last few days, from slings to adults.  Over 50 new tarantulas,  20+ scorpions,  3...
19/06/2025

Lots of new invertebrates arrived over last few days, from slings to adults. Over 50 new tarantulas, 20+ scorpions, 30 centipedes, 20 new millipedes...the list goes on!!!

18/06/2025

Due to how quickly we sold out over the weekend of live food, we have had another fresh delivery arrive today.
Don't forget the cheapest for frozen and livefoods In Staffordshire

I'd just like to wish martyn  a huge merry birthday from myself and all at the unconventional menagerie. After the owner...
18/06/2025

I'd just like to wish martyn a huge merry birthday from myself and all at the unconventional menagerie.

After the owners, he's the longest and oldest staff member. He's built like a ox, literally see him carry 3 seater sofas on one shoulder up flights of stairs. He's the funniest person you will ever meet with stories of the good old days that never run out.

Every single enclosure you see in our place is built by his hands, nothing is made by big companies or such, every piece of metal or wood or glass was constructed by him. The truth of the matter is we simply would not have our wonderful centre if it wasn't for him. Our latest fish section, again its all down to him. When you take home animals with a lovely setup, thats because he's built it from scratch.

When somedays are going crappy, he's always there to pull you up. He's like the dad of the shop. We couldn't be where we are without him , so please help me as I wish him a fantastic birthday !!!!!!!

Here are some photos from our visit to meirs father hudsons Young at heart program.The group is all about combating lone...
17/06/2025

Here are some photos from our visit to meirs father hudsons Young at heart program.

The group is all about combating loneliness and isolation as we get older. We brought a selection of animals we have rescued that are permanent residents at our centre.

If you ever wish to book us then please get in touch. We do hundreds of outreach activities every year!!!

15/06/2025

Just to let everyone know. We won't be open tomorrow until after 1pm

Very sorry about this. We will have volunteers inside caring for animals, but no staff to open up, we have a large rescue to embark upon in the early hours . So won't be able open up until the afternoon.

Thanks for understanding !!!

Merry father's day out there to all the fellas that brought the milk home !!! We spend alot of our time bringing home th...
15/06/2025

Merry father's day out there to all the fellas that brought the milk home !!!

We spend alot of our time bringing home the milk for many orphaned animals.

Address

Market Street
Stoke-on-Trent
ST31BE

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

Telephone

+441782593819

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