North Texas Reptile Rescue

💔 Help Monkey, Our Baby Bearded Dragon 💔 We want to share the story of Monkey, our newest baby bearded dragon who was surrendered to us after originally coming from a pet store. Weighing just 19 grams, poor Monkey is facing a tough battle as his front right leg is completely unusable due to a dislocated shoulder. Despite his pain, he's a brave little guy, and we're doing everything we can to help him heal. Monkey is currently on anti-inflammatory medication to reduce the swelling. Once the swelling goes down, we'll redo his x-rays and determine the best course of action to get him back on his feet. But we can't do this alone. We desperately need your help to cover Monkey's medical expenses and those of other animals in our care. Every little bit counts and will go a long way in helping our medical babies recover and find loving homes. If you could even donate $5, just think, that’s only a cup of coffee. Skip one coffee and donate to help the animals in our rescue, including Monkey. 🐒 If you would like to donate, please use one of the following methods: -Venmo: Katherine-Crow-5 -PayPal: KatherineCrow79 -Cash App: $KMichelleCrow -Zelle: 214-717-3712 Thank you all for your love and support. Together, we can give Monkey and other rescues the care they deserve. 🐒

Kimmy

Miss Kimmy will be available for adoption very soon! Ways to bond with a dragon that needs extra help trusting people…. Share a banana together. 💕 Note: this was a special treat. She does NOT get fruit daily. Kimmy is an adult female bearded dragon who does not have the most trust in humans right now. She will require a patient owner to build that trust with her. We also ask that she goes into a home with no children. Once she trusts you she is an absolute dream.

Oh Squirt…. Hopefully you will soon realize we are here to help you not hurt you. Be sure to follow us on our Tik Tok account! @ntreptilerescue

Izzy Girl 💕

For those waiting for an Izzy update here it is. Izzy had surgery to remove a Nerf Bullet that was lodged inside of her. She later had to have a feeding tube places because she would not eat enough on her own to sustain herself. She still is weak but she is headed in the right direction. With assistance she is eating by mouth and has been for x days! She will sometimes drink on her own but we are being sure to keep her hydrated. Another positive is that she has started moving out of the heat in her enclosure when she is too warm. So she is able to regulate that temperature and know when she needs to cool down. We know that Izzy still has a long road to recovery. She will still need follow up vet appointments but she is getting there! If you are able and willing to donate it would mean so much to us! To donate: Venmo: Katherine-Crow-5 PayPal: KatherineCrow79 Cash App: $KMichelleCrow Zelle: 214-717-3712 #ntrr #exotic #reptile #rescue #exoticreptilerescue #iguana #northtexasreptilerescue #sick #injured #animalabuse #nerfbullet #feedingtube #injury #recovery #Izzy #fyp #foryoupage #animalrescue

Dusty, Dusty, Dusty…. 😂 Available for adoption to someone prepared for a quick boy!

Sweet Clyde eating his supper. He’s so sweet. Clyde is ready for his forever home. He needs to be in a home with lots of attention. For information on Clyde please contact Aimee or message below.

Drax our beautiful blue tegu is back up for adoption. Their loss is your gain. Drax is a 10 month old male tegu who is ready for his forever home. He is coming along very nicely with his handling and his confidence. Currently, Drax is eating mixed mash of chicken or turkey, mixed with collard greens, strawberries, blueberries and vitamins twice a week and calcium daily. He is also eating Dubia roaches, horn worms, and small hissers. Drax is growing very fast, and is currently in a 6 foot enclosure. He will need a 6-8 foot enclosure in just a few months. Requirements: 6-8 foot enclosure ready for Drax to move into upon adoption completion. Lighting. Depending on enclosure size, Drax will need T5 12 % Arcadia UVB, possibly 2 if 8 foot enclosure. Heating: Drax will need 2 100 watt incandescent heat bulbs. Drax will need a soaking tube, water bowl, feeding bowl and feeding tong hemostats. Substrate: mix of organic top soil, play sand and sphagnum moss. 6 foot enclosure will require at least 5-6 inches of soil for them to burrow in. We will be accepting applications for Drax, however, we wave the right to refuse any application. This will not be a first come type deal. We want to find the best possible forever home for Drax. Preferably a one tegu home. Drax is pet only and will not be available to breeding home. Our board of directors will all have the final vote on where Drax goes to his new forever home. Blue Tegu’s are a very popular choice, with tegu enthusiasts, due to their unique color, smaller size and their docile nature. For inquiries on Drax, please DM Aimee Zissa at 214-402-8198

Thank you Dr. Siu for always taking such great care of our babies! Azalea is feeling so much better after having so many layers of stuck shed and eye caps finally gone. Azale is now looking for a forever family to call their own! Azalea is a Boa Constrictor.

