Boek-el-ZOO

Boek-el-ZOO Seven years ago, I began this journey and have loved every minute of it.
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Have you seen Snow White at the Apollo Theater Princeton ? Did you enjoy all of the woodland creatures? We have many of...
03/26/2025

Have you seen Snow White at the Apollo Theater Princeton ? Did you enjoy all of the woodland creatures?
We have many of them at The ZOO.
Come and see adorable hedgehogs, doves, singing birds, bunnies, and turtles.
Don't forget to bring a movie ticket from a current movie playing there for a 10% discount on one item!
*not all animals pictured are still available

03/24/2025

One of the greatest men on earth....who is now in heaven.
Now you know...

The only thing better than vending at Scott Smith's All Animal Expo is being able to share it with my granddaughter, who...
03/24/2025

The only thing better than vending at Scott Smith's All Animal Expo is being able to share it with my granddaughter, who helped her crippled old Crammy carry in and set up. I got tons of special orders, some new stock for the store to sell and some breeding stock for the back room. Stop in Wednesday after noon to see what I came home with, or PM me to see how you can secure it online before then!

03/24/2025

Now you know.
I had the privilege and pleasure of petting one once.
We used to get mamas and babies in the boat basin at my parents condo in Marco Island. We could watch them from our balcony. ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ

Thank you to everyone who came out today to meet Cinderella. If you have pictures you'd like to share, please do so here...
03/23/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out today to meet Cinderella. If you have pictures you'd like to share, please do so here!
Watch the page for upcoming Children's Time fun!!

Who has their tiara ready? ๐Ÿ‘‘Cinderella is coming!!!๐Ÿ‘ธSee you from 12-3 in the Laila Marie Learning Center, get some ice ...
03/22/2025

Who has their tiara ready? ๐Ÿ‘‘
Cinderella is coming!!!๐Ÿ‘ธ
See you from 12-3 in the Laila Marie Learning Center, get some ice cream ๐Ÿฆat Sisler's Ice Cream , then head to the matinee of Snow White at Apollo Theater Princeton๐Ÿฟ.
Make it a family fun day!๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ

03/22/2025

See you Sunday, Chicago customers!!
I'll have degus, trading cards and other cool stuff.
Stop by for a $5 coupon toward a future purchase either at the store or at the booth!!

Illinois' longest running animal show! Interact with animals of all types, learn from experienced Kee

Just in!Come check out Coraline and some other female ball pythons....along with all of our other cool stuff!Always some...
03/20/2025

Just in!
Come check out Coraline and some other female ball pythons....along with all of our other cool stuff!
Always something NEW at the ZOO!

Practice Intentional Positivity today.Give away a smile. You almost always get one back in return!๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™‚โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜œChallenge: S...
03/20/2025

Practice Intentional Positivity today.
Give away a smile. You almost always get one back in return!
๐Ÿ˜€๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ™‚โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ˜š๐Ÿ˜›๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜œ
Challenge: Send a smile emoji to someone on your friends list. No explanation. Just a smile.
Put the results in this comment stream for a $5 coupon!

Happy International Day of Happiness! ๐ŸŒ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ™Œ

This yearโ€™s theme CARING AND SHARING reminds us that lasting happiness comes from caring for each other, feeling connected and being part of something bigger.

Weโ€™re encouraging 1 million extra acts of caring and sharing all around the world. And you can be part of it!

Join us at www.dayofhappiness.net

My granddaughter and I will be there! Come and see us and get a $5 coupon for a future purchase, either at the store or ...
03/20/2025

My granddaughter and I will be there! Come and see us and get a $5 coupon for a future purchase, either at the store or to use at the Expo booth.

๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐œ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ ๐’๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ก'๐ฌ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ!

๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Kane County Fairgrounds, 525 S Randall Rd, St. Charles

๐“๐ข๐ฆ๐ž: 10 AM - 3 PM

Come explore 18,000 heated square feet of ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐š๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฑ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ & ๐œ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž! Whether you're looking for a new pet, unique animal-themed items, or just a fun day with fellow animal lovers, this is an event you wonโ€™t want to miss!

๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ โ€“ ๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ!

๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ: We encourage you to post what you are looking for this weekend. This gives vendors a chance to respond and let you know if any will have it available.

๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ: Drop a comment with what you'll have available! Feel free to include photosโ€”just keep multiple images in one comment thread to ensure visibility for everyone.

๐•๐ž๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐:

All Animal Educators
AnnaRock Farms
Aritonnic
Boek-el-ZOO
Bruce Beyer
Cannataro Farm
Cef Pet
Chicago Boxers
ChiPups
Creepyexotics
Crystal Addiction and Adoption
Cueball Pythons
Ddb Cornsnakes
Empire Farm Cattery and Doodles
Exotics Furr U
FAAB Creations Fine Jewelry
Frank Morelli
Geckos Are For Lovers
Grossboy Exotics
Itโ€™s Just Puppy Love
J&R Pets
JAM Inc.
Jaski Exotics
Jens Junle / Askrob
Jp pets
Jumping Spooder Jungalow
Kane County Coroner's Office
Let Go My Gecko
Lythanthis Art
Milรกฤek Gliders
Misfit Dragons
Netti Plants
NimbleJingleCo
Paulinaโ€™s pythons
Paw-Fect Pets
Punkalicious Pupcakes Limited
Ricky's Rascals and Wholesome Petz Pet Supplies
Serpent City
Shawn Aubrey
Spectrum Exotics
Spencer's Serpents
Stitched By Stephanie
The Reptile Company of Wisconsin
The Silver Necklace and Gabbys Stuff
Total Pets Plus
Totally Twisted Terrariums

https://allanimalexpo.com/

๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒคโ›ฑ๏ธ๐ŸŒกWeird Weather Wednesday ๐ŸŒช๐ŸŒจ๐ŸŒฌโ„๏ธIf you venture out today, take a picture of the front of the store with its new look. ...
03/19/2025

