please note: we do not ship animals
Thinking of Adopting?
Unlike dogs and cats, reptiles require specialized care and may not be suitable for everyone. The animals we have taken in have all either been abused in some way or given up because they were no longer wanted. These animals deserve the chance to live a long healthy life in a forever home. Therefore, all of our volunteers are dedicated to making sure these animals go to just right home, who is ready, willing and able to properly care for them for life.
ADOPTION PROCESS...
- Fill out an adoption application completely, your answers should include brands and as much info as possible.
- We will take a few days to check your application before we contact you to move forward.
- You will then be asked for photos of your current animals and enclosures and/or photos of the enclosure you plan to use for the new animal. This is how we do our virtual house checks now. It is important for us to see how you keep your current animals. No one will be approved without this step.
- Based on photos and application answers, you will be approved or denied.
- If approved, you MUST have a proper set up ready before taking home an animal.
- At adoption, you will need to sign the adoption contract which includes a NO BREEDING clause.
- There is an adoption fee to help with our expenses. The fee is listed on each animal's bio below.
- We are happy to adopt out of state but you MUST drive here to get the animal, no animals are ever shipped.
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Sponsor one of our Adoptables
Choose the Sponsor Me button beside the animal. You can choose your monthly donation amount. Some of the animals who have been here a long time, have their own care fund. You will be sponsoring them by name. Other animals (such brand new residents) will have a link to our General Adoptable Animal Fund. You will be sponsoring an 'adoptable', not a specific animal. When you click on the link it will tell you if its for that specific animal or for our general care fund. Your sponsorship continues monthly until you cancel it. Or use the button here to make a one-time donation to be used for all the rescue animal care needs.
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available animals in North Carolina
no animals will be transferred between sites or shipped
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Isabella
Female Green Iguana This beautiful adult female iguana was originally the pet of an older gentleman who passed away. His wife turned her in to us back in 2015! Since then she has thrived in our care and gained a ton of weight. She is a fairly large iguana and still not that old.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Sasha
Female Green Iguana Sasha has been here a while. She is female and probably about 6 years old or more. She was taken off the adoption list when she was attacked by a male looking to mate. She has fully recovered and only shows some scarring on her face from the attack. She does not trust other iguanas now but would be happy to settle in to a 1-iguana household. She is probably our friendliest iguana (towards humans anyway!)
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Rollo
Male Green Iguana Found in an abandoned apartment, Rollo was originally turned in to a vet's office. Unfortunately, Rollo has never warmed up to becoming a pet. He is young and his hormones get the better of him usually. We're hoping as he ages, he will calm down. He will require an experienced owner and possible even neutering. It has been shown in some young males to help with aggression.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Little Red
Male Red Iguana Little Red is a red morph green iguana who is likely about 2 years old. He is definitely all male with LOTS of male attitude, and life is still very scary for this little one. But with patience and handling this little one should grow up to be a beautiful companion. It's hard to tell in the photos but this little one has actually lost most of it's spikes. We don't know what happened to them but they show no signs of growing back. Little Red really needs a lot of handling work, but he's at the perfect age for it!
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Draco
Male Green Iguana Draco is newer to the rescue and ready for adoption. He came in from a young lady in Raleigh who is off to school. He is healthy and eats well. He is very good with his tail and spooks easily but with consistent attention and patience, he should warm up to being a pet once again. He has let us pet him occasionally. Draco is about 7-8 years old.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Wild Man
Green Iguana In all honesty, I do not know if this is Wild Man or Wild Woman, but I'm leaning towards male. This poor baby was wild caught in Florida and brought up here to be used for a purpose that would have resulted in death. A concerned family member turned him in to us. He has no handling experience and still looks rather skinny. He is happy to whip his tail at you if you get too close. But he is also very young and with the right person he could be tamed down into a pet.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Verde
Baby Green Iguana This little one was ordered online and surrendered 3 days later. Way too young to tell the sex, he is little more than a hatchling. Still needs time for taming and work with handling. At this age, they are scared of everything. Eats well. Can start off in a smaller enclosure but he is going to get very large just like all the others.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Dimitri
Baby Green Iguana This little cutie is less than a year old. Too young to tell the sex and at the age where she doesn't trust humans yet. But she is young enough to work with and looks healthy. Of course these baby iguanas can and should start in a smaller cage but they are going to get very large just like the others and will need a very large enclosure soon.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Baby
Baby Green Iguana This poor baby came in with a swollen jaw, which is one of the first signs of MBD in an iguana. She has done her meds and the swelling has gone down by at least half. Hopefully with continued proper care the jaw will look close to normal as she grows but she may end up with a deformed lower jaw. She is under a year for sure and too young to sex. She doesn't like being picked up but is used to it from having to take meds.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Grinch
Green Iguana Grinch is a young iguana but definitely male. He came to us with his friends when his parents went overseas. He is bright green and if he likes you, he'll let you pet him with no issue. Some people he just doesn't like. He is an amazing eater and growing like crazy.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Odin
Male Green Iguana Odin is about 2-3 years old. He is in his first season and a bit freaked out that he's in a new place. But with time, just like most males, he will settle in and calm down. Only time will tell if he calms down into a pet or turns into an alpha male that prefers not to be touched. Odin is a green iguana but has become very red since being outside and in season. His green coloring may come back out when the hormones slow down.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Blue
Male Green Iguana Blue is a blue morph green iguana. He is about 6 years old and on the small side. Many blues stay smaller. He is all male and thinks he's the boss! He can coexist with a female but he gets somewhat aggressive with her in season. He loses a lot of his blue color during breeding season also. He eats well and loves to sun himself outside.
