Animals We Care For
Our staff provides care for a diverse variety of animals in the EARTH Discovery Center and elsewhere in Southwick’s Zoo. Many of the species below may be seen during our live on-site presentations and during ZooMobile presentations at schools, libraries, etc.
Note: Not all animals listed below are on display in the zoo for daily visitors to view.
Animal Enrichment
In addition to feeding and keeping habitats clean, did you know that providing enrichment is another hugely important aspect of caring for animals in a captive setting? Enrichment keeps animals mentally and physically stimulated, and it can promote natural behaviors such as foraging.
Enrichment comes in many forms including, but certainly not limited to, environmental, sensory, cognitive, and food related. We don’t like to see things go to waste, so our animal care staff also often gets creative and recycles items such as old fire hose, cardboard boxes, and paper towel tubing into enrichment!
Make a donation towards enrichment for our animal ambassadors.
= Animal that may be used for ZooMobile program *Please note that animals without the van icon cannot be requested for ZooMobile presentations.
We try our best to provide a unique assortment of animals for our ZooMobile program, however certain animals may not be available on certain days.
Mammals
African Pygmy Hedgehog
Cape Porcupine
Chinchilla
Common Marmoset
Domestic Ferret
Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec
Serval
South American Coati
Southern Three Banded Armadillo
Striped Skunk
Two-toed Sloth
Reptiles
African Fat-Tailed Gecko
American Alligator
Argentine Black & White Tegu
Ball Python
Bearded Dragon
Blue Tongued Skink
Carpet Python
Corn Snake
Chinese Box Turtle
Crested Gecko
Eastern Box Turtle
Five-Keeled Spiny Tail Iguana
Frilled Lizard
Green Iguana
Japanese Pond Turtle
Leopard Gecko
Leopard Tortoise
Madagascar Giant Day Gecko
Mexican Black Kingsnake
Mourning Gecko
Radiated Tortoise
Rainbow Boa
Red Eared Slider
Red Footed Tortoise
Red Tail Boa
Sand Boa
Saharan Uromastyx
Sheltopusik (glass lizard)
Sinaloan Milksnake
Short-Neck Turtle
Snow Corn Snake
Western Hognose Snake
Yellow Bellied Slider
Birds, Amphibians, & Invertebrates
Birds
Blue and Gold Macaw
Rainbow Lorikeet
Amphibians
Anthony’s Poison Arrow Frog
Axolotl
Cane Toad
Golden Dart Frog
Horned Frog
Kaiser’s Spotted Newt
Tomato Frog
White’s Tree Frog
Invertebrates
Asian Forest Scorpion
Curly Hair Tarantula
Death Feigning Beetles
Golden Kneed Tarantula
Land Hermit Crab
Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
Rose-Haired Tarantula
Salmon Pink Bird Eater Tarantula
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