Exotic Missions rescue and sanctuary

08/18/2024

This is Cracker Jack. We get to babysit him while his family had to take a trip. He got really sick a few days before they left, and he was hospitalized for a bit. And now he’s doing better, This is a favor for a friend as he needs antibiotics and formula fed throughout the day, and the type of trip was not something that could be rescheduled.

Between Cracker Jack and myself, neither of us are very good at formula feeding, hence his face 😂 whoops

But considering we’ve “babysat” a lot of animals on and off over the years we’d like to open the doors to short and long term boarding, as we do have the space to properly quarantine, and the knowledge of most exotic animals (reptiles, birds, and mammals)

08/14/2024

Come meet us 🥰🥰

08/05/2024

08/05/2024

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08/05/2024

The neighbors asked if the birds were ok as it’s been quiet lately… we moved the birds to the back so they can’t hear them now.

So today we’re sitting in front of their window again, we’d hate it to be “too quiet” and make them worrry lol

To be fair, it was the macaws screaming before so they might not even notice these guys

07/17/2024

The beauty of being a small home town rescue, I can spend one on one time with everyone. Get to know them, get an idea of what environment the animal will do best in. I treat everyone as my own personal pet, to the point I get personally offended when my husband asks if I have looked for potential homes 😅 and I most definitely have mixed emotions when someone finds a home… it’s good, but I will be sad. I’m a problem, I know. Large facilities do the same I’m sure, but I like the quality time I can give out to everyone.

With that being said, we have a handful of small birds up for adoption (cockatiel, pigeons, conure, Quaker) and some rats. Send me a message, let’s set up a time for you (and family) to come meet them, and fill out an application.

We are in Charlotte, MI.

07/10/2024

Having siblings can be rough

07/10/2024

Respectfully

07/05/2024

Mind your business

07/03/2024

Jada has had a pretty bad limp lately so I got the vets out here

She has arthritis 😭 we need some pain management and some supplements

On the bright side, they complimented her manners, her weight, and her hooves. That means a lot to me as she is my first livestock/hooves pet, and I’ve been stressing about her weight and hooves lol. Pigs are naturally prone to obesity, you really have to watch their diet

I did take a video of her screaming during the exam, but I didn’t want to break everyone’s speakers 😅

07/01/2024

She had a beak and nail trim, sorry mags

06/27/2024

Raise your hand if you’ve been personally victimized by Anthony
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Oh just me?
I don’t usually antagonize the animals like this, but he’s made it very difficult to even feed or get him back into the cage, I’ve never actually got bitten and I wanted to see how bad it would be…
I didn’t think it’d be that serious though 🥲 send help

06/26/2024

If I’m going on a road trip, I’m bringing some parrots to ride with me 😊 locked in a car with 2 chatty Quakers for 4 hours

We were parked for a water break for this picture

06/24/2024

Not all stories can have the happiest endings. Remy was surrendered since his last rat friends past away leaving him alone. My plan was to introduce him to my boys and see if we can get some more time out of him. But I realized he was too frail to be with my boys, in a large climbing cage, especially his legs didn’t work very well anymore. So I built him a cage that was going to sit next to my males so he had friends and was safe. Although I spent 4 hours building that cage, I had no idea he had already passed away. I never checked before starting to build it. He was only about 2.5 years old. Rats are known to have short life spans but I do believe he could have been around longer with a proper diet. Some folks don’t realize they are getting bamboozled at the pet stores, buying foods with rat pictures on it. That is not always an ideal diet, they primarily need lab blocks. And i give them little salads every morning as well, with treats throughout the day. Proper diets are important. I don’t say this to bash anyone, I say it to raise awareness. Pet stores are here to make money, not keep the pets healthy.

This video shows him boggling, rats do this to their eyes when happy, similar to cats purring. I do think we made his last days happy the best we could

06/24/2024

Meet buttercup. He’s been around for the last 1-2 months, I’ve been trying to convince him that humans are in fact, his friends.

He came to us when his last owner was moving and they thought surrendering was the best option, he was living with a sun conure

I’ve got them separated, and we’re working on becoming friends with humans now 😊

06/24/2024

Another day, another pigeon 🤔 if someone is looking to build me an outdoor aviary now is the time lol

My family found this young lady under their porch, she was dehydrated and hungry. She was found yesterday so who knows how long she was in that heat for

My niece suggested the name screecher, my daughter says sally

But she seems young, and is doing beautifully now

06/20/2024

Goose did not over heat, he just has a flair for the dramatic

Ferrets are sensitive to the heat. Anything over 80 and they can over heat. Keep them cool in this heat

06/17/2024

It’s going to be hot this week, be smart

06/13/2024

This is probably the prettiest boa I’ve ever personally seen.

She was surrendered simply because her previous home couldn’t physically care for her anymore, she came from a loving home and was cared for very well. She came in with 1 other snake and a small gecko

Her name is Mya, although we are all thinking she is actually a boy

06/06/2024

Compliments to the chef

Inspired by Iago the Macaw!

06/05/2024

Another round of applause 👏 for remy, who was surrendered today. An adorable, polite, older gentleman. He ventured his way here by printing a map off of Mapquest, and asked to take a nap on the Davenport when he arrived.

In all seriousness his mates passed away leaving him alone. So we will try to pair him up with some other males so he won’t be alone anymore

Rats are very intelligent and social creatures. It is always in their best interest to have friends around.

This is not a cage he will live in.

05/30/2024

Let’s all welcome Anthony to the flock 👏

I’m told he doesn’t overly enjoy woman

So naturally, me, a woman, wants to be his best friend 😌

He’s beautiful and I can’t wait to share some videos of him, as I can already see he has a huge personality

05/24/2024

Some of my friends joke, that animals in need find me. Trust me, I don’t go searching for these animals. Most of the time they literally show up on my doorstep.

This lady, was found by my husband on a random backroad headed to work. He stopped, looked around, no houses, no farms. We are actually wondering if she literally fell off a truck on her way to slaughter. I don’t know if that is true, but it does seem that way.

I’m by no means a vegetarian, or vegan. But if she truely did fall out of a truck on her way to slaughter, i don’t believe she should be slaughtered 🤷🏻‍♀️ maybe im too much of a bleeding heart though

But anyways meet Cindy, we’ve had her for a little bit now

05/24/2024

We’ve done a handful of shows around Charlotte, MI. I like to bring Maggie, besides she’s a perfect parrot for people to pet, as her bites don’t hurt, I like to show the dangers of having multiple parrots confined to one cage, as it is believed that Maggie lived with a male, they got in a fight, and Maggie lost her top beak. Thriving now (this happened over 7 years ago), but she is lucky. A lot of parrots with similar injuries pass away.

But I will be “retiring” her from traveling and going to these shows. She is a good girl, but she was showing signs of stress the last two times I’ve taken her out. So as I do believe she is older in age, she will be staying home, and hanging with her flock, safely from her own cage

Happy retirement Maggie 🎉

05/24/2024

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05/03/2024

Rats are given a bad name, but they are such good pets.

You can train them like dogs, they snuggle like cats, you can potty train them, they clean themselves more than cats and dogs. A group of rats is called a mischief, and believe it or not they are not responsible for the plague. The fleas were responsible for the plague that were carried on the rats, not the rats themselves though. And they’re obviously adorable.

04/21/2024

Hopefully some of you got to meet some this weekend. And I might have talked your ear off or told too many rescue stories 🤗

04/21/2024

Jasmine is on her way to the Eaton County Home & Business Expo and as long as she isn’t showing signs on being too stressed, she’ll be there until 3pm. Stop by and say hi

04/17/2024

Whoops 🥲