If you are interested in adopting a pet from Reptile Rescue Center, please read our adoption policies carefully before filling out an application.
1. We reserve the right to refuse adoption to anyone and use whatever method we see fit to screen potential adopters.
2. The adoption application process is as follows:
- A potential adopter must fill out the adoption application and return it to us by email, fax, or mail.
- The adoption application will be reviewed by RRC staff.
- If the application passes, an interview will be scheduled.
- The interview will screen the potential adopter more carefully and test their knowledge of the species they are interested in adopting.
- Once the interview is passed, a RRC staff member will conduct a home-check to ensure that a proper environment is set up and ready for a new pet.
3. Due to our policy to conduct in-person interviews and home-checks, we only adopt locally in the state of Arkansas. If you are outside a 30 mile radius of our facility in Little Rock or from one of our regional adoption coordinators, we may require you to donate gas money for us to be able to drive to your home.
4. We do not adopt out animals to anyone under 18 years of age. For parents adopting animals for their children, we consider the parent the applicant and the responsible party, therefore we will test his/her knowledge of the animal and its care as well as the child’s.
5. Animals adopted from Reptile Rescue Center are never to be bred.
- Responsible breeders know the history and origin of their breeding stock. The animals that come into our care often have unknown histories and most likely came from pet stores and irresponsible breeders.
- Most of the animals that come into our care are “wild type”/normal patterned or other very common color morphs. Normals and other common morphs have flooded the market, and sadly these animals are seen without much dollar value. A responsible breeder should try to avoid producing more normals into a saturated market, therefore breeding these normal animals would be irresponsible and should be discouraged.
6. If an adopter can no longer keep an animal they have adopted from us, they must return it to Reptile Rescue Center. Under no circumstances can the animal be sold, traded, given away, or released.
Next, please read our adoption requirements by species.
Ready to adopt? Fill out an adoption application!
Our available animals for adoption can be seen here.
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