East Coast Exotic Haven

East Coast Exotic Haven Registered NFP Charity -25 years experience
Captive Bird & Reptile surrender and rehoming services.
24/7 Wildlife rescue & rehabilitation in the Fraser Coast.

Specialist carers 🦇🦘🦅🐍 WELCOME TO EAST COAST EXOTIC HAVEN

We are a registered NFP (64 401 003 243) organisation in Queensