09/20/2025
⚠️ PSA from Eclectic Exotics ⚠️
So, just a reminder: please don’t come to us with an attitude when you’re asking to surrender your animal. We’re here for the animals, not to deal with bad attitudes.
Here’s the kicker: a couple months back, someone wanted to adopt a bearded dragon from us. They didn’t want to provide the proper setup, so we said no thanks. Instead of preparing, they went and got a different beardie, slapped the word “rescue” on it, and then… surprise surprise… didn’t do right by the animal. Shocking, right? 🙄
Let’s be real:
If you’re not ready with the right enclosure and lighting, you’re not rescuing. You’re just creating another problem.
Medical issues don’t magically become someone else’s responsibility because you didn’t do your homework.
And for the record: we don’t take in animals if we don’t have the funds to care for them properly. Every single animal here just had fecals done — and that alone stretched our budget thin. We don’t have endless donations rolling in. This is mostly personal funds.
We love what we do, but let’s call it what it is — being unprepared isn’t “rescue,” it’s neglect. And we won’t be your safety net when the consequences hit.
Animals deserve better. Period. 🦎
