Animal Care
The new animal care and land-based studies centre finished construction in September 2005. It houses well over 200 animals, including a huge assortment of reptiles, mammals, birds, fish and invertebrates in purpose-built rooms and enclosures.
Students also have access to a fully equipped veterinary nursing room.
The animals kept include:
Sonoran Gopher Snake, a Leopard Geckos, an Herman’s Tortoises,Corn snakes, a Royal Ball Python, Hingeback Tortoises, a Mexican Red Knee Tarantula, a Chilean Rose Tarantula, a Blue Burma Tarantula, a Major Plated Lizard, Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches, an African Giant Millipede, Dab Lizards, a Crested Gecko, Emperor Scorpion, Bearded Dragons, Giant African Land Snails, Water Dragons, Sulcata Tortoises, Spur Thighed Tortoises, Whites tree frogs, Mongolian Gerbils, an African Pygmy Mouse, Fancy Mice, Arabian Spiny Mice, Winter White Russian Hamsters, Degus, Rats, Syrian Hamsters, African Dwarf Dormice, Duprasi, Multimammate Mice, Striped Grass Mice, Shaws Jirds, African Pygmy Hedgehogs, a Chipmunk, Lion head Rabbits, a Mixed Breed Rabbit, Chinchillas, Ferrets, Guinea Pigs, a Cuy, Ring-necked Parakeets, Rock Pebblar Parakeets, Bengalese finches, a Canary, Budgies, Zebra Finches, Cockatiels, Love Birds, Bob White Quails, Java Sparrows, Kakariki, Diamond doves, Californian quails, Harlequin quails, African Grey Parrots, a Cockatoo, Goldfish, Swordtails, Siamese Fighter Fish, Angel Fish, Red-tailed Shark Fish, Parrot Fish, Bottom Feeders, Barbs, Marine Fish, Mollies, Platys, Oscars, Terrapins and Side necked turtles.
