Arkansas Reptile Rescue

01/08/2025

Upgrades baby 💪🏻 and many more to come.

12/29/2024

How many more times will I change my living room? Definitely going to be moddimg some enclosures to match the look of the rest. Prepping to re decorate some of these that I feel are lacking on the inside as well.

12/22/2024

🥰❤️

12/09/2024

Last one left, make me an offer! Healthy donated CA hypo 100% het t+ pos het leopard BCI

Not a rescue, but ready to go for a reasonable offer.

12/07/2024

Were all set up!

12/06/2024

Don't miss your last chance of the year to visit Arkansas biggest reptile expo! You can find us at 5 municipal drive in Jacksonville Arkansas all weekend long with adoptable critters, photo opportunities and holiday cheer! Stop by and show your support to our team and the amazing staff of the Show me reptile show

12/03/2024

Don't miss out on the greatest Reptile show around, 5 municipal drive in Jacksonville Arkansas! This weekend we will have photo opportunities with some ambassador animals ( not Theodore the rattlesnake) and a handful of lovely adoptables!

12/01/2024

She's a whole mood ❤️‍🔥

11/30/2024

Our big female nile decided to come check me out this morning before returning to her basking spot for some morning sunshine

11/30/2024

Apologies for the inactivity, I will be posting the current adoption list later today (: in the meantime enjoy some pictures I've taken of some of my personal collection.

11/05/2024

Just out of curiosity, how many people think we are making a worthwhile difference in the community? I've had many ups and downs during the years we've been running this rescue but I've always tried my hardest to make a real difference. Are we big enough? Good enough? Doing enough? Is this just a cluster of emotions I'm feeling that will pass like usual? I can recall countless animals that have come into our care on deaths door, and countless that we've saved. We have always done our best to keep adoption fees as low as possible, and right now they are the lowest they have ever been. It's never turned a profit, nor should it. Despite the countless animals that we have taken in with abscesses, 3rd degree burns, mbd, emaciated, vitamin deficient eyes matted shut, there's still been a handful of people over the years to call us flippers. It racks my brain. I've poured entire paychecks into animals that didn't end up making it, done countless hours of educational work for the price of gas, successfully found forever homes for hundreds of animals yet I still don't feel content. I can't imagine actually giving up on this, no matter how hard it gets, but I would definitely benefit from some feedback.

10/28/2024

Welcome to the rescue! Dutches is our newest sanctuary member (:

10/25/2024

October is and we will be spreading awareness about the problems associated with feral cats.

"Across the globe, cats have been introduced into new habitats by people with terrible results. Outdoors, cats are a non-native and invasive species that threaten birds and other wildlife, disrupt ecosystems, and spread diseases." - American Bird Conservancy

https://abcbirds.org/program/cats-indoors/

10/25/2024

Our MASSIVE bearded dragon exhibit is almost complete!

10/23/2024

Meet our newest ambassador, atrox, the bearded dragon!

After a VERY long time of owning reptiles and five years of rescue work I now am the proud owner of MY very first bearded dragon. I've cared for hundreds here at the rescue but never had one of my own. Atrox is living in a 7x4 foot enclosure fit for a king. We still plan to add sand to his substrate mix and a few more arid decorations including tall grass and edible cactuses this weekend but for now he is happily living in his intergeade between Prarie and desert terrain! Bearded dragons are very social and active lizards and absolutely thrive in large enclosures! The bigger the better. So I had to take the opportunity to equip him to run, jump, and hunt all his heart desires. After working hands on with venomous snakes and monitor lizards it's a very nice change of pace to have a pet that really seeks out interaction! We encourage all keepers to strive for these larger than suggested enclosure sizes where multiple microclimates and and larger opportunities for enrichment are possible.
Welcome to the family, atrox!

10/10/2024

10/10/2024

240 happy turtles.

Please research your state animal laws and follow them! They are in place for a reason. This amount of illegally imported turtles can easily devastate your local populations if released into the wild. In Arkansas it is illegal to import native species without a permit, as is the sales, rehoming, collection (over 6) and transferring of ownership. These turtles will not be adopted out, and are severely displaced due to the circumstances of which they have been imported under. I will later make a detailed post about the importance of the state regulations and the impacts violations could have. Respect your state laws, protect the ecosystem and please do not put innocent animals in situations they never asked to be in.