East Coast Rescue Organization

13/10/2022

We want to scream happy birthday to our beautiful, kind, HUGE hearted co-founder, Sarah!!

23/06/2022

—Courtesy Post—

*Available for adoption through ACCT Philly*

Meet Watercress! This handsome fella is almost 5 months old. He is the last of his liter available for adoption. His siblings; Lettuce, Cabbage, and Spinach all have been adopted. Don’t you think it’s Watercress’s turn? I sure do. Watercress was sitting at the shelter with his siblings, before reached out and got into foster placement. Since the foster picked him and siblings up; he’s been social, playful, pet-friendly, and have great liter manners. Watercress is very independent and friendly. He’s also beyond chill. He loves the laser light or anything that rolls infront of him and that his eyes— he’ll chase! He’s very friendly, but also values his alone time. 🐾

If you’re interested in adopting Watercress (ACCT-A-113812) please reach out to Alexis Komilo for an adoption form! 🐾💕

21/06/2022

Some of you know our friend Sarah Isabella so you may know of Winslow and Furrever Friends Rescue and Volunteers, Inc.

⚠️Please read⚠️

Winslow was a stray who came into Furrever Friends in Spring 2021. Sadly, last night Winslow was brought to a Veterinary Hospital after not eating/drinking for 2 days. After being unable to recover from a surgery to remove a bowel obstruction, he passed away with his long-term foster family by his side.
Winslow was fully vetted which included; evaluation, neutering, vaccinations, micro-chipping, and combo testing. His results came back FeLV negative, and FIV positive. For those of you who don’t know: FIV is short for Feline Immunodeficiency virus (comparable to HIV). FIV weakens the immune system and there is no cure.

Winslow never let his diagnosis get him down. He loved snuggling, being chatty, playing, and even did amazing with children. Winslow was a happy and (mostly) healthy 4 year old.
Winslow’s medical bills have totaled over $5,000. Our friends at FFRV are in need of help. If you’re able to contribute in honor of Winslow, they would be beyond appreciative. Any amount helps! 🐈‍⬛💕 Link below.

Furrever Friends Rescue and Volunteer is all-volunteer, private no-kill animal 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. If you’re interested in seeing what they do, check out the website at Ffrescue.org.

https://gofund.me/bced338c

I’m Sarah, and I am a volunteer and social media runner for Furrever Friends Rescue and Volunteer i… Sarah Isabella needs your support for In honor of Winslow

31/05/2022

🚨🚨 FOSTER NEEDED 🚨 🚨

Hey friends! I have a woman who is at a shelter & is pregnant. She is going into a program that can end early, but at max is 15 months long. They called into the rescue to see if we have any availability to take in this iguana but sadly we cannot take them in due to the ban.(In Flordia; Jessie is our Flordia Division, with alchemy rescue & sanctuary). Is there anyone out there willing to foster / babysit this iguana for up to 15mo? Given her situation, I do not believe there will be any compensation, so she just needs some good luck from a Good Samaritan. Please message us, or Alchemy Rescue & Sanctuary if you’re able to foster for this lady. Thank you!

Location Elberta, AL, willing to travel to foster 💕

12/05/2022

Today marks 3 months, and 2 weeks that I’ve owned Iris. That is exactly 106 days. Iris came to me from a friend of mine, Andy. Andy rescued her from a situation that wasn’t fit. Andy then realized the care for chameleons is extremely hard. With this realization, Andy did the responsible thing and rehomed her. Luckily, my Friend Mitch tagged me in Andy’s post. Within a day, Andy transported Iris to me. Iris was weak, and beyond fragile. Iris also has a disability, known as Metabolic bone disease (MBD) which is a result of a calcium phosphorus imbalance in which causes weakness is the skeletal structures (commonly affects the frontal arms of reptiles and amphibians.) Due to Iris’s disability which resulted in; weakness, the loss of bone density and strength she had to live in a hospital bin to deter from falling and breaking or injuring her limbs anymore than they already were. Within the last 106 days, I’ve dedicated my time to strengthening Iris up by supplying her with proper UVB and heating/lighting as well as proper vitamin and calcium dusting.

