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Bacchus Residents passionately offers an experienced non-profit rescue/sanctuary to unwanted, abandoned, and mistreated domesticated exotic small mammals within our home facilities in East Cheshire, UK. We aim to be as helpful, friendly, and flexible as possible to try and accommodate anyone's reason for needing our help and support.
We aim to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home exotic small mammals, focusing mostly on rodents. We are also qualified to work with rabbits, reptiles, and many other exotic pets. We also operate as a sanctuary for animals unable to be rehomed due to ill health, behavioural issues, or old age. Over the years, Bacchus Residents has been determined to provide the highest-quality care and husbandry. We're trained professionals always aiming to further expand our knowledge regarding all aspects of exotic animal care. Should you need any help, or want to ask us any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. |
We specialise in a variety of rodents and small mammals including: fancy rats, fancy mice, Syrian hamsters, chinchillas, degus, Chinese hamsters, Mongolian gerbils, Russian dwarf hamsters, rabbits, guinea pigs, multimammates, duprasi gerbils and other exotic gerbils, spiny mice and other exotic mice, roborovski dwarf hamsters, African pygmy hedgehogs, ferrets/eu hybrids, and striped skunks.
We also have experience with reptiles and invertebrates.
We also have experience with reptiles and invertebrates.
How We Started:
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For decades, our team have kept and studied a variety of animals from Siberian chipmunks, to striped skunks - you name it.
After a few years break from keeping exotic small mammals, The Bacchus family purchased a pair of Mongolian gerbils in 2015 - Rupert and Roland. We soon remembered what remarkable companions these small creatures are. On the other hand, we also saw how misunderstood and misinformed much of the general public about these amazing animals. Many people seemed to overlook and even look down on exotic animals. Some would treat them as though they were insignificant, if not inferior to more commonly kept pets such as dogs and cats. Their care was frequently underestimated and many were kept in situations that could be considered unethical at best. Since keeping a larger range of rescued exotic animals, we became aware just how many animals were unable to get the help they needed for reasons beyond their control. The general public mostly seemed unaware of the crisis surrounding rabbits, rodents, mustelids, marsupials, and the other exotic animals slipping through the cracks. Not only was their care overlooked, but the population seemed more or less unaware about the global and environmental crisis regarding keeping exotic pets at all. Wild imports are a common occurrence and the wildlife populations for many of these animals are plummeting due to this barbaric trade. We need to do better. The Bacchus family founded a team of expert trustees who've since proudly helped hundreds of exotic small mammals. We created Bacchus Residents Rescue to help exotic animals at our home facilities in the aim to rehabilitate, and re-home animals wherever possible. Those who cannot be rehomed for health, behavioural, or other reasons stay within our facilities as sanctuary residents. We educate the public about the correct care and husbandry for exotic small mammals given the extensive amount of misinformation and unsuitable products available. We hope to be as welcoming, encouraging, and inclusive to our community as possible. If you want to support us, you can follow our journey on social media and help show people that all animals (however unconventional) deserve equal love and care. |
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