They’re among the pets taken from a home on police orders, and the rescue organization had to get creative to find space for the animals and all their legs.
Juneau Animal Rescue is rehoming a bunch of tarantulas. “It was 16 tarantulas, two bearded dragons, a boa constrictor, two cats and four dogs,” said Juneau Animal Control officer Karen Wood.“We took custody of the animals by request of the police, and when that happens we hold animals for a 10 day safe-keep period,” Wood said.
The safe-keep period applies to arrests, hospitalizations and other short-term emergencies and can be longer, depending on the situation. After 10 days, if the owners don’t make a plan to retrieve an animal, they become the property of the rescue. The organization treats any medical issues, spays, neuters and microchips the animals, then puts them up for adoption.Tarantulas sit in tanks at Juneau Animal Rescue on Thursday, March 14, 2024.
The boa constrictor and twelve spiders have already found new homes. One is now a long-term resident of JAR, living in a terrarium upstairs by the staff desks. She’s dark, fuzzy and about the size of a Thin Mint cookie.She said finding places to put all the animals was challenging. Normally, they put smaller animals like rabbits where they can make space, often a hallway.
But in that environment, one of the bearded dragons started turning black. Wood said that’s a sign of stress. So, they moved the spiders and lizards into a room used for grooming dogs and brought in a space heater. Now, the bearded dragon is back to its normal tan coloring.A bearded dragon sits in a tank at Juneau Animal Rescue on Thursday, March 14, 2024. soon, with more room to house all animals that need shelter.She hopes that one day, there will be plenty of space for tarantulas and lizards that need a place to stay on their way to their forever homes.
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