Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary

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We 💚 our job 😁
02/07/2025

We 💚 our job 😁

02/06/2025

BAD NEWS: We had to spend a couple thousand dollars recently on propane heat, a fresh skid of bedding, and a large supply of reptile food....

GOOD NEWS: The Wier family raised money for us as their Christmas gift to each other. Bob Ferguson gave us a check with the proceeds of his new frog book. And a 13-year-old named Kase sent us a generous donation from the money he earns walking dogs. We are so thankful for everyone who makes our work possible. Thanks for giving reptiles a chance!

Tickets now available!
02/04/2025

Tickets now available!

Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary will be back in our Warehouse March 15th! 🦎 We can't wait to have our scaly friends here again! 🐍 Grab your tickets before the sell out!🐢

Celebrate responsibly
02/02/2025

Celebrate responsibly

Another adorable corn snake ADOPTED 😊
02/01/2025

Another adorable corn snake ADOPTED 😊

I have lots of Spanish speakers in my family and I practice Spanish every day. After thousands of daily lessons, the Duo...
02/01/2025

I have lots of Spanish speakers in my family and I practice Spanish every day. After thousands of daily lessons, the Duolingo app finally started teaching one of the words for snake. Unfortunately all of their examples so far have been stereotypically mean and biased against snakes 😳😠☹️ This is why we keep educating, so people will give reptiles a chance!
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As much as we love our sulcata tortoises, we actually DON’T recommend them as pets. They just get too big and too messy ...
01/31/2025

As much as we love our sulcata tortoises, we actually DON’T recommend them as pets. They just get too big and too messy here in the northeast, and most owners will abandon them within a few years. Viola joined me on Good Day PA on ABC27 this morning to talk about responsible tortoise ownership 🐢😎👍🏻

https://youtu.be/Ob2ucJ-fLF8?si=gplRkfKRAcj_oD2v

Today we did a reptile show for a little Amish schoolhouse with 17 students, plus a few younger brothers and sisters and...
01/29/2025

Today we did a reptile show for a little Amish schoolhouse with 17 students, plus a few younger brothers and sisters and their parents. The dads made a delicious breakfast for everyone and invited me to eat with them 😀 Lots of Amish boys and girls got to hold snakes and pet alligators and tortoises for the first time. I’d love to show all of their smiling faces, but they don’t do photos in their culture. The building doesn’t have electricity, but it was plenty warm with the propane stove. All the boys took a break from snowball fights to help load and unload the animals from the van. Just before we left, they asked if they could sing a song for me, and the whole school performed a beautiful melody together. It was such a great morning! We really have the best job in the world.

01/21/2025

😊 GOT THIS FEEDBACK FROM OUR REPTILE ASSEMBLIES 😊

"We CANNOT thank you enough! The students, teachers, and staff LOVED having you and your son! I heard from so many people just walking by the event who shared how impressed they were by how you interacted with the students and how they wished they could have popped in for the whole event." - STEM Teacher

"Jesse's LOVE for his job was evident throughout the show and encouraged the kids to be eager to learn and engage with the reptiles! " - 1st Grade Teacher

"Very engaging- the perfect amount of silly and informative!" - 1st Grade Teacher

"I thought the Reptile Show was excellent! It was engaging from start to finish." - 1st Grade Teacher

"We'd love to have you back next year! Is it too early to schedule?" -STEM Teacher

🙂 WE'RE DOING WHAT WE LOVE AND LOVING WHAT WE DO 🙂
Follow our link in the comments to book our reptile shows.

01/09/2025

SNAKES TAKE OVER THE TELEVISION STUDIO!
Jesse and Kenny brought 8 snakes onto Good Day PA on ABC27 to celebrate THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE in 2025. We tried to play some reptile trivia with the hosts, although the snakes were a little bit distracting 😂😂

01/08/2025

2025 is the YEAR OF THE SNAKE! We celebrated with our friends at Good Day PA on ABC27 this morning, along with eight of our finest serpents.

We love introducing kids and grownups to our lovable reptiles 😊
01/08/2025

We love introducing kids and grownups to our lovable reptiles 😊

Merry Christmas from our family to yours 😊
12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from our family to yours 😊

Our frozen rodents get delivered in used apple boxes, and this one was too funny!🍎🍏🐁🤣🤣
12/24/2024

Our frozen rodents get delivered in used apple boxes, and this one was too funny!
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Thanks for the free coffees on the way to our Christmas show 😊
12/21/2024

Thanks for the free coffees on the way to our Christmas show 😊

Our last community event of 2024 is this Saturday! There's a rumor that Jesse will be doing the entire reptile show wear...
12/17/2024

Our last community event of 2024 is this Saturday! There's a rumor that Jesse will be doing the entire reptile show wearing an ugly Christmas sweater, and giving away some extra Christmas presents!!

