My Pets

Our cockatoo is Ciera's baby — she sleeps in her own room so she's never on her own and spends every minute of every day with her (even showering at the same time!). She's super intelligent and an absolute showstopper with her striking pink and white colours.

Our hedgehogs each have their own unique personalities. During encounters you can learn about their behaviours, adaptations, and how they use their amazing sense of smell to explore the world. We'll pick the best hedgehogs to come out for your mobile session or home-base encounter.

Born right here — tiny, pink, and impossibly cute. Hoglets are occasionally available to loving homes from our carefully managed ethical breeding programme — join the waiting list.

We only have hoglets when we have had a litter, so they are not here all year round, and very young ones do not come out for handling or travel to mobile bookings. Ask when you book and we will tell you honestly what we have.

This is how tiny they start — small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. They grow fast and develop their spines within the first few weeks.

Tiny marsupials with a gliding membrane that lets them soar. Very social and curious — absolutely adored by visitors.

Our sugar glider joeys are hand-raised from birth, making them incredibly tame and sociable. Watch them explore, climb and glide as they grow — they're absolutely captivating to see up close.

Only when we have had a litter — joeys are not here all year round, and while they are small they do not come out for handling or travel to mobile bookings. Please ask before you book rather than expecting them.

One has a brown coat and hazel eyes and is the braver of the two — usually first to investigate new visitors. He loves his food, though only from people he trusts (unless it's a bunny biscuit — he'd take that from a fox!). the other has a white coat and blue eyes and is a little shyer with new faces and smells, which is only natural for a prey animal.

Our guinea pig is calm and loving with people — but, unusually for such a social species, he doesn't get on with other guinea pigs. We thought he had a fur problem when he lived with the skinny pigs… turns out he just likes living alone!

One is a charming gentleman with gorgeous black skin and black hair on his nose and toes — super friendly, he'll cuddle right into you. the other is a greedy little man with ginger skin and ginger fur on his nose and toes; confident as anything, he'll eat straight from your hands.

Curious, active little mice who are fascinating to watch as they explore and forage. They're very friendly and surprisingly clever — they know not to walk off the edge of your hands.

Our tortoise is one of the largest tortoise species on Earth and a true showstopper. These gentle giants can live over 200 years, so at just a couple of years old our tortoise's only getting started. Absolutely obsessed with strawberries.

One of our three male panther chameleons. This chameleon is an Ambilobe — his main colour is a vivid red, shot through with greens, blues, whites and yellows. Chameleons change colour with their mood, and watching it happen right in front of you is endlessly mesmerising.

This chameleon is a Nosy Mitsio — his main colour is a brilliant green, with yellows, reds, whites and blues running through. Bold and confident, he's always the first to investigate anything new.

This chameleon is a Nosy Be — his main colour is a striking blue, with reds, greens, yellows and whites running through. A real showstopper and the newest of our three chameleon boys.

Our iguana is an orange zero iguana — a morph of the green iguana, so he's actually orange rather than green (we know, confusing!). He's still young and quite skittish, and will tail-whip when nervous, so our iguana is a watch-only animal — only Ciera handles him, and his comfort always comes first.

Betty is a calm, friendly dragon who loves a cuddle on your chest. She's a fantastic ambassador for introducing nervous visitors to the world of reptiles.

The world's largest gecko — our leachianus gecko can growl, bark and grunt like a tiny dinosaur, and her skin feels like velvet. She comes out for encounters at our home base.

The perfect first reptile to handle — calm, beautifully patterned, and they wag their tails when excited. All four come out for mobile sessions and home-base encounters.

Arboreal geckos with eyelash-like crests that can jump, climb glass and stick to almost any surface. They come out to sessions and are happy to be handled — sat calmly on an open palm rather than gripped.

This python is our heavyweight royal python — a striking yellow-and-white albino weighing in at over 2.2kg. Gentle and slow-moving, like all ball pythons he loves to curl up in a ball.

