Copper's Friends Bearded Dragon Rescue

Copper's Friends Bearded Dragon Rescue Central Illinois Reptile Rescue In remembrance of Copper who came to me on 4/7/21. Extremely malnourished and lost his battle to neglect on 4/21/21
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We are a 501(c)3 rescue located in Decatur IL
We take in, rehab, and adopt out Bearded Dragons and other reptiles

We can also help with rescuing and adopting out other animals occasionally if needed.

On Saturday June 1st while we were out of town for a youth day event with our reptiles, a person that was hired to do wo...
06/03/2024

On Saturday June 1st while we were out of town for a youth day event with our reptiles, a person that was hired to do work on our neighbors yard, came out and completely destroyed our backyard, without ever even speaking to us.

I have been working on growing specific grass back there for the tortoise since March and had finally gotten it all filled out back there, so we were about to start our fencing project to fence that area in for the tortoise,our dogs and our children.

Now it is completely gone.
The person that did it refuses to turn over insurance information or return my messages.

We are asking for any kind of help or guidance to make this person be held accountable for the major damage he has done to our property and help getting our yard back to where it was

Our rescue animals, personal pets and children just lost their yard for the summer

This is how Kitty feels about us getting our permit approved for him to be a permanent resident at the rescue
06/03/2024

This is how Kitty feels about us getting our permit approved for him to be a permanent resident at the rescue

We had a great day at Giant Goose Conservation Education Workshop Thank you everyone that stopped by to visit with us
06/01/2024

We had a great day at Giant Goose Conservation Education Workshop

Thank you everyone that stopped by to visit with us

06/01/2024

We will be at Giant Goose Conservation Education Workshop tomorrow for our second year in a row. Hoping the weather cooperates🤞🤞

Every reptile we're bringing out tomorrow is available for adoption!

Come out and see us if you can!

Updated available reptile galleryAdoption application: https://form.jotform.com/233387133993061Adoption prices are as fo...
05/29/2024

Updated available reptile gallery

Adoption application: https://form.jotform.com/233387133993061

Adoption prices are as follows:

Bearded Dragons: $75 or $175 with enclosure

Leopard geckos: $50 or $150 with enclosure

Chameleons: $250 no enclosures available

Rhino iguanas: $300 no enclosures available

Snakes: $100 or $200 with enclosure

05/29/2024

This day has been completely insane

I called and talked to officer Hill and told him what happen and he was amazingly helpful.

I will be filing a complaint on that officer and initiating a full investigation on him.

Officer Hill and officer Welton came out and talked to me and went and found this woman and gave her notice that she is banned from our property.

05/28/2024

My family was harassed for 3 hours straight today by someone wanting to buy a reptile

Because I did not immediately respond to her, she came by my house 6 times
At one point while my son was home alone, so he called the police
We do not answer the door to anyone when we are here alone.

They came back again before the police got here and would not leave, beating on my door, yelling to my children in the windows to answer the door, asking if they have parents

The police finally showed up and told me it's my fault for not answering the door and she's allowed to come here as many times as she wants and yell to my children in our windows, hanging out in my yard playing with my tortoise and literally told her to try coming back another day. She left and immediately started messaging me again after I told her to leave and leave me alone. I went back to the police asking to file harassment charges and he was like nope. She can come back as many times as she wants if she's trying to contact you.

Thank you Decatur Police Department for doing absolutely nothing to protect my families privacy

05/28/2024

Friendly reminder

We run this rescue from our home

We don't have set hours, as we live here.

Viewing reptiles is by APPOINTMENT ONLY after an approved adoption application has been established.

Please do not come to our home, knocking, ringing the bell and blowing up our phone.

It is extremely rude and disrespectful to my family,personal space and privacy to show up with no appointment.

We have a life outside of this rescue and a very large family that takes up a lot of our time. We will respond to messages when we're able

Thank you,

The Millers

They're all at the rescueWill get more pictures tomorrow once we get them all sorted out better but here's a couple
05/21/2024

They're all at the rescue
Will get more pictures tomorrow once we get them all sorted out better but here's a couple

Reptile updateWe will be leaving at about 3 to head out to get these reptiles.We are due to pickup 3 rhino iguanas,1 roc...
05/20/2024

Reptile update

We will be leaving at about 3 to head out to get these reptiles.

We are due to pickup 3 rhino iguanas,1 rock iguana,12 chameleons,6 bearded dragons and 2 leopard geckos in unknown conditions this evening.

I have an updated Amazon list of things we could really use to help set them all up

We're in dire need of heat bulbs,UVB bulbs, bugs,greens and paper towels
Bok choy, collard greens, mustard greens, and Kale are was we use here the most for our greens.

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1MDUOWJEV8LNW?ref_=wl_share

We cannot thank those who have already donated enough, we would not be able to get over there to pick them up without your help!

