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RangerRipcheese t1_j3ow13g wrote

I don’t have your answer, but you can also volunteer to foster animals! I bet you could figure out a way to foster only reptiles and/or hypoallergenic animals.

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[deleted] OP t1_j3p62of wrote

That’s a a good point. I’ll have to look into that. Thank you!

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okdiluted t1_j3p4e7n wrote

if you contact their volunteer-specific email address (i believe it's volunteers@barcs.org) you can probably find out if they have a reptile/non-mammal specific program! they definitely do fostering and there are several volunteer positions that don't interact directly with animals so there's always something you can do

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call_me_ping t1_j3pguik wrote

Popping in to say that this is so sweet and I wish you luck!! Scaly friends need help, too!

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anne_hollydaye t1_j3qsf19 wrote

This is very sweet.

Be aware, reptile rescue is a very difficult thing. Even if you're just fostering, it can be difficult, because people are often HORRIBLE to their scaly pets. I did it for a year and it broke me - I'm out of the hobby completely, now.

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[deleted] OP t1_j3rb8yj wrote

You’re absolutely right :(

I won’t be too gung-ho about it. I already have 3 snakes of my own so I don’t have a ton of space to begin with and don’t want to put them at risk. I’ll probably take it slow or limit which reptiles I foster.

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anne_hollydaye t1_j3rh673 wrote

Yeah - that's the other thing. You'd need a QT room, basically, for any fostered critters. I had a 2bed apartment, so that was easy enough for me, but it's still hard.

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allcapsallcats t1_j3sqev4 wrote

Hi! I volunteer occasionally. It's not super common for reptiles to come in but there are often ones that aren't on the website for adoption because they are on hold for another reason (law investigation, belongs to a owner but needs to be cared for in the shelter for rn, etc.) But like another person said, there's no shortage of non-animal work to be done.

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