All iguanas - All are used to living in a cage of at least 4 x 4 x 8 ft tall with high humidity. These conditions must be met in order to be considered for adoption. All iguanas are healthy as far as we know but due to prior care issues, they may develop problems as they age. Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Midas
Unsexed This little one came in with some leopard geckos. The owner had said they were all over 10 years old but I never got a full surrender sheet filled out on them. I have not sexed this one, nor do I handle him. He's very quick and prefers to be left alone. He has not been aggressive at all. You must have experience with this type of gecko to be considered for adoption.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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#45
Female Leopard Gecko Part of the large group of geckos from a hoarding situation in GA. We have no history or age on these geckos but all appear healthy and normal. They came from racks and deserve larger enclosures with proper UVB and heat. They really deserve a bioactive, naturally decorated enclosure.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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#37
Female Leopard Gecko Part of the large group of geckos from a hoarding situation in GA. We have no history or age on these geckos but all appear healthy and normal. They came from racks and deserve larger enclosures with proper UVB and heat. They really deserve a bioactive, naturally decorated enclosure.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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#47 - Blitz
Male Leopard Gecko Part of the large group of geckos from a hoarding situation in GA. We have no history or age on these geckos but all appear healthy and normal. They came from racks and deserve larger enclosures with proper UVB and heat. They really deserve a bioactive, naturally decorated enclosure.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Sunshine
Male Leopard Gecko Sunshine should be just over a year old but he is already a large gecko. He needs some consistent work with handling to calm down but he is not aggressive, just squirmy and quick. He loves his food and is ready for a forever home.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Billy
Male Leopard Gecko Billy is a smaller leopard gecko that is supposed to be about 4 years old. He was a little skinny when he got here but he is always up for insects! A little squirmy at first when handling but settles down nice and loves to hang out.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Draco
Female Bearded Dragon Draco is a female bearded dragon who is about 1.5 to 2 years old. She loves to eat pretty much anything and is super active. She needs a little work with handling but some of that is because she's younger and would prefer to get down and explore than be held.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Storm
Ball Python Storm is a young female ball python, pretty close to a year old. She is NOT a beginner pet. She is still very scared of people but with daily interaction she has been slowly getting better. She eats well and has gained quite a bit of weight since coming here.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Nada
Ball Python This poor little one was left behind in a rental home and surrendered to us by the landlord. Unfortunately that means we have no history on him either. He is unsexed. We do not have an age on him but he is large enough to eat F/T small rats.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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AJ
Ball Python This shy little ball python was brought to us by a gentleman who found out you're not supposed to have snakes when you live on military property. His quarantine will be up mid September and so far we've had a successful feeding, a rough shed and he spends most of his time in his rock hide. He eats F/T medium rats and will likely be available once his 30 days is up.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Monty
Ball Python Monty was brought to animal control when his owner passed away. He spent about a month there before coming to the rescue. He handles well and eats great so far. He eats F/T medium rats and can get a little excited when its close to feeding day.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Carl
Male Ball Python Carl is a male ball python about 5 years old. He eats F/T medium rats with no problems. He is a bit hissy when first approached but doesn't strike. Once he is out of his enclosure he is an angel. Carl is a beautiful ball python ready for his forever home.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Bruce
Male Ball Python Bruce is a male ball python who is about 11 years old. His owner is active military with a growing family and decided it would be best for Bruce to have an owner who doesn't have to deploy often. He is eating F/T medium rats and handles well. He is very ready for his forever home.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Scully