Within the last 3 months, and 2 weeks, Iris had done exactly what I’d hope she do. She’s regained strength, and bone density. She is finally lively, and will eat any and all bugs in site. She used to only eat Crickets. She’s gained weight, and for her age is finally at a weight that is healthy. For all of this, I’m beyond thankful.

The most exciting part is that today, Iris was able to finally be converted into her normal up-right cage. Iris is no longer in a hospital bin! Iris continues to impress me everyday.

I’m more than happy I was able to give her the home she deserves! The following pictures are before and afters of her and her enclosure. 🦖💕

📍New Jersey Divison📍

13/04/2022

Good afternoon everyone! We hope that everyone and their scaley babies are doing amazing! 🦖💕

On March 27th, I (NJ division) adopted a crested gecko from Pet supplies plus in cherry hill! The crested gecko, Pinto, is hatchling size so he is very tiny. Hatchling and baby crested geckos require a 6 quart tub/enclosure to ensure they’re able to find their food. After growing, they’re to be transferred into a grow out or adult tank. 🦖💕

On top of the amazing news about Pinto, ECRO is expanding and now has a crested gecko information group! This group is for beginner owners, advanced owners, etc!

If you’re interested in seeing more updates on our growing boy, Pinto; give our page a like and join ECRO: Crested gecko Husbandry! https://www.facebook.com/groups/1044794499460868/?ref=share

📍NJ division📍

07/04/2022

Good morning Everyone! We wanted to take a second to introduce you to our newest intake, Suzie the Hermit crab! 🐚🦀

Suzie is a Female purple pincher hermit crab.
Suzie is a product of being wild caught, and sold at shops found on the shore. Hermit crabs are hard to breed in captivity. Due to them not being easy to breed, they’re commonly wild caught and shipped over seas. Despite them being hard to breed in captivity, Mary Akers is the ONLY successful hermit crab breeder! 🦀🐚

Suzie was once a class pet that wasn’t getting the attention or care she needed. She was taken out of that Scenario, and was looking for a new home! Suzie was from Elmira/Corning New York, and was shipped to us (Safely, despite her delay) in New Jersey! 🦀🐚

If you’re interested in seeing more updates on Suzie; give our page a like, and join ECRO: Hermit crab husbandry (https://www.facebook.com/groups/327625865707510/) to receive more updates on all of our hermit crabs!! 🐚🦀

📍NJ divison📍

06/04/2022

A year ago today, I brought home my malnourished and neglected girl, Charmander. In a year, Charmander has made a complete turn around!! 🦖

A family friend tagged me in a post about Charmander, and I could not pass her up. The post explained how she (previous owner) bought Charmander for her son who grew out of the gecko over the years, and he just stopped caring for her. I immediately inquired about her. It took about 2 weeks for the lady to get back to me (due to other people saying they’ll Take her but never showed— so when she got back to me, I was next up). I of course said absolutely I’ll take her and I’ll actually show up. So I did exactly that, I picked her and her supplies up. She was living in an a 10 gallon with moldy (and very stinky) reptile carpet, with one hide and a water bowl/food bowl that appeared to never been cleaned in the FOUR years of owning her. Disregarding the horrific tank itself, Charmander was not the healthiest gecko at first. Charmander was malnourished, pale, and she couldn’t even lift her head up on her own. She also didn’t have any toes due to improper care (the reptile carpet and not having a shedding aid). It was so bad that we personally didn’t think she was going to make it. 🦖🥺

Today, Charmander turned FIVE years old! Charmander now has bright orange coloration, she can also move on her own and lift her head on her own! She’s even laid infertile eggs now that she’s in proper care!! Charmander absolutely goes crazy for bugs and is thriving, now that she’s in proper care!