Introducing Clyde male tegu. Very sweet, but is learning to trust, as he was not handled very much. He came to us from a wonderful family that took Clyde, for a short time, knowing that they couldn’t keep him, and then surrendered Clyde. Clyde will need an experienced tegu owner and enclosure needs to be 6 foot enclosure for now. In the future will need a 8 foot enclosure or grow tent. Please message Aimee Zissa at 214-402-8198 For information on Clyde.

Magnolia 💕

The board went over all of the suggested names for this beautiful girl and we decided on a name. This beautiful Monitor is now going to be called: Magnolia! Or Mags for short! Thank you to everyone who suggested a name for this pretty girl.

And Just Like That, Harmony has officially been adopted at 2:30 am. Ericka commented on Harmony, and I responded, you better get your application in, as Harmony won’t last long. Once details of when Ericka has her enclosure and is ready for Harmony, we will post pictures of them together. We will work all hours of the night to find the best home possible home for our reptile babies. Congratulations Ericka, she’s so excited to get her new sweet tegu home. Picture coming soon ❤️❤️❤️

One of our board members has a dragon that needed to lose some weight. When the dragon came to her it was a whopping 850 grams! Now getting a Bearded Dragon to lose weight is not an easy feat, so she had to get creative. She discovered that Toothy would play fetch! This has helped her lose over 150 grams! As she now weighs 700 grams. She still has a bit more to lose but she is doing amazing on the weight loss journey. Thank you, Susan, for sharing this adorable video with us! #northtexasreptilerescue #ntrr #exoticreptilerescue #exotic #reptile #animalrescue #beardeddragon #fetch #letsplayfetch #weightloss #weightlossjourney #beardeddragonweightloss #toothy

Izzy

Izzy update and a birthday message. Izzy girl is in need of prayers and love. She is still weak and having a hard time eating. We are not sure how else we can help her but we will fight as long as she is willing to fight. Saturday May 18th is the birthday of our president Michelle. She is more than just the president as she does so much for the rescue. She does lots of driving to take in surrendered pets, she cares for the sick/abused/neglected, she gives medicine and injections, she goes to events, she does vet appointments, and so much more. For her birthday we would love to raise funds for the medical fund as it is almost depleted. The medical funds go to animals like Izzy, and Tiny Dancer. It goes to appointments where we have seven leopard geckos and two bearded dragons all seen in one go! If you are able and willing to donate it would make a huge difference for our organization! To donate: Venmo: Katherine-Crow-5 PayPal: KatherineCrow79 Cash App: $KMichelleCrow Zelle: 214-717-3712

Tiny Dancer is making progress. We love her so much and are so happy she’s doing better!

Look at these two sweet baby blue tegus. They are on blankets so I can monitor poop, and give them a soft space to dig and burrow. This is the base blanket, so they have two more. They also have a basking platform, a large water bowl and two feeder bowls. The Drax, the one with the long tail will be going with our board member, Bre, on Monday, while I keep Mantis, to monitor the tail. In 3 weeks, they will both see the exotic vet, Dr Rachel Sui, in Carrollton, for a check up, and their microchip. Once we get them microchipped, and another week or two of observation, they will be ready for their forever home. When these babies were surrendered, the amazing lady that helped get these two, along with 9 other reptiles of out of a difficult situation. She didn’t know who the breeder was and or any other information, except that they were acquired last September, which puts them around the 9 month mark. Tegu’s are a fantastic reptiles, but requires a 8x4x4 foot enclosure and are for the advanced reptile. If you are interested in putting an application in for one of these beautiful blue tegu’s, please have an enclosure in the works. We cannot hold them 6 months while you are having your enclosure built. Please do your research and understand that they are expensive to feed, and lighting and heating requirements are also expensive, especially for a 8 foot enclosure. Cool things about Blue Tegus, they a bit small tegu, with a more docile personality, but it depends on each separate tegu. So far these two are already will to walk on hand, with no posturing or huffing. Please contact Aimee Zissa for information about these two beautiful blue tegus. We will be reviewing each application, and our board will decide on the best family for each tegu. This has always been a dream to work with these beautiful reptiles, as I have 3 females. #northtexasreptilerescue

Meet Mantis and Drax male and female Tegu’s. They were housed together, however, they are in their own 4 foot enclosure. They both are absolutely beautiful. They are going to be so much fun to play with.

This adorable face. Garter snakes are the cutest.