How You Can Become a Reptile Foster Home

What are Reptile Foster Homes?

Reptile Foster Homes are like Forgotten Friend's satellite rescues when we have more reptiles than we can handle. These foster homes are made up of caring folks who take in rescued reptiles temporarily while we line up homes for them. This could take a few days or weeks, or possibly months. Foster homes should be with experienced owners, because some of the reptiles these homes will work with may not always be friendly, or need a little extra T.L.C. (that they may not have gotten in their first home). We currently have a need for foster homes to temporarily take in large, aquatic, or venomous reptiles.

How do Reptile Foster Homes help Forgotten Friend?

At Forgotten Friend we have huge hearts for reptiles. But let's face it - having a heart for reptiles doesn't mean we have a couple acres and a seperate building to house them in. The truth is most of the rescue animals we work with are housed in a dedicated reptile room in our home. And when our reptile room fills up, we are forced to turn away reptiles that need our help. That's why we're always on the lookout for caring owners who would consider becoming Reptile Foster Homes. When we have good homes we can call on to take in "overflow" reptiles for us, we never have to turn any reptile away.

What's the benefit of being a foster home?

Before we get you too excited about signing up as a foster home, I should mention the tough parts. Taking care of new animals can be a lot to learn, and a lot of time and responsibility. It may also require a lot of room too, since the animals we don't have space for ourselves are usually (but not always) a little bigger (iguanas, big snakes, lizards and turtles, etc). It can also be hard to say goodbye to your foster reptiles once we find permenant homes for them. The great part though, is that you will get a chance to work with a variety of reptiles that you otherwise may never get the chance to experience up close. Not to mention the fact that you'll be part of a great cause, and getting first-hand experience with reptile rescue.

Ready to sign up?

If being a reptile foster home sounds like a great way for you to get involved in reptile rescue, there are two ways to sign up:

1. To hear about foster opportunities through the rescue, start by entering your email below. The next time we have adoption or fostering opportunities, you can be the first to know!
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2. If you'd like to hear about foster opportunities outside of the rescue, please list yourself as a reptile rescue home on our Reptile Adoption Forum. This is a public forum to let anyone know you're out there when they need to give up a reptile.