Happy 5th “birth”day my precious rescue baby 💕🦖

📍NJ division📍

15/03/2022

Tomorrow I ship out my first ever hermit crab “care package” that includes; Millet spray, sunflower seeds, mealworms, popcorn and a variety of shells (Arellano Babylonians, Murex, Mexican turbos, etc.) and some extra goodies! ☺️

This is exciting!! 🦀 🐚

📍New Jersey Divison📍

13/03/2022

12/03/2022

Good Afternoon everyone! We wanted to take a second to introduce you to our newest intake, Lily White. (Formally known as Antonia) 🦎💕

Lily White is a female Piebald, translucent veiled chameleon. Lily was surrendered to our rescue after learning she has metabolic bone disease (MBD). Lily’s previous owners tried their hardest to help her; they tried different supplements, changed her cage, and lighting, etc. After learning how much hard work it is to take care of this advanced species, with a disability they decided that rehoming her was the best option for not only Lily, but also for them. 🦎💕

Despite how strong Lily white is, she is still on the road to regaining bone structure and density! If you’re interested in seeing more updates of Lily, give our Facebook a like and stay tuned for more updates. 🦎💕

📍New Jersey Division📍

08/02/2022

I highly suggest everyone click this link to help stop this act in place. They hid it in there to try and be sneaky, this will create and white list of approved animals that people can own and travel with (excluding dogs and cats) so this comes after small animals suck as Guinea pigs, ferrets, reptiles, fish, etc. meaning you can’t cross state lines with the black listed animals for any reason (moving, transporting {like to the vet} or even when evacuating) this is not okay and can cripple and destroy the exotic industry and trade. Please, take 30s of your time, fill in your information and write a short message saying you absolutely do not support this at all and press send and they handle the rest, it will automatically go to your state senators.

As this situation continues to develop the pet industry will continue to take action. This bill has been passed into the house and gained traction. For a full update, click on the link below on how this affects you and your hobby, and how to take action at the bottom of the article. Let your senator know your views on the last-minute amendment to the COMPETES Act, H.R. 4521.the House.

https://www.naiaonline.org/articles/article/federal-legislation-threatens-pets-zoos-and-aquariums-and-biomedical-research .wphTvXMe.dpbs

Click the link below to take action

https://cqrcengage.com/pijac/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=513850

02/02/2022

Iris got a bit of a hospital cage make over today!

For anyone who hasn’t seen my post before, this is Iris my recent intake! She is a female piebald, translucent veiled chameleon who has metabolic bone disease. Her strength and her bone density is weak due to this. That is why her cage is on its side, and everything is “Iris proof”, so she can gain back her bone density and strength! 🦎💕

📍 New Jersey Division 📍

01/02/2022

Good afternoon, again! We wanted to introduce you to our our new intake, Amiri! 💕🦎

Amiri is an unknown albino morph, who is a little over 2 years old. Amiri’s previous owner was looking for a good home for Amiri, so we of course reached out! Amiri’s previous owner took amazing care of her but no longer had the time to care for her as she runs a Guinea pig rescue. So we took her in! Amiri always was known to “go slow” and “be wobbily”. Amiri was also suspected to have vision impairments, due to her being albino. This is a common misunderstanding in the reptile community! Albino leopard geckos are able to have UVB, as well as overhead heating just like any other leopard geckos! Amiri has busted that myth, as she enjoys basking under the heat! Amiri is also no longer wobbly, nor does she go slow.. unless she gets spooked! 🦎💕

If you love Amiri as much as we do, give our page a like for more updates! 💕🦎

📍New Jersey Division 📍

31/01/2022

Good afternoon everyone, we wanted to introduce one of our newest rescues, Iris! 🦎💕

Iris is a piebald/translucent female veiled chameleon. Iris is estimated to be about 6-8 months old, due to her size. I was contacted by Iris’s previous owner, who had her for a day. He became overwhelmed and stressed after learning the extensive care that chameleons require. Especially a chameleon like Iris, who has metabolic bone disease. Metabolic bone disease is a calcium deficiency which affects the bones of the reptile. The reptiles arms become rounded, and weak which makes them prone to injury. Iris is now in a hospital enclosure until she begins to regain strength and bone density! 🦎💕

Iris is on the road to recovery! If you’re interested in seeing more updates of Iris, Give our page a like and stay tuned for updates 🦎💕

📍 New Jersey Division📍

26/11/2021

Apply to foster for Furrever Friends Rescue & Volunteers, Inc. A 501(c)(3) non-profit, no-kill cat rescue. Adopt, volunteer or donate online.

08/11/2021

a 5 month difference! look at those muscles💪🏽

this is one of our rescues, Macaroni, belonging to Mango’s Clubhouse: Reptile Rescue