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APES CIC Shelter and Rescue
APES CIC Shelter and Rescue
A place for exotic homeless, abandoned and shelter pets.
Shelter & Rescues Shelters Shelter & Surrender Services

What is the Shelter Service

Our shelter service is for pet owners needing to rehome their pet. Maybe you have lost your home or your job an unable to provide for them. No matter the reason we are here to help.

Animals We Currently Accept

Inverts
Snakes
Tortoises
Lizards
Other Species
Inverts

We accept the following inverts

All types of inverts.

Snakes

We accept the following snakes

  • King Snakes
  • Corn Snakes
  • Garter Snakes
  • Milk Snakes
  • Beauty Snakes
  • Royal Pythons
  • Hognose
  • Baby/Juvie Boa
  • Baby/Juvie Pythons

We do not have the facility for fully grown boa, or Burmese Python.

Tortoises

We accept the following tortoises

  • Hermans
  • Spur Thigh
  • Horse Field
  • Chinese Star
  • and many others.
Lizards

We accept the following lizards

  • Bearded Dragons
  • Geckos
  • Plated Lizards
Other Species

We accept the following

  • Rabbits
  • Hamsters
  • Rats
  • Chinchillas

About Shelter Service

Due to the high number of requests we can not always take an animal in immediately, this is why we use a waiting list system. The waiting list has a number of factors to make sure we each individual case is assessed and given the correct level of priority. We assess the following with every case.

  • Personal Circumstances
  • The Animals Welfare

We also take in from closures of pet shops or other rescues or shelters.

How to use our Shelter Service

Find out everything you need to know about using our rescue services.

Step 1 - Contact Us

Contact us via social networks, live chat, tickets and more. Contact us via our multiple lines of communication.


Best form of communication is our form. Please click on the "Shelter Request" buttons below.


You can also open a live chat to us and someone will pick up on it, if no one is available someone will pick up when they get back online.

Step 2 - We will Contact You

Once we have received your request we will put you on our waiting list, with the details you provided in your application.

A member of our animal control team will assess your priority for the service.

Waits can be from a few hours to a few days at present.

Step 3 - Collection

Once everything is confirmed and a space at our facilities becomes available we will contact you to arrange to collection or drop-off.

Fees

Surrender Fee

As of May 2025, we have removed our traditional rescue surrender fees. Instead, we now require that any animal being surrendered to us must come with its enclosure. We understand that surrendering a pet can be a difficult and emotional decision, especially when finances are tight. However, keeping the enclosure with the intention to acquire another animal is not in line with our mission, and unfortunately, we often find this occurs. Additionally, our enclosures experience significant wear and tear due to high usage, leading to frequent replacements and an ongoing shortage of appropriate housing for the animals in our care. By requiring enclosures to be surrendered alongside the animal, we can better support their welfare and reduce resource strain on the shelter. If you are able and would like to help further, you can now make a donation at the time of completing the surrender form, but it is entirely optional. Thank you for your understanding and for helping us provide the best care for every animal we take in.