Wild Exotics Animal Refuge

Wild Exotics Animal Refuge Ⓥ NJ 501c(3) Nonprofit. Saving unwanted and abused small exotic animals.

🤍 Thank you for loving Toby. We’ve had a flood this year, of people surrendering leopard geckos that are already near en...
01/01/2026

🤍 Thank you for loving Toby.
We’ve had a flood this year, of people surrendering leopard geckos that are already near end of life, due to neglect. Toby was sadly one of those cases. Left without food and a high lack of water for months on end, Toby came to us too late. His body was already too destroyed. We fought right next to him, to work with the hand he was dealt, but his little body was too neglected for too long.
If you ask any rescue, they’ll all tell you that they receive animals that have been abused or neglected so badly, that the animals do not make it through rehab. Many of these cases do not make it to social media with other rescues, but we choose to share everything, to show you guys the reality of what animals go through.
We did not include the photos of Toby’s physical state upon intake, as we wanted this post to be focused on his innocent life. If you would like to see the state that Toby was in when he came to us, please scroll back a few weeks through our previous posts.
Animals, big or small, quiet or loud, fur or scales, do not deserve what humans do to them. Going into the new year, please make it one of your resolutions to show compassion to animals, and to speak up when needed.
🌈 Thank you for loving Toby, and all the animals just like him.

You can now apply to adopt our new friends! 🎉➡️Currently up for adoption we have:🐸 Three White Tree Frogs - Crosby, Stil...
01/01/2026

You can now apply to adopt our new friends! 🎉
➡️Currently up for adoption we have:
🐸 Three White Tree Frogs - Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
🐸 One beautiful Pac Man Frog - AJ III
🦎 One social Cuban False Chameleon - Armando.

💝 These five wonderful animals are currently in their new arrival quarantine hold, and will be available for physical adoption on January 6th. You can certainly apply for their adoption until then, at wearsaves.org
📍 Central NJ

💚 5 new surrenders have joined us 💚🦎 1 Cuban False Chameleon 🐸 1 pac man frog 🐸 3 tree frogs These 5 animals are estimat...
12/31/2025

💚 5 new surrenders have joined us 💚
🦎 1 Cuban False Chameleon
🐸 1 pac man frog
🐸 3 tree frogs
These 5 animals are estimated to all be around 1 year old. Purchased 6 months ago, they were surrendered yesterday due to the last caretakers no longer having time for them.
💙 We’re working on getting everyone posted for adoption on our website, and they are starting their pre-adoption quarantine. Names and more details on each individual to come 🌿

✨🐾🦎 Phone stands that save animals!🐾🦎✨Recently, we partnered with  for these incredible phone stands. They’re a small wo...
12/29/2025

✨🐾🦎 Phone stands that save animals!🐾🦎✨
Recently, we partnered with for these incredible phone stands. They’re a small woman owned business, and everything is 100% handmade.
🦔 These patterned stands are listed on our website for $15. Free shipping on any orders over $45 with code FREESHIP
🔗 wearsaves.org
💜 Thank you for helping us support a small business, the animals, and creativity🌟

If you thought the holiday adoption photos were done, SURPRISE! 🎅 Poncho’s adoptive family sent this one in, and how cou...
12/28/2025

If you thought the holiday adoption photos were done, SURPRISE! 🎅 Poncho’s adoptive family sent this one in, and how could we not melt at all this cuteness? 🦎

🩷Adopt Kenya!🩷Sweet Miss Kenya has zero adoption applications, and we’re hoping she’ll find a family to spend the new ye...
12/27/2025

🩷Adopt Kenya!🩷
Sweet Miss Kenya has zero adoption applications, and we’re hoping she’ll find a family to spend the new year with 🥹 ⬇️
🐢 A little about her: 🐢
Kenya is an adult West African Mud Turtle with a big personality. She’s curious, outgoing, and always wants to know what you’re up to. Sand is a must—digging is her favorite pastime—and she fully believes she’s the queen of the castle.

Kenya came to us after a rough journey, including being dumped and later surrendered with a mysterious topical issue. After vet care, foster monitoring, and trial testing, our team has determined that Kenya is ready to be adopted out. With over a month of no recurring issues, she’s officially ready for her forever home.