This python is a royal python with a beautiful piebald pattern of brown, orange patches and white — far daintier than this python at around 394g. Calm, docile and incredibly smooth to the touch. The "royal" name comes from African royalty: Cleopatra herself is said to have worn these snakes as jewellery.

Our corn snake is our mack snow albino corn snake — soft pink with red eyes and still tiny (around 14g), more like a little shoelace than a snake right now! Docile, beautifully patterned and great for nervous first-time handlers.

Our monitor is a growing boy with a lot of growing still to do — just 37g at the moment, but Bosc monitors get big! Don't let the "monitor lizard" label fool you: he's super friendly, brilliant fun to feed, and already loves showing off that amazing tongue as he explores the world.

Our skink is our large blue-tongued skink — and yes, that famous bright blue tongue is exactly as brilliant as it sounds. A calm, confident character and always a firm favourite.

One and another are our Mississippi map turtles, named for the map-like patterns across their shells. the third is our diamondback terrapin — a striking, diamond-patterned one-of-a-kind. another lives separately and enjoys a quieter life behind the scenes, so one and the third are the ones who come out to events.

One and the other are chunky, sleepy-eyed charmers with a permanent little smile. Famously laid-back, they're often happiest lounging about looking thoroughly pleased with themselves — and they're one of the most handleable amphibians around.

Our bullfrog is a big, bold character and one of the largest frog species around. He'll sit completely still, then strike with lightning speed at feeding time.

Masters of disguise — these incredible insects look exactly like leaves, right down to the veins and nibbled edges. Spotting them is half the fun, and they're brilliant for getting children interested in the natural world.

Six species between them, from the big giant African down to the little glow millipedes. Slow, gentle and weirdly ticklish to hold, with hundreds of tiny legs rippling along as they move. A lovely, calm first encounter for anyone feeling a bit nervous — and, with the snails, the only invertebrates that can be outdoors.

Big, curious and surprisingly characterful, these gentle giants are a firm favourite for little hands — and a brilliant lesson in taking things slow. They love cucumber and are completely safe for all ages.

A mantis that mimics an orchid flower — pink and white petal-shaped legs it uses to sit in plain sight and wait. One of the most striking things in the room, and a favourite for anyone interested in camouflage and adaptation.

Much larger than the orchid mantis and far bolder with it. Brilliant for showing how a predator’s front legs are built for catching, and calm enough to sit on a hand.

Enormous, slow and almost impossible to spot against a branch. A brilliant first insect for a nervous visitor — nothing about them is fast or startling.

A tiny freshwater crab with violet claws and startling pale yellow eyes — the reason for the name. He stays here at the centre, so you can only meet him if you come to us.

Glossy black and much calmer than people expect. This one is watch-only, and a real talking point — especially under UV, where scorpions glow.

Metallic green, gold and red, and genuinely iridescent — it looks like it has been polished. The males have the oversized jaws stag beetles are named for.

Small, orange and black, and busy. They are active and easy to watch, and a gentle introduction to beetles for younger children.

A deep metallic blue-green flower beetle. Another one that shows how much colour there is in the insect world once you look properly.

The three spiders below belong to one of our team rather than to us, so they are only here on the days she is working — and she does not always bring them. They can be handled, and they can travel to a mobile booking. Please ask before you book if you would like to meet them and we will tell you whether it is possible on your date.

Metallic blue legs, an orange abdomen and a green carapace — probably the most striking tarantula there is. A prolific web builder, so there is usually something to see even when she is tucked away.

A large South American tarantula. The males develop a purple sheen as they mature. Watch-only, and a firm favourite with anyone who thought they did not like spiders.

Tucked away at our home base, our tropical tank is a little pocket of calm — colourful tropical fish and tiny cherry shrimp drifting by. It's a peaceful, no-pressure introduction to the underwater world for younger or quieter visitors.