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Re: Starting a reptile rescue?
Thanks for the input guys.
I've done quite a bit of rescue with dogs and cats, and am familiar with the necessary relinquishment forms to cover your butt.
At this point we have two, and possibly three foster homes (one guy may be moving). All of us are intelligent and knowledgeable techs with years and years of medical experience and a good set of informational resources to draw on. We would definitely be assigning the aniimals to fosters experienced in them where possible, but that may not always be an option.
At this point, with my personal situation, I picture quarantining them in the spare bedroom, then working on adopting them as soon as they pass quarantine. We definitely don't want to get overwhelmed with more than we can take care of or place, and so would have limits on what species and how many we would have in the program at any given time.
Severe medical issues would be case-by-case, and I am willing to euthanize if the prognosis is poor and the suffering is great. Any minor medicals would definitely get a vet check...if the animal appears healthy and and feeds well and doesn't have a history of serious neglect, do you think a vet check is still in order? I'm not sure if we will be able to get discounted exams, so finances are an issue as for any rescue. Obviously, any animal needing medical care would get it, and I imagine that for some that cost can add up quickly.
We do have a small local show several times a year and I expect we could get a table there too for display of adoptable animals.
~Jess
Balls: 2.10 normal, 1.0 pastel, 2.2 het albino, 1.0 50% het pied, 1.2 poss. axanthic, 1.0 pinstripe, 1.0 black pastel,
Misc. snakes: 1.1 blood python, 1.0 Tarahumara Mountain kingsnake, 0.1 RTB
0.0.1 Red-eyed casque-headed skink
1.2 dogs (Lab, Catahoula, Papillon-X), 6.1 cats, 1.0 foster dog
6.4.8 ASFs
1.0 Very Patient Boyfriend
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