BeWild Reptile Rescue

Jubilee the leopard tortoise came to us a few months ago from a hoarding case. She was thin with an overgrown beak, and has been doing really well living in a big outdoor enclosure! This week, we sedated Jubilee for a beak trim and routine bloodwork, which luckily came back normal. Tortoises her size are very strong, so we really needed some sedation to properly dremel her beak! She’s happy to be back outside and has been chowing down on her salads.

We had 2 snakes surrendered this week, Shrimp the western hognose snake and Barracuda the ball python. Shrimp is a 1 year old male that was surrendered because he can be a little spicy, which is normal for juvenile hognoses! Barracuda is a 5 year old female. Both look to be in great shape!

Please read: We are not currently accepting applications for these animals. We quarantine all animals for a minimum of 30 days before evaluating whether they will be listed for adoption. Available animals are listed on our website.

The sickest three leopard gecko intakes this spring are all doing great, and we wanted to share some update pictures! Hopefully these three will be up for adoption in the next few weeks.

Wanda was surrendered with severe metabolic bone disease and she was very thin. Recovery was a challenge as she had a broken jaw that made eating insects difficult, even with daily calcium and pain meds. Volunteers assiduously syringe fed her for several months, and now she is eating insects on her own and gaining weight well!

Logan came to us with a vitamin A deficiency. He was particularly difficult as he absolutely HATED our syringe feeding formulas and would regurgitate food unless we went very slow. He maintained condition until his eyes healed well enough to hunt, and now he’s a fantastic hunter!

Sinestro was found as a stray and came to us from the shelter. He was another vitamin A case who had to be syringe fed for awhile. He started eating insects a few weeks ago and is doing great!