Previous Guests

Below is a list of previous guests that we have found new homes for.

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Name: Barn Owls
Common Name: Barn Owls
Latin Name: Tyto Alba
About: We recently took in 4 Captive Bred Barn Owls, after the owners circumstances changed and she contacted uk for help.

We don't normally accept owls for re-homing, however on this occasion we had 2 zoos who had recently opened a British species display and were looking to offer a permanent home to either injured specimens or captive bred animals.

Each collection took 2 Barn Owls and we are happy to say that they have settled well in their new homes.

If you have Captive Bred Owls that require Re-homing please go to our links section where you will find a couple of organisations who should be able to help you.

Name: African Pygmy Hedgehog
Common Name: African Pygmy Hedgehog
Latin Name: Erinaceus albiventris
About: In 2001 we received 3 African Pygmy Hedgehog's which had been seized by DEFRA on welfare grounds, while transiting through Heathrow.

Once they had served their quarantine period at the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow they were placed on loan in a zoo's education centre.

Name: Bill & Ben
Common Name: Common Marmosets
Latin Name: Callithrix jacchus
About: Bill & Ben were donated to us by a TV production company after they were purchased by them in order to remove them from the terrible conditions they were being kept under.

They were both housed in a filthy bird cage measuring 45cm long x 30cm wide x 30cm high, with no nest box, which they had been living in for 3 months.

When they first arrived with us they were so nervous that Bill would not leave the old cage for over an hour and had to be tempted with waxworms before he built up the courage to move.

For the next week we kept them together in a cage measuring 50cm wide x 100cm long x 120cm high while they got used to the extra space and a nest box.

They quickly grew more confident and we moved them out side to a 240cm long x 160cm wide by 200cm aviary which was divided into an indoor heated house and a covered outside area. We hung a selection of toys and ropes in both areas and they settled beautifully.

Their final move is to a college where they have an enclosure with indoor and outdoor areas totalling about 20 cubic metres. It is hoped that in the future we will introduce a number of other common marmosets to the group in the hope of producing a more natural family group.

Name: Red Fronted Lemur
Common Name: Red Fronted Lemur
Latin Name: Eulemur fulvus rufus
About: 3 Red Fronted Lemurs were donated to us by a private keeper, as although they have the highest level of protection under CITES the keeper had no certificates, so could not sell them, display them or use them for any commercial purpose.
Once we were notified of his wish to anonymously donate them we contacted the CITES licensing branch in Bristol to explain the situation and request that they issue us with permits which would allow the use of the animals only for an educational or conservation purpose. This they agreed to grant after imposing strict conditions that we agreed to meet.
3 weeks later we collected the Lemurs and moved them to the Animal Reception Centre at Heathrow, where they had a quick check over. The intention was that the 3 of them would go to a pre-arranged college where they would join the animal care training centre under the care of the experienced animal manager employed there. However once they were collected it turned out that over the previous couple of weeks the male and one of the females had paired off and were bullying the other female who have needed to be separated off.
It was then decided on welfare grounds that the pair should go on to the college and the single female would stay with us while we located a mate for her.

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