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SKY  
Blue Tongue Skink, genus Tiliqua
Ideal Age Groups: All
Fun Fact: Yes, this lizard really does have a blue tongue! While we think that Sky's tongue is rather cool, Blue Tongue Skinks like Sky use it to startle, distract, and ward off potential predators!
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BOB
Bearded Dragon, Pogona Vitticeps
Ideal Age Groups: All
Fun Fact: This handsome lizard gets its name because of its ability to flare out the skin in its throat region. It really does look like he has a beard! |
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NERF
Ball Python, Python regius
Ideal Age Groups: All
Fun Fact: Most people hear 'python' and picture a huge, scary snake. Thanks Hollywood!
Nerf is a small, handsome, gentle fellow. Like like many snakes, ball pythons do not grow very long. On average, they grow 3 - 4 feet. |
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HINGE, STAR
Eastern Box Turtle, Terrapene carolina carolina
Ideal Age Groups: All
Fun Fact: Box turtles like Hinge and Star are some of the longest lived and slowest reproducing turtle species in the world. On average they can live 25-50 years although there are some reported cases of box turtles living up to 100 years!
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BUSTER
Budgie, Melopsittacus undulatus
Ideal Age Groups: 6 and up
Fun Fact: Budgies are cute, social little birds. Although we may occasionally have trouble telling individuals apart other budgies have no problems. That's because the throat spots on budgies reflect UV light making the birds look different to each other.
Alergy Alert - Eats Nuts & Peanuts |
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PERCY
Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman, Paleosuchus palpebrosus
Ideal Age Groups: All
Fun Fact: Cuvier's Dwarf Caimans are the smallest of all the crocodilian species, reaching an adult size of only 1.5 to 1.6 metres.
For the safety of the guests and the caiman, our caimans have their mouthes bandaged shut during any presentation. |
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ASHLEIGH, CHINNIE & friends
Chinchilla, Chinchilla lanigera
Ideal Age Groups: All
Fun Fact: Small, furry and cute people just love chinchillas but most people don't realize that these adorable animals are critically endangered in the wild due to habitat loss and illegal hunting. |
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RANGER, FOXY
Corn Snake, Pantherophis guttatus guttatus
Ideal Age Groups: 4 years and up
Fun Fact: Corn snakes are a type of rat snake that orginates from the southeastern and central United States. A popular pet, corn snakes are selectively bred and can be found in a wide variety of colours and patterns. |
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DRAGON
Crested Gecko, Rhacodactylus ciliatus
Ideal Age Groups: 6 and up
Fun Fact: Here's winking at you kid - or not! Crested Geckos like Dragon have no eyelids. Instead they have a a transparent scale that covers the eye and keeps it moist. If any debris is on this transparent scale, the gecko will use its tongue to lick it clean! |
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CAESER, SLIM
Scorpion
Ideal Age Groups: 6 years and up
Fun Fact: Scorpions are Arachnids like spiders, ticks and mites. Worldwide there are almost 2,000 scorpion species! |
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NATASHA, TOBY & friends
Guinea Pig, Cavia porcellus
Ideal Age Groups: All
Fun Fact: Guinea Pigs are rodents and not at all related to pigs. They originate from South America and have been domesticated for thousands of years. |
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PINS, NEEDLES
Hedgehog, family Erinaceidae
Ideal Age Groups: All
Fun Fact: Hedgehogs like Pins and Needles use their quills for protection against predators. When frightened, a hedgehog curls up its body which stands its quills up and hides its soft face, belly and toes. |
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AKIO, BOTAN
Hermit Crab, Coenobita clypeatus
Ideal Age Groups: 6 and up
Fun Fact: Hermit crabs hatch from eggs laid in the ocean. They change a lot in their appearance and habits before turning into the land dwelling adult Hermit Crabs that we are so familiar. |
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LLOYD, BAMBI & friends
Leopard Gecko, Eublepharis macularius
Ideal Age Groups: 6 and up
Fun Fact: Leopard Geckos have remarkable tails. Not only can the tail can come off as a defense mechanism but it also acts as a fat store. |
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NELSON
Tangerine Honduran Milk Snake, Lampropeltis
Ideal Age Groups: 4 years and up
Fun Fact: Despite the bright bold colours of this snake and its resemblance to a coral snake, Honduran Milk Snakes like Nelson are harmless and not venomous. |
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EWOK, CADBURY & friends
Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus
Ideal Age Groups: All
Fun Fact: The rabbits that we see today in homes and on farms are domesticated and have been selectively bred over centuries to look the way they do now. Pet rabbits should never be released into the wild if we cannot take care of them any longer. They are not wild animals. |
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TOY
Red Eye Tree Frog, Agalychnis callidryas
Ideal Age Groups: 4 years and up
FUN FACT: Red Eye Tree Frogs aren't always bright green. After going through a metamorphosis from tadpole to froglet, Red Eye Tree Frogs are brown. They develop the colouring that we love so much as they mature into an adult. |
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REID, LILY & friends
Red Footed Tortoise, Chelonoidis carbonaria
Ideal Age Groups: All
FUN FACT: Red Footed Tortoises are found in the forests of South America where they eat fallen fruits, vines, grasses, wild mushrooms, leaves, flowers. and carrion. Sadly the destruction of South America's rainforests is threatening the survival of Red Footed Tortoises and countless other species of animals and plants. |
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TICKLES
Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula, Grammostola rosea
Ideal Age Groups: 4 and up
FUN FACT: Big, adorable and hairy, Tickles is docile and misunderstood. Meet him and find out what you've been missing. |
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HARRY, BORIS & friends
Skinny Pig, Cavia porcellus
Ideal Age Groups: All
FUN FACT: Skinny Pigs aren't pigs at all. These funny looking animals are just rather hairless Guinea Pigs. |
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TIGGER
Tiger Salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum
Ideal Age Groups: 6 and up
FUN FACT: Tiger Salamanders like Tigger are the largest mole salamander in North America but they are also the most widespread salamander too! |
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GUMMY TOES
White Lipped Tree Frog, Litoria caerulea
Ideal Age Groups: All
FUN FACT: Found in the gardens, cultivated areas and rainforests of New Guinea and Northern Australia, White Lipped Tree Frogs are the largest of all the tree frogs! |
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