Wichita Falls Reptile Rescue | Relocation, Rehabilitation, Release, and Adoption

"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men." ~St. Francis of Assisi

WFRR is listed with RescueNetwork.org, Anapsid.org, and as the N. Texas contact for Gulf Coast Turtle & Tortoise Society

Houston Area Squirrels & Other Wildlife Need Your Help

If want to know how to help, contact your local ASPCA, Humane Society, or other shelter. Ask about wildlife rehabilitators in your area.

Donations are needed for the many animals. There are displaced dogs, cats, horses, cattle and other domestic animals, as well as wildlife; including a tremendous amount of squirrels. The fall is one of the two yearly birth seasons for squirrels, so Hurricane Ike has left thousands of baby squirrels dead, orphaned, or separated from their mothers. There just aren't enough wildlife rehabilitators to care for them all in this area. In one case, a woman was trying to care for 60 baby squirrels at once; but baby squirrels need to be feed every 2 hours! Many wildlife rescuers/rehabbers are without power still, or stores to buy the needed supplies. In some cases unskilled volunteers are trying to help by keeping squirrels, but this often does more harm than good. These babies are fragile and are easily killed if you feed them the wrong thing or do not keep them constantly hydrated and up to temperature.

If you have a squirrel or other wildlife displaced by Hurricane Ike, get in touch with your local shelters and inquire about local rehabilitators. In many cases you local animal control may know the wildlife rehabilitator in your area. If not, you may search these state listings for a wildlife rescue/rehabilitator in your area. http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm, or contact us.

Our Special Thanks

We would like to thank the following people for making a generous donation to help us continue to fund our operations:

Ron Froh's ( TN )

Paul Wilson ( CA )

Randy & Paulette Duncan "A Couple of Friends of Horny Toads" ( CA ) x2 donations

All donations have our gratitude...

Larger donations have our gratitude

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Urgent

Your donations are, as always, desperately needed to help pay for food costs, veterinary care, medications, and basic supplies.

Please help us help them.

WFRR is regularly in need of the following supplies:

saline
betadine
sterile syringes ( 1/3cc to 1cc )
feeding catheters ( 8Fr. and smaller )
veterinary antibiotics and reptile safe analgesics
surgical gloves
Bene-Bac
dental acrylic ( for turtle shell repair )
Pedialyte or equivalent ( unopened/unflavored )
Q-tips and paper towels
undamaged aquariums and aquarium lighting fixtures

WFRR accepts donations of these items any time, and we can arrange for pick up within the Wichita Falls area. To donate, please see the "Contact Us" page. Thank You.

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Please see our News and Events page for more reptile related news

Last Fall we attended the Eco-Fair as representatives of both WFRR and the Horned Lizard Conservation Society. We answered many questions about the habits and conservation of Horned Lizards, and of their food sources and habitats in our area.

Our yearling captive bred Horned Lizards were on display to help educate the public. Occasionally, as for this little girl, they helped out by making themselves available for closer inspection. Many of our young visitors had never seen or touched a real Horned Lizard before. There were also many adults who had not seen one in years.

A young boy plays peek-a-boo with his new Horned Lizard face mask.

WFRR is listed with RescueNetwork.org, Anapsid.org, and as the N. Texas contact for Gulf Coast Turtle & Tortoise Society