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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, and rabbits, wherever possible. We are also qualified to work with reptiles, marsupials, mustelids and many other exotic pets. Sometimes, an animal may require a sanctuary-status, this is usually because of 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. |
A quick tour...
We specialise in Norway rats, house mice, Syrian hamsters, chinchillas, degus, Chinese hamsters, Mongolian gerbils, Campbell Russian dwarf hamsters, hybrid Russian dwarf hamsters, Winter White Russian dwarf hamsters, rabbits, Guinea pigs, multimammates, duprasi gerbils, spiny mice, Roborovski dwarf hamsters, lesser Egyptian gerbils, African pouched rats, pygmy mice, Eurasian harvest mice, jirds, jerboas, African pygmy hedgehogs, lesser hedgehog tenrecs, common tenrecs, greater tenrecs, zebra mice, flying squirrels, Asiatic dormice, Eurasian field mice, striped skunks, EU polecats, short-tailed opossums, arachnids, gastropods, isopods, and sugar gliders.
Additional animals we are qualified in:
Tortoises, turtles, frogs and toads, snakes, lizards, Psittacine and Passerine birds.
Additional animals we are qualified in:
Tortoises, turtles, frogs and toads, snakes, lizards, Psittacine and Passerine birds.
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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