Reptile Rescue Ireland
- thereptileroomie
- Mar 12
- 3 min read
Our rescue room is now open! All of our 2025 and 2026 rescues have either gone on to loving homes, or have stolen our hearts and have become permanent residents in The reptile Room. Which means we have room for more!
What we do
First and foremost we are not a registered charity - but as the demand was so high with very few official rescue centres having places or the experience needed to care for exotic pets The Reptile Room Ireland began taking in rescues back in 2020, since then we have rescued, rehabilitated and homed -
Goldfish (too many to count)
Tropical fish (again, far too many to count)
Hermit crabs (1)
Dart frogs (6)
Mourning geckos (4)
Corn snakes (1)
Bearded dragons (2)
Crested geckos (14)
Chahoua geckos (1)
Leopard geckos (1)
Vampire crabs (6)
Tortoises (1)
Axolotls (1)
Chickens (6)
Hamsters (1)
We have also assisted in the rescue and rehabilitation of 4 wild caught reptiles that had accidentally stowed away on pallets and made their way into Ireland.
We have been using our quarantine room as our Rescue Room as it is always fully stocked with essentials and is on the opposite side of the building to The Reptile Room (with multiple bathrooms and barriers between) thus ensuring the safety and well being of our resident beasties. I love taking in rescues but I will never compromise the welfare of my residents over new arrivals. All reptiles who come into the Reptile Room, no matter where they come from, have to undergo at least one month of quarantine to ensure that they are healthy and well. I do not need parasites and diseases in my Reptile Room!
The Rescue Room is kept simple - bare bottom vivariums so that i can monitor feeding, pooping and shedding, plastic plants and decor that can be washed and disinfected between uses, essential lighting and heating. That's it. There is obviously a strict hand hygiene rule for anyone entering that room.
Once a rescue has been observed to be eating well for one month, has gained, or lost weight (depending on condition on intake), is reacting well to human interaction and not showing any signs of disease or parasitic infection they will then be made available for adoption, or moved into The Reptile Room. If they require veterinary treatment, they receive it out of my own expenses, with the exception of Krinkle, the chahoua gecko, who required a four hundred and fifty euro emergency surgery. Obviously I had no way of paying that myself so I reached out via Just Giving and set up a fund raiser for her. The money was raised with in a week and she is now thriving!
Although we do have a habit of keeping rescues and turning them into permanent residents here - I've kept Herman the Hermit crab, Antonio the Axolotl, Krinkle the Chahoua gecko, Severus a male Crested gecko, and Timmy the Red foot Tortoise. All of our other rescues have been adopted by fabulous families, many of whom still stay in touch to this day.
With all this said - we currently have four large glass vivariums empty in our Rescue Room. Who will fill them? Only time will tell......
If you have a reptile that you can no longer care for and wish to be re-homed please get in touch. We will do our very best to accommodate them either permanently or on a temporary basis.
We also offer temporary boarding for if you are away for a couple of weeks on holiday and need someone to mind your beasties, or have to relocate due to unforeseen circumstances and aren't willing to part with your beloved pet permanently. We can help.
Please don't hesitate to get in touch via either the website, facebook, instagram or whatsapp.
Sarah
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