WHEN:
Saturday, December 21 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
WHERE:
In*******se Library
31 Center St In*******se, PA 17534

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PO Box 171
Elm, PA
17521

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SNAKES TAKE OVER THE TELEVISION STUDIO! Jesse and Kenny brought 8 snakes onto Good Day PA on ABC27 to celebrate THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE in 2025. We tried to play some reptile trivia with the hosts, although the snakes were a little bit distracting 😂😂

8 SNAKES take over the television studio to celebrate THE YEAR OF THE SNAKE! #snake #snakes #reptile #reptiles #reptilelove #reptilelover #python #cornsnake #cornsnakes #burmesepython #burmesepythonsofinstagram

Thanks to everyone who supported our tortoise transport last week! The adoption was a SUCCESS ✅ 🐢 😃
Thanks to everyone who supported our tortoise transport last week! The adoption was a SUCCESS ✅ 🐢 😃

We transported 3 giant tortoises to their new home!

Tortoise Adoption Success ✅ #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #herpetology #sulcata #sulcatalover #sulcatatortoise #sulcatasofinstagram #animalrescue #animal #animallovers #reptilelover #turtle #tortoise

Baby Reptiles on Good Day PA
Baby Reptiles on Good Day PA

September is BABY REPTILE SEASON! We joined our friends on Good Day PA on ABC27 with some Mama reptiles, and their adorable mini-me's! 😍😍😍🐍🦎🐢🥰🥰🥰

COPPERHEAD STRETCHES OUT HIS FANGS! #snake #snakesofinstagram #reptiles #reptilesofinstagram #copperhead #herpetology #venomous #venomoussnakes #venom

Maggie Bird is an amazing umbrella cockatoo! Every day Alan and Maggie walk for miles on a local trail, spreading kindness and laughter to strangers. #birds #birdslover #birdstagram #pets #petsagram #parrot #parrots #parrotlove #parrotlife #parrotlover #cockatoo #cockatoos #cockatoolife #cockatoolove #cockatoolover

A beautiful copperhead crosses a busy trail in front of us, so we helped him across and educated other hikers.

PLEASE DO NOT TRY FEEDING LARGE SNAKES WITHOUT EXPERIENCED SUPERVISION! Many snakes have a strong feeding response, and reticulated pythons are no exception. They are the longest snakes in the world, and they are always trying to eat and grow. We feed our large constrictors with long tongs for our own safety, because we know they can strike several feet out of their cages. And during a feeding response, their bite is very painful and they will wrap up and constrict anything they bite, which can make the bite worse or potentially even deadly. In this video, one of our experienced volunteers gets a close look at the strike range of a hungry reticulated python. Tom is about to feed Penny the python when she smells the food, and strikes several feet in Tom's direction. As an experienced reptile handler, Tom knows the risks and enjoys the close encounter. Once the snake takes the frozen/thawed rat, then Tom scoops her back into her cage. Meanwhile Jesse was on a medical lifting restriction, so he just looked on from a safer distance. Jesse just kept feeding smaller food to smaller snakes, and let Tom do the heavy lifting. We are thankful for our awesome volunteers!

Helping a Baby Raccoon #summerfun #naturekids #naturephotography #animal #animallovers #wildlifephotography #animalrescue #animals #raccoon #raccoonofinstagram #raccoonlife

FAT RAT SNAKE IS READY TO BITE ME! #animals #snake #animal #wildlife #wildlifephotography #reptilelover #herping #science #naturephotography #nature #snakes #animallovers #naturekids #snakesofinstagram #summer #givereptilesachance #animalrescue #ratsnake #summerfun #ratsnakes

If your event has a piano and movie screens, ask us about adding live music and reptile videos for the audience before the show. Special thanks to Kenny for sharing his original compositions last night!
If your event has a piano and movie screens, ask us about adding live music and reptile videos for the audience before the show. Special thanks to Kenny for sharing his original compositions last night!

Kenny provides live music and we share YouTube reptile adventures, as hundreds of people find seats for our show at Hershey Free Church. 🎹 🎶🐍🦎🐢🐊 😃

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