08/13/2026
meet the new animals who now call the environmental study center home!!
Meet Cherry, a red footed tortoise. We took him in last week and he immediately made himself at home in his enclosure by stomping on every plant and decoration he could see. Some wrecking balls are attached to machines, but this one is attached to his shell. He gets along well with his two cage mates, and we expect him to have a lovely life here.
Cherry enjoys his pears immensely.
Meet Pablo the African millipede!! One of the largest species of millipede in the world, he is enjoying his own enclosure and spends a lot of his time scuttling around. Don't worry!! He doesn't bite :)
Meet the new dynamic duo, Ceaser and Terrence!! These two Chocolate millipedes are significantly smaller than Pablo, but what they lack in size, they make up in appetite, as seen by the amount of greens around them🥬
Did you know tarantulas molt? Our new tarantula, Curly, molted this Wednesday! Typically, tarantulas molt everything, even the outermost layers of their eyes and fangs, to grow larger in size or even heal themselves. Once fully molted, we are left with their exoskeleton. Pretty neat, and pretty awesome looking
Pictured here is Curly's full molt!!!