Male Ball Python Scully is only a few months old and is a male ball python. He came to use because he essentially has scoliosis of his spine. He has a kink in his lower spine that he was born with and will never get any better. It doesn't bother him at all, doesn't seem to cause any pain or stop him from moving and eating. Best case scenario is that the kink seems to lessen at he grows, but it will always be there and there is no guarantee it won't cause issues when he's older and heavier.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Apollo
Male Ball Python Apollo and Athena were brought to us in 2020 at less than a year old. They both have 'bubbles' of fluid under their skin. Apollo is by far the worst. These snakes have seen the vet. We've tried antibiotics and experimental remedies. We drain the bubbles but they just come back again. It is clear watery liquid. It does not bother the snakes, and has not affected their appetite at all. They aren't great at striking their prey sometimes but they do love to eat. They have gained weight while here and are normal in every other way. Apollo's have expanded slightly since he has been here, while Athena's seem to be a little smaller.
***HEALTH ALERT: The cause of these fluid bubbles is unknown but has not shown to be contagious or otherwise impacting their health. You will need to drain them occasionally and they will likely be a lifelong deformity.**** Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Athena
Female Ball Python Apollo and Athena were brought to us in 2020 at less than a year old. They both have 'bubbles' of fluid under their skin. Athena has a much smaller area of fluid than her brother Apollo. These snakes have seen the vet. We've tried antibiotics and experimental remedies. We drain the bubbles but they just come back again. It is clear watery liquid. It does not bother the snakes, and has not affected their appetite at all. They aren't great at striking their prey sometimes but they do love to eat. They have gained weight while here and are normal in every other way. Athena's bubbles have not gotten worse, they may have actually shrunk slightly since she has been here.
***HEALTH ALERT: The cause of these fluid bubbles is unknown but has not shown to be contagious or otherwise impacting their health. You will need to drain them occasionally and they will likely be a lifelong deformity.**** Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Malfoy
Male Banana Ball Python Malfoy is a male banana ball python who is about 5 years old. He can be a little hissy in his enclosure but warms up well once out. He is eating F/T small rats with no issue.
***KEEP IN MIND WE HAVE A NO BREEDING CONTRACT. These animals are pets only and will not be adopted for breeding. **** Adoption Fee: $100 Location: North Carolina |
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Bane
Male Ball Python Bane is a male ball python who came to us with no history. We believe him to be a spinner morph probably mixed with something else. He had a bad case of mites when he got here but everything has cleared up nicely. He has been eating F/T rats and is ready for a forever home.
***KEEP IN MIND WE HAVE A NO BREEDING CONTRACT. These animals are pets only and will not be adopted for breeding. **** Adoption Fee: $100 Location: North Carolina |
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Vadar
Male Mojave Ball Python Vadar is still pretty small but we don't have an exact age. He is a male and is used to eating live rodents. He has refused to switch over to F/T so far. He can be a little nippy at times but usually handles well.
***KEEP IN MIND WE HAVE A NO BREEDING CONTRACT. These animals are pets only and will not be adopted for breeding. **** Adoption Fee: $100 Location: North Carolina |
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Alice Cooper
Red Tail Boa There is no photo good enough to show you the size of Alice Cooper. He is one of the largest boas we have ever seen and will need at least an 8ft enclosure, larger would be better. Alice is very special to us as he has been here for almost 2 years since his owner passed away. As much as we love Alice, he is too large to be used for education. He can also be moody at times and will happily let you know when today is not a good day to touch. We really want him to go to a home that is going to spoil him and give him more attention. The family of his previous owner had no age information on him and sex is unconfirmed. Boas are not a restricted species in most NC counties but due to his size, he may not be legal in all counties. We will confirm you are allowed to own a snake of this size before adoption.
Adoption Fee: $100 Location: North Carolina |
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Rita
Burmese Python Rita was caught in the wild in Florida and brought up to NC to be a pet, however the owner decided she was more than he could handle. Rita is about 1.5 years old and despises all humans lol. She needs a LOT of handling training by someone who isnt afraid to get peed on. This is NOT the snake for a first time burm owner. Burmese pythons are listed under Article 55 and not legal in all NC counties. We will confirm you can legally have a burmese before adoption.
