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Meet Our ZOO Crew
Get up close and personal with our amazing exotic family.
Which exotic friends are you inviting to the party?
Choose from 23 different species.
Crested Geckos (affectionately called "Cresties") are small, tree-dwelling lizards from New Caledonia. They are excellent climbers, using tiny hair-like structures on their feet to grip surfaces, even smooth glass!
Famous for their eyelash-like crests, lack of eyelids, and "frogbutt" tailless look. They are largely docile, handleable, and charmingly clumsy, making them excellent, easy-going companions
Known jumpers and will sometime leap with no intended target in mind.
Smallest of the New Caledonian Geckos
Size: 5 to 8 inches
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group.
Gargoyle Geckos (affectionately called "Gargs") are another gecko from New Caledonia. They are semi-terrestrial/arboreal and spend more time under dense foliage.
They boast incredible marble-like color patterns and share a personality that is generally calm and tolerant, though they can be slightly stubborn, occasionally jumpy.
They have little bumps on their heads that resemble horns, similar to a gargoyle.
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Size: 7 to 9 inches
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group.
Chahoua Geckos (affectionately called "Chewie") are also semi-terrestrial/arboreal.
Native to New Caledonia, the Chahoua gecko is a stocky, arboreal lizard prized for its mossy, lichen-like camouflage and intensely curious personality.
A key difference from the other New Caledonian Geckos is their muscular prehensile tails which they use like a fifth limb for climbing.
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Size: Reaches UP to 10 inches
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group.
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Leachianus' (affectionately called "Leachies") are native to New Caledonia.
The Leachie is the WORLD'S largest gecko.
Known for their chunky bodies, velvety wrinkled skin, and large blocky heads, these arboreal lizards sport vibrant moss-like patterns.
Famous for their quirky, dog-like personalities, they are highly intelligent, highly vocal, and incredibly expressive companions.
Size: 8 to 15 inches
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group.
Smooth Knob-Tailed Geckos are a small hardy Australian desert-dwelling gecko.
Famous for its disproportionately large "bulldog" head, enormous eyes, and stubby carrot-shaped tail tipped with a fleshy knob. They are strictly terrestrial—lacking sticky toe pads—and spend their days burrowed in deep sand.
They are strictly nocturnal. They are shy and secretive and spend their time digging intricate underground burrows and hide.
Size: 3 to 4 inches
Interaction:
Moderately interactive, great for any age group.
Limited handleability due to size.
Rough Knob-Tailed Geckos are small stout desert-dwelling species native to Australia. Famous for its disproportionately large head, spiny "sandpaper" skin, and tiny, knobbed tail.
When threatened, they can be spunky & vocal standing tall on stilted legs, waving their knobbed tails in the air, hissing, and even let out surprisingly loud "barks" or squeaks.
They cover themselves in sand to hide their beautiful colours and blend in with their surroundings.
Size: 3 to 4 inches
Interaction:
Moderately interactive, great for any age group.
Limited handleability due to size.
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Viper Geckos are tiny little geckos that enjoy living in groups, climbing rocks and hunting their prey.
So fun to watch them explore and hunt.
Get their name from their markings being similar to that of a viper.
Size: 3 to 4 inches
(with half the length being their tail)
Interaction:
Show & tell, due to size. Great for any age group.
Leopard Geckos were the FIRST ever domesticated reptile.
The are a super friendly and easy going ground-dwelling gecko. They do have tiny claws which aid in climbing and digging.
Due to captive breeding, they can be found in many different morphs (colours & patterns).
Size: 7 to 10 inches
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group.
Leopard Tortoises are recognized as the fourth-largest tortoise.
Long-living, quiet, and non-aggressive tortoises.
Beautiful leopard spot-like pattern on the shell.
Size: 1 to 2 feet long
Average Weight: 40 lbs
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group.
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Indian Star Tortoises are small light-weight tortoise named after it's beautiful star-like pattern on the shell.
They are threatened in their homelands due to their beauty. Captive breeding efforts are able to prevent extension.
Although shy at first, they are adventurous, fast little explorers!
Size: 6 to 10 inches
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group.
Veiled Chameleons are the more dramatic of the chameleons.
Chameleons are fragile, beautiful and interesting creatures:
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independently moving eyes
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long sticky tongues
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floating rib cages
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prehensile tail
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grabby feet
Will change colours based on moods not to blend in with surroundings.
Interaction:
Interactive, on-site feeding.
Great for any age group.
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Panther Chameleons are one of the most colourful and friendliest of the chameleons.