🏠 Adoption Requirements:
• *Minimum* 75-gallon tank
• Turtle experience preferred, but we’re happy to support committed learners
• Fill out an application 🔗 wearsaves.org
There is no adoption fee for Kenya—donations of supplies in her honor are greatly appreciated. 💚

Interested in giving this special girl the life she deserves? She’ll love you forever. 🥹

🎄 Our special Holiday announcement! 📚🐾Introducing Rescued Stories 🦎📚A humane education book program for kids, by us, at ...
12/25/2025

🎄 Our special Holiday announcement!
📚🐾Introducing Rescued Stories 🦎📚
A humane education book program for kids, by us, at Wild Exotics Animal Refuge.

How it works:
1️⃣ A parent or guardian submits a request through our website. 🔗 wearsaves.org
2️⃣ The child creates a drawing answering:
“What do you think animal rescue looks like?” and it is emailed to us.
3️⃣ Once both steps are complete, an age-appropriate animal book is mailed.

📖Books are pre-loved and reused, selected at random based on age, and provided at no cost to families.

🖍️To ensure books are meaningful and not wasted, child participation is required before a book is sent.

📌 One book per completed submission
📌 No customization. No swaps.

Learn more and submit a request at wearsaves.org

❓Do snakes slither hard or soft? Do lizards have sticky feet? These were some of the amazing questions that preschoolers...
12/23/2025

❓Do snakes slither hard or soft? Do lizards have sticky feet? These were some of the amazing questions that preschoolers had asked this morning during our animal rescue zoom talk.
💚Animal rescue starts with education. Taking just 15 minutes to talk with preschoolers about kindness and responsibility helps shape the next generation of animal advocates, and we’re happy to help 🐾

Did someone say that they wanted more holiday adoption photos? We just received these festive photos of Sugar in his win...
12/21/2025

Did someone say that they wanted more holiday adoption photos? We just received these festive photos of Sugar in his winter garb ❄️
Sugar and Brownie came into our rescue together, after a pet store was giving them away for free, due to them “aging out” of the prime sell period. Due to the horrid quality of exotic breeding mills, and valuing money over life, both gerbils ended up having health issues. Sugar has epilepsy, and is under the amazing care of one of our fosters / vet med staff. We were honored to have them adopted by someone so close to us 💙
🎄 Happy holidays, and choose adoption 🥰

Do you remember Temple? SHE, now named Loki, was part of the baby bearded dragon trio that had the tips of their tails a...
12/20/2025

Do you remember Temple? SHE, now named Loki, was part of the baby bearded dragon trio that had the tips of their tails amputated due to poor breeding mill conditions.
🎄 We just received these beautiful update photos from her family, and couldn’t be more touched with the love and compassion.
💝This holiday season, we want to spread the joy of kindness to animals, and the reminder that buying exotic animals from chain pet stores directly supports these awful breeding mills. Stone, Temple, and Pilot were lucky enough to not only be alive (many exotics suffer or do not survive the conditions in mills), but to only have the tips of their tails amputated from a bacterial infection.
Spreading compassion, knowledge, and adoption, this holiday season (and all the time😉)

Meet Toby… We received him through surrender last night, at 8pm. Toby is a 7 year old leopard gecko who was heavily negl...
12/20/2025

Meet Toby… We received him through surrender last night, at 8pm. Toby is a 7 year old leopard gecko who was heavily neglected, and will be undergoing intense rehab with us.
Toby’s caretaker had gone away for school, and asked the family to care for him. Upon returning back, Toby was starved, ‘dried out’, dehydrated, with bloody cracks in his skin.
We love Toby, and we’ll work with him to kick ass every single day. Can you help Toby kick some ass? We need to purchase more carnivore critical care, as the neglected reptiles in our care are going through it pretty fast! 💚
🦎 Venmo: WILDEXOTICS
🦎 PayPal: [email protected]

Thank you for loving Toby, too 💚

Address

PO Box 231
Lakehurst, NJ

Telephone

+17327162629

Website

https://wildexoticsanimalrefuge.org/july-readathon-sign-up

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