REPTILE INTAKE |
Do you have an unwanted reptile?
Did that cute little python get to be just a bit too large?
Mom put her foot down and forced you to give up the dragon?
Are you in or near Ohio? (We are in Cincinnati, OH)
CONTACT US... WE MAY BE ABLE TO HELP!
If you are not in our area, visit
www.anapsid.org
and click on herp rescues to find a reptile rescue closer to you.
CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT
IGUANAS AND POND SLIDER TURTLES
Arrowhead Reptile Rescue will help you find decent, loving homes for your pet.
We research potential adopters as thoroughly as possible to ensure that the new
home will be beneficial to both the new owner and to the animal. As a general
rule, we try to help any reptile that comes to us, but cannot always take your
pet. Animals that do come into our care are provided excellent diets and
habitats in one of our many foster homes. We offer our animals accurate
environmental conditions as well as clean, humane, and safe enclosures. Medical
care is always provided when necessary.
If we can take your pet reptile into one of our foster homes, we ask for a small
donation to take in a pet. These donations help us provide food and care to the
animals until we can find alternative homes, and help cover the costs of
wildlife rehabilitation of native reptiles. Your donation is tax
deductible.
You have to bring your reptile to us at a location in Greater Cincinnati. If you
are located outside of Ohio, northern Kentucky, or southeast Indiana, and you wish to donate a reptile, please
try to find a rescue organization closer to you before contacting us. You can
find a reptile rescue by going to anapsid.org. Be advised there may be some
state and federal restrictions to transporting certain species across state
lines.
Arrowhead will always take nuisance, orphaned or injured wild reptiles that you
find.
We are licensed and approved by the Ohio Division of Wildlife and Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife for reptile and
amphibian rehabilitation. Wild reptiles are released whenever possible, and are
never adopted out as pets.
There is no fee for us to take an injured native wild reptile. Donations are
accepted and appreciated.
ARR accepts restricted snakes. Contact us to see if we have
room for your Ohio restricted snake.
ARR accepts alligators and crocodiles in Indiana only.
You must bring your crocodilian to our foster home in Indiana.
Wild animals will be rehabilitated and then released into the wild if possible
and appropriate. Captive reptiles are adopted to new homes whenever possible. We
scan all new reptiles for existing microchips or tags. Lost reptile pets will be
returned to their owners. All reptiles, captive or wild, are given expert
veterinary care if necessary. Our vet, Dr R.D. Dahlhausen, specializes in
reptiles and exotics, and we have in-house veterinary technicians on our staff.
We provide on-site intensive care, including IV's and tube-feeding. We have a
firm no-kill policy... we only euthanize due to an untreatable medical
condition.
If you are bringing your pet from out of state, be aware there may be federal
regulations and state import/export requirements that must be met.
We WILL NOT provide professional veterinary or medical care for your personal
pet. Please contact your nearest veterinarian specializing in reptiles if your
pet needs medical attention.
ANIMAL SHELTERS, HUMANE SOCIETIES, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PLEASE NOTE:
We will accept emergency intakes resulting from neglect or cruelty cases,
confiscations, abandonment situations, etc, and we will waive any fees in these
cases. However, we prefer not to take unwanted pet surrenders through shelters
and humane societies. If you have someone who has a pet reptile they no longer
want, please refer them to Arrowhead directly.
© Arrowhead Reptile Rescue 2014