Lemur TB drugs

I mentioned in a recent post about some phone calls I received, and I told you I would fill you in about my “restricted drug purchase” story. Here’s the story in brief. I order the needed TB test about a month before the lemurs’ physicals. I called to order and was told they no longer carried it. No worries, I called our friends at the Duke Lemur Center and asked them where they got their Tuberculin OT from. They toldRead more
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The tale of the pig and the duck

Once upon a time there was a pig that lived at the town’s local museum. His home was in a farmyard and he had neighbors such as sheep and goats that lived there, too. Pig lived with his good friend Goose, but one day she passed away of old age. Pig became confused by not having Goose with him anymore, so Pig’s caretakers decided he needed a new bird companion. They decided on a muscovy duck, so they went andRead more

Tropical Storm Hanna

I told you I would write a follow-up about a drug order, but I got busy the end of the week watching the weather forecasts. We have been preparing for tropical storm Hanna, and while it didn’t look to be so bad, we made sure we were prepared.As of early this morning, all the animals were fine. I even saw all four bears dripping wet, and two of them were running circles around the dead fall with lots of splashingRead more

Copperhead on grounds

One of our adult volunteers came across this dead baby copperhead snake (left) while walking our donkey Lightning last Thursday, and brought it to us so that we could use it for educational purposes. I thought it would be a great chance to compare a North Carolina copperhead to a Texas copperhead (right), which is what we have on exhibit here. The North Carolina copperhead has an hourglass pattern on its back, whereas the Texas copperhead has large bands asRead more

Interesting phone calls

We get lots of phone calls from people: anything from animal donations, questions about care, advice about wildlife situations, questions about job openings, can I buy a Santa Train tickets, etc. Some are more interesting than others, but I thought I would be honest and share them all from a three day period, August 25-27: A man called and had a snapping turtle he wanted to donate. My mother called returning my message about a sculpture I am planning toRead more

Spotlight: Volunteer Judi

We have so many volunteers helping us, but none have been here longer than Judi. Judi started volunteering back in 1993, at least that’s when I think she started! Judi has an incredible eye for detail: it’s one of the things that makes her a great animal caregiver. In the photo she is preparing food for our owls, which includes adding their Cosequin dose (yup, owls can take Glucosamine and Chondroitin supplements too!) Most of the time Judi helps withRead more