๐ŸŒž๐ŸŒคโ›ฑ๏ธ๐ŸŒกWeird Weather Wednesday ๐ŸŒช๐ŸŒจ๐ŸŒฌโ„๏ธ
If you venture out today, take a picture of the front of the store with its new look. Post it on your page and tag the store. EVERYONE who does it will get a $5 coupon.
If you aren't local, steal one off of the page and do the same (post and tag) and I will put your name on a list.
*coupons can be used in store or at the Scott Smith's All Animal Expo booth. My granddaughter and I will be there Sunday!!

I just love new life at the store!!
03/19/2025

I just love new life at the store!!

If you have pictures of the students and animals at the Moline Preschool from today, please share them here along with y...
03/18/2025

If you have pictures of the students and animals at the Moline Preschool from today, please share them here along with your comments about how it went. My goal is to offer more of these interactive experiences to schools, groups and parties to expand our educational outreach. Now booking! Message me for more information and rates.

Check out our new look!!!
03/18/2025

Check out our new look!!!

Heading to the Quad Cities this morning to delight and educate 200 preschoolers with critters from The Zoo.If you have a...
03/17/2025

Heading to the Quad Cities this morning to delight and educate 200 preschoolers with critters from The Zoo.
If you have a class, group or party that would like to have an EXPERIENCE, message me for details and rates!
Watch for changes in the storefront starting today also!
So much happening in 2025!!

03/15/2025

LAST CALL FOR T-SHIRT ORDERS!
She is on her way! Message me if you want one!!!

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419 S Main
Princeton, IL
61356

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 7pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 12pm - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm

Telephone

+18158785674

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If you're waiting on a wish, I can make your wish come true.

soundtrack...HOPE
soundtrack...HOPE

36 hours in and they are still alive and active. We aren't out of the woods yet, but im more hopeful.

baby hedgies
baby hedgies

UPDATE: They made it thru the night and seem to be taking formula a little more eagerly and efficiently. It looks like they are pooping (although it could just be flecks from spilt formula ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ) Stay tuned, but im being realistic in saying I'm not sure if they will make it. There are a LOT of factors involved here. NO negativity or criticism will be tolerated. Another episode of 'This Is My Life' ๐Ÿฅฐ Mama wasn't keeping them warm so I brought them home and am going to do my best to keep them alive.๐Ÿฅบ Heating pad...check.๐Ÿ•ฏ Formula...check. ๐Ÿผ Beulah the Terrorist on lockdown in the bathroom....check.๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿคฌ Pray for these babies.๐Ÿฆ”๐Ÿฆ”๐Ÿฆ”

Arachna-it doesn't have to be a -phobia
Arachna-it doesn't have to be a -phobia

The Blue Socatra is out and about today. Come and check him out before he retreats back to his hidey hole. If live spiders aren't your thing, I have a large assortment of beautiful beaded arachnids to adorn your house or give to the spider lover in your life. I also have a pink toe and a Regal jumping spider available, along with 8 legged earrings, bracelets and figurines. There are also signs, and enclosures (new and used). Let's Make a Deal!!

babies!
babies!

Since we missed WOW WEDNESDAY for Christmas, let's do an extra special SPECIAL for today. So, gather up your Christmas money and come and see me! All HEDGEHOGS just $100 (reg. $300...4 to choose from) They were all born and raised at the store. Mom and Dad both had mismatched eyes. A FREE bag of food and trading card with each purchase. See you between 12-7!! (Babies in the video are not necessarily the ones in the store at the moment. It's just a cute video. ๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿฅฐ)

out and about
out and about

Look who made an appearance just in time for Christmas. Mr. Blue Socatra Baboon!! He must have gotten bored in his hidey hole! He HAS done some growing while he was down there! It was awesome to see him out and about!!

If you are looking for a beautiful, feisty , juvenile female crested gecko, I just got this little cutie in! Shes ready to climb walls!!

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A new beginning....

In January of 2018, Lori Boekeloo became the proprietor of the new and improved TANKS Pet Supply. She added the addendum to the name by adding Boek-el-ZOO as a play on her own last name. It also reflected her desire to create a zoo environment at the store, encompassing education and interaction with the animals there. Though the store has gone through many changes over the years, one thing remained constant- a passion for pets. Lori worked in pet stores through her college years, both corporate and โ€˜mom and popโ€™ stores. 30 years passed and she began working part time at TANKS in the winter of 2017. Paired with her love of children and education, Lori plans on bringing that aspect to the store by hosting field trips and educational programs in the recently remodeled Bob Miller Learning Center at the rear of the store. Lori has the goal of making the NEW TANKS a fun place to come and learn and explore. She wants to provide unique experiences and encounters with animals and breeds not commonly seen. There will be workshops and opportunities to socialize with other animal lovers and enthusiasts. So come and see what she has to offer!