Stumpy is an adult red-eared slider who had parts of his front feet chewed off, probably by raccoons. He needs a secure pond to swim in and some TLC, but is relatively easy care. He can get around despite the loss of toes!
Author: Sharon King
Kiko, the leopard gecko
Kiko is an adult leopard gecko. Leopard geckos (“leos”) are relatively easy-care carnivorous reptiles, very good for a “first reptile pet”. They eat crickets and worms (gut-loaded and calcium-powdered) and dubia roaches. They can be very tame and are often quite personable.
Naruto, the leopard gecko
Naruto is an adult leopard gecko. Leopard geckos (“leos”) are relatively easy-care carnivorous animals and are good for those who have never kept a reptile pet before. Naruto eats dubia roaches, superworms, and crickets.
Iguana Smiling
Hi, I’m Godzuki, a common green iguana (Iguana iguana) from Central America.
Know why I’m smiling?
Because I made it! When I was about three months old, I was picked up off the streets of West Hollywood by two kind gentlemen. They kept me warm and safe until they could leave me with RARN. Boy, was I sick! A lady treated me in her home for malnutrition, severe dehydration, and a bad case of intestinal parasites.
For the past 21 years I’ve had fresh fruits and vegetables to eat, some direct sunlight, a daily warm shower or two, and plenty of high places to climb to, which I love. But the missing spines on my back show I didn’t get the kind of care and food I needed when I was very young.
I would never have survived those mean streets of Hollywood without RARN. Literally.
See why I can’t stop smiling?
Mango Update
Mango has seen the good doctor Stein.
Social Distancing, the Reptilian Way!
This is an ingenious way for lovers of reptiles and amphibians to cope with the coronavirus crisis – put it in terms that will make you smile!
Mango the Bearded Dragon
Mango the bearded dragon had an ouchie on his tail and face and had to go to the vet.
Another Leopard Gecko
This leopard gecko was placed in a good home.
She was originally found in a manger surrounded by frankincense and myrrh.
Young Leopard Gecko
This is a young leopard gecko, gender unknown. She came in with parasites but otherwise healthy.
Bibi
Hello! I’m Bibi, and I’m a juvenile iguana (about 5 months old). My story starts out sad but ends up great!
The little girl who used to take care of me didn’t really know how. She didn’t know I need direct sunlight, with places to cool off, just about every day. She didn’t know that my species lives in the rain forest and so I need to be misted with cool water. She didn’t know what foods I like—torn-up collards and mustard greens, bits of chopped mango and melon, sweet potato, squashes, green beans and blueberries. Pretty soon my legs started to swell and my spine bent. I was very weak, I would shake like a leaf, and my bones were getting broken because nobody knew what I needed.
But here’s the happy part. One day, the little girl’s uncle noticed how sick I was and they took me to a special reptile doctor. He put me on calcium supplements and good food, with sunshine, water misting, and lots of care from a kind lady in RARN. Now I’m on the mend and will be a loving animal companion all my life!