All additional donation details are here:

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/vcUY6LuDEarGYPaJ/?mibextid=oFDknk

We will update as soon as we get them all home tonight. Thank you again for all of your support in helping us help these reptiles!

05/19/2024

Update on reptiles‼️

We will be traveling to Manhattan IL tomorrow to pick up 24 reptiles

If anyone has any tubs, pillow cases, any kind of containers to help with transporting tomorrow that would be incredibly helpful.

And donations towards traveling expenses would also be very very helpful

This will be the most we've ever taken in at once, so we appreciate any help we can get.

05/19/2024

Urgent help needed for transportation‼️

There's someone with a large quantity of reptiles in Manhattan IL

I'm looking for help getting them transported as close to Decatur IL as possible for us to be able to take them in

That or donations for traveling expenses so we can make it over there

Please share

Adorable picture from a little lady that bought a new family member from us today 😍😍
04/21/2024

Adorable picture from a little lady that bought a new family member from us today 😍😍

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01/05/2024

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CLINTON, Ill. (WCIA) — A library in Clinton has adopted an unusual pet and is having patrons vote on her name. A new bearded dragon has found her home at the Vespasian Warner Public Library D…

01/03/2024

One of our dragons was adopted out to be a library dragon on the children's floor. 😊😊

Please be patient with us if we do not respond right away to messagesWe very unexpectedly lost our beloved 9 year old ma...
12/22/2023

Please be patient with us if we do not respond right away to messages

We very unexpectedly lost our beloved 9 year old mastiff early this morning and we are very much grieving right now

Thank you for understanding

Updated list of available reptilesAny of the dragons under a year I can't guarantee the genderBearded Dragon: $60 or $16...
11/30/2023

Updated list of available reptiles

Any of the dragons under a year I can't guarantee the gender

Bearded Dragon: $60 or $160 with enclosure

Leopard Gecko: $40 or $140 with enclosure

Ball Python: $100 or $200 with enclosure

Adoption application: https://form.jotform.com/233386559718067

We've got a date set for the rescue benefit next yearSeptember 21st at Crowbar Decatur I have 3 bands lined up and would...
11/27/2023

We've got a date set for the rescue benefit next year

September 21st at Crowbar Decatur

I have 3 bands lined up and would like at least one more maybe 2

So far we have

The Shepherd Band
No Backup Plans
1 In The Gun

I'm looking for an acoustic band and possibly another band willing to volunteer their time for Copper's Friends Bearded Dragon Rescue

I know September feels like a ways away but the sooner I get people booked and on the calendar the easier I can plan and prepare for everything else

Please share, help me get more bands booked!

Dragon soaking day*They're all very closely monitored when together like this, everyone is safe*
11/27/2023

Dragon soaking day

*They're all very closely monitored when together like this, everyone is safe*

Rat updateWe had taken in the mom and one baby that were rescued from the park. Unfortunately the baby didn't survive. M...
11/06/2023

Rat update

We had taken in the mom and one baby that were rescued from the park.

Unfortunately the baby didn't survive. Mom was skin and bones and completely covered in cysts.

We've had her here with us, fattening her up, keeping an eye on her wounds etc. All of the cysts and injuries have cleared up way more than I ever expected on her, she's slowly putting on weight, is very active and ready for her new home and to finally have her own family and better equipped enclosure. She's going to need time and work to get used to handling again but she's otherwise a sweet girl

If anyone is interested in giving this little naked chicken leg the best life ever. Please let us know.

I need help trapping this bunny that has been outside for monthsI have one trap out, if anyone has a net or something th...
11/02/2023

I need help trapping this bunny that has been outside for months

I have one trap out, if anyone has a net or something that could help please let me know. I will not be publicly sharing the location

10/31/2023

I've asked before, but I'll try again. Does anyone have a trail camera or two that could be donated or even for us to borrow?

We are trying to get this Serval caught and it's getting colder and colder.

Any negative comments will be deleted. Right now the focus is to get him out of the cold.

10/28/2023

Sorry about all of the scammers/ spammers on here, I'm trying to delete them as fast as I can but they're relentless today😡

Under some pretty heartbreaking circumstances, welcome this little water dragon to the crew.
10/27/2023

Under some pretty heartbreaking circumstances, welcome this little water dragon to the crew.

And this is why we prefer heavy duty enclosure lids around here..
10/26/2023

And this is why we prefer heavy duty enclosure lids around here..

We are in need of a better heat source for our outdoor tortoise area.If anyone has a electric garage heater or two they ...
10/22/2023

We are in need of a better heat source for our outdoor tortoise area.
If anyone has a electric garage heater or two they don't need anymore, it would be a huge help!

We got a couple of new friends to the rescue this afternoon.
10/21/2023

We got a couple of new friends to the rescue this afternoon.

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Decatur, IL
62522

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