Adoption Fee: $100 Location: North Carolina |
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Revan
Reticulated Python Revan came to us with little to no history. Sex is unconfirmed. He is just sweet as can be though, he let's us handle with no issues. He was eating live rats and has not loved switching over to F/T but he has taken it. We would like to see him continue on F/T since he does have some old injuries caused by live prey. Reticulated pythons are listed under Article 55 and not legal in all NC counties. We will confirm you can legally have one before adoption.
Adoption Fee: $100 Location: North Carolina |
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Drear
Reticulated Python Drear measures about 15ft long. Sex is unconfirmed and we did not get an age on him. He was eating live rabbits but has taken one meal of F/T rat for us, he turned down the F/T rabbit but we think he will come around. He does have some old injuries from live prey. Like most reticulated pythons he is a handful when he first comes out, it takes several people to get him out. He usually calms down and handles well after a few minutes. However, he is not shy about letting you know when he is unhappy. Reticulated pythons are listed under Article 55 and not legal in all NC counties. We will confirm you can legally have one before adoption.
This is not the snake for a first time owner. We have a no breed contract you will sign and you must be fully experienced and prepared for a snake this size. Adoption Fee: $100 Location: North Carolina |
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Jadus
Reticulated Python Jadus came in together with Kallous. They are both unsexed, small reticulated pythons with some kind of neurological issue. They have both tested NEGATIVE for IBD and we believe they could have been subjected to dangerous heat levels based on the way they were housed previously. They were both dehydrated when they arrived. Both also need a lot of work with handling but are otherwise eating normally on F/T rats. Reticulated pythons are listed under Article 55 and not legal in all NC counties. We will confirm you can legally have one before adoption.
***HEALTH ALERT: THIS SNAKE HAS A NEUROLOGICAL ISSUE. HE HAS TESTED NEGATIVE FOR IBD.*** Adoption Fee: $100 Location: North Carolina |
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Kallous
Reticulated Python Kallous came in together with Jadus. They are both unsexed, small reticulated pythons with some kind of neurological issue. They have both tested NEGATIVE for IBD and we believe they could have been subjected to dangerous heat levels based on the way they were housed previously. They were both dehydrated when they arrived. Both also need a lot of work with handling but are otherwise eating normally on F/T rats. Reticulated pythons are listed under Article 55 and not legal in all NC counties. We will confirm you can legally have one before adoption.
***HEALTH ALERT: THIS SNAKE HAS A NEUROLOGICAL ISSUE. HE HAS TESTED NEGATIVE FOR IBD.*** Adoption Fee: $100 Location: North Carolina |
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Sidious
Black Rat Snake As the story goes, Sidious was wild caught in NC and kept in captivity. Therefore, he cannot be re-released after all this time. There is no way to know how old he is and we have not confirmed sex. He has a great temperament and is always ready for a meal!
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Cham
Male Veiled Chameleon 'Cham' came to us after his owner passed away. He has MBD that has been treated. He does not like handling but took his meds well when coming here. He is out of rehab, there is some deformity, but otherwise there is nothing more medically that can be done. He just needs proper care from here on out. He loves most insects and especially the black soldier flies and catches them with no issues. He is active and alert and drinks from the dripper. These are generally display only animals. While we encourage first time reptile owners to apply for our animals, you MUST do extensive research before considering a chameleon as a pet. They are difficult animals to keep healthy in captivity.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Jade
Female Chinese Water Dragon Jade came in because her family couldn't devote the time a Chinese Water Dragon really needs. She is still super young and small but should be female. She seems healthy but she's still scared of her surroundings so she spends a lot of time hiding. She eats a ton and is getting better with people but still doesn't want to be held.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |
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Midas
Gold Tegu Midas was purchased at a reptile show and surrendered to us a few days later. He is only a few months old and too young to sex properly. His current diet is insects but likes fingers more! He is super tiny and has a lot of growing to do but gold tegus are small even when full grown and less social than argentine tegus. You must understand the species before applying for this animal. He is going to take a lot of time and patience to gain trust with handling. He is very active and will soon need a large enclosure with plenty of exercise outside the enclosure.
Adoption Fee: $50 Location: North Carolina |