Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary Rescues MorePets

Oh My we have had so many new rescues since our last report! 

Welcome New Elder Guinea Pigs: Oreo, Muffin, Ozzy, Sparky-Oreo, Honey, Pepper, Boots, Ellie, Muffin2, Luna, Ginger, GG, Ginge, & Rascal and 2 youngsters with a story! 

So the owner of the 2 young guinea pigs did not speak much english and CritterCampMom tried to explain that we only take older guinea pigs, so then he said they were 4- That's still a bit young for us- we usually only take them when they are 5 and up. But since he was unable to understand the other options CritterCampMom agreed to jsut take them. He was very grateful and brought them the next day. Well, we discovered that they were very small - and apparently only 4 MONTHS old not years! On top of that they both weren't boys as we were told. So since female guinea pigs can get pregnant at 2 months old - they are seperated & the little girl is on baby watch! Ideally she will ahve a boy and girl and then we can pair them up and adopt out two sets of 2 piggies. But we'll have to see. She is steadily gaining weight and starting to get pretty round! 

And welcome New ratties: Nellie, Joshua, Jeremy, Snowball & Remy. The 4 boys came from a girl who was becoming homeless and she hopes they will only be here temproarily while she finds a new home. But in any case they are happy safe and loved here. 

And new ferret Oliver- he is missing an eye and has adrenal disease. He's being treated and has settled in to our ferret room. 

Popeye the fennec fox had his annual check up and he has the beginning of liver disease, which is common in older fennecs like him. So he has started on medication and is doing well.

We had a whole home generator donated by Small Charities United so now we do not have to worry about our animals in extreme weather! This is such a godsend knowing that the animals will always have heat in the winter and cooling in the summer even if there are wind or ice storms. 

Oh and CritterCampMom celebrated her 65th birthday too, raising some much needed funds for the critters in the process! 

Thank you all so very much for your ongoing support of our work here at Critter Camp!

We cannot do it without YOU!!! 

Since our last report we've had a lot going on!

We had a surprise inspection by the USDA and we passed with flying colors! That's always great! So many small animal rescues and home based rescues are not licensed or inspected, many still operate just fine, but sadly some should have had that oversight. We are proud to be licensed by the USDa and the IL Dept. of Ag, and the Il DNR, and inspected by all of them. This not only ensures the quality of care that the animals recieve but it also helps us learn new ways to improve how we care for the animals. 

We made a hard decision to allow our two parrots to move to Burge Bird Rescue. We have worked with Dr. Burge for over a decade and know she runs a quality rescue and clinic. Since the two parrots were only in their 20's and CritterCampMom is 64 the math was not mathing well and we knew we needed to send them on to a more specific rescue where they could recieve more training and hopfully adoptive families. They came a long way while in our care and now they will be able to make the next step in their future. But it is still hard for us to see them go- they have been a part of our lives for quite a while.

Our guinea pigs & rabbits had a spa day where CritterCampMom trimmed 486 tiny toes on some very unhappy little critters. Our rabbits are all human aggressive- all have bitten people bad enough for them to seek medical attention. So needless to say they do not like 'spa days.' But we do what needs to be done as quickly and easily as possible to limit their stress (and our injuries!)

Critter Camp also became a Top Rate Non Profit on the Great Non Profits website for another year. And we earned our Platinum seal of transparency from Candid- the highest award for non profits to earn. 

We welcomed elder guinea piggies Toasted Marshamallow and Osito to our boy guinea pig colony.

Critters had various treats such as watermelon for the guinea pigs, mulberry branches for the bunnies and mini pancakes with strawberry slices and whipped cream for the ratties! 

We thank all of you for your continued support of the work we do here at Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary. We cannot do it without YOU!