Critter Camp Exotic Pet Sanctuary Rescues MorePets

Here's hoping everyone has a very joyous Holiday Season!

Since our last report we have rescued more pets needing sanctuary thanks to YOUR support!

We took in 2 elder guinea pig ladies - Pigwig and Ginger. They are now very happy in our colony setting.

Kirby, a very human-aggressive cockatiel joined our big new aviary. He is loving his new birdie friends and having so much room to fly!

We took in a pair of elder ferrets, Gary and Scout, who had been abandoned at their pet sitters. The former owners even blocked the sitters and cut off all contact. The sitters were going to keep them but they are moving to California where it is illegal to own ferrets. So now Gary & Scout are happy here with their new friends in our big free range ferret room. Gary is being treated for adrenal disease and is doing very well.

We took in 6 elder ratties from owners who were losing their homes too - Zuzu, Trax, Splat, Willow, Nova & EV.

We had a very sad loss recently. Miss Cinnamon our raccoon passed away due to ongoing health issues that were being treated. Sadly many of these exotic pets are very inbred and have terrible genetics leading to shortened life spans and medical issues. We are glad we could give her 6 very happy years here with lots of treats, toys and love, even when she attacked us. 

Next month Critter Camp celebrates our 20th anniversary! Yes, 20 years of saving thousands fo small and unusual pets needing sanctuary! Thanks to all of YOUR support we can be very proud of this accomplishment!

Please consider donating to help with our end of year expenses - supply costs have skyrocketed this year! Thank you!

Wishing all of you the very best of this holiday season and a magnificent new year!

Since our last report almost 4 months ago we've been pretty busy!

Shortly after our precious fennec fox Stevie passed away we were contacted by a family that had to find a home for their beloved elderly fennec fox asap due to changing living arrangements. We had thought that Stevie might have been our last fox but apparently not. So we agreed to take in our 12th fennec fox, Popeye! His momma drove 12 hours to get him here where she knew he'd be well cared for in his old age. He's very healthy and active for an old guy! We're thrilled to be able to give this sweet little guy all the love and care he deserves for as long as he has left. 

We created a nice big 8' x 10' aviary for our smaller birds- the cockatiels and dove; and our newest additions elder parakeets Woomy and Soup whose loving family is moving overseas and cannot take them along. 

We also took in elder guinea pigs Daisy, Charlotte, Popcorn; rattie Willow & Rosie, and tiny dwarf hamster, Jingle.

We took in two ferrets too:  Daisy who was found as a stray, turns out she got away from her former owner and he agreed he was unable to care for her at this time. We also found out that she had originally been found in a trash can! She's been through an awful lot so she will stay right here in our free range ferret room with her new friends, safe and sound. And Cookie who is elderly and lost her cagemate making her very depressed and lonely. Her family was not in a position to get another ferret so she came here to live out her life as well with her new friends in our ferret area.

And Peppy Hare the rabbit came to us from another shelter where he had attacked several staff, sending some to the ER for stitches! So he was considered unadoptable due to liability issues. He is now happy and safe in our free range rabbit area with his new friends.

CritterCampMom fell and badly sprained her ankle and wrist and still is in a boot for the ankle! Thankfully our few volunteers can help out some and ease the workload!

What a summer! We truly appreciate the support you give us here at Critter Camp! We could not carry out our mission without YOU! Thank you!