Chameleons are fragile, beautiful and interesting creatures:
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independently moving eyes
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long sticky tongues
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floating rib cages
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prehensile tail
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grabby feet
Will change colours based on moods not to blend in with surroundings.
Interaction:
Interactive, on-site feeding.
Great for any age group.
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Cuban False Chameleons are actually from the anole family and are a.k.a. bearded anoles and are found in Western Cuba.
They have independently moving eyes similar to those of a chameleon and have fused eyelids.
Pre-historic looking in appearance - big head and short body.
Size: 7 inches, plus tail
Interaction:
Interactive, great for any age group..
Bearded Dragons are friendly, desert-dwelling reptiles from Australia, known for their calm nature and curious personalities.
They get their name from the “beard” under their chin, which they can puff out as a form of communication.
Affectionately called “beardies" in the reptile community.
Size: 18 to 22 inches
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group.
Uromastyx Ornata's are among the most colourful members of the genus.
They live in desert areas where they can climb, bask in the sun, and hide in crevices.
Patience is a virtue with these guys. These guys are extremely shy and earning their trust takes a ton of time and effort.
Size: 5 to 7 inches
Interaction:
Touch & see, due to his lack of trusting other humans. Great for any age group.
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Ball Pythons are docile, slow-moving snakes native to West and Central Africa, famous for their unique defense mechanism of curling into a tight "ball" when frightened.
Reaching an average length of 3 to 5 feet, they are manageable to handle and are generally calm, inquisitive, and handleable pets.
Preston is considered a Banana Ball Python, due to his colouration.
Size: 3 to 5 feet (females bigger than males)
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group..
Hognose Snakes are not a large snake, males are smaller than the females.
They get their name from their upturned hoglike nose.
Hank is a Caramel Sable Condo morph.
Despite some of the defensive theatrics western hognoses are fundamentally docile and become very handleable, curious pets.
Size: 18 -24 inches, with females reaching 3 feet.
Interaction:
Very interactive, great for any age group.
Amazon Milk Frogs are striking tree frogs with a stunning pale-blue to gray base and bold black or brown banding.
They feature large sticky toe pads, striking golden eyes with a Maltese cross, and even blue-tinted bones and mouths.
They are a social frog - communicates with frog calls from dusk to dawn.
Size: 2.5 to 4 inches
Interaction:
Show & Tell - limited handleability.
Great for any age group.
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Red-Eyed Tree Frogs are brightly coloured amphibians from the rainforests of Central America.
Their vivid green bodies, bright red eyes, and orange feet help them blend into leaves while also startling predators when needed.
They use sticky toe pads to climb and grip onto branches and leaves in their humid rainforest homes.
Size: 2 to 3 inches
Interaction:
Show & Tell - limited handleability.
Great for any age group.
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White's Tree Frogs are large, round, and incredibly docile amphibians native to Australia and New Guinea.
Known for their charmingly lazy personalities and calm demeanor, they are unafraid of humans and tolerate gentle handling much better than other frog species, giving them the nickname "dumpy" frogs.
Males are known for their loud distinct, repetitive croaking calls, which they use to communicate at night
Size: 3.5 to 4.5 inches
Interaction:
Show & Tell - limited handleability.
Great for any age group.
Pacman Frogs are known for their round bodies and massive mouths.
These sedentary ambush predators are popular pets that spend most of their time partially buried in the substrate waiting for prey to pass by.
They are generally docile in terms of temperament and usually won't go out of their way to start trouble, preferring to sit unnoticed. However, they are highly territorial and fiercely protective of their burrows
Size: 4 to 7 inches
Interaction:
Show & Tell - limited handleability.
Great for any age group.
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Dwarf Ackie Monitors are native to Australia and are one of the smallest monitor species in the world.
They pack all the legendary intelligence and bold personality of a giant monitor into a highly manageable, pint-sized package.
They are long, slender monitors with a snakelike tongue, sharply tapered snout, somewhat rounded body, relatively short legs, and a whiplike tail.
Size: 24 inches, majority of the length is tail
Interaction:
Moderately interactive.
Great for any age group.
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Tegus are large, intelligent lizards from South America known for their strong build and curious, dog-like personalities.
They use their forked tongue to “taste” the air, just like snakes.
Tegus are one of the few reptiles known to show signs of problem-solving and recognition. They can learn routines and even recognize their handlers!
Size: 4 to 5 feet
Weighs: 15 to 20 lbs
Interaction:
Interactive, harnessed and leashed.
Great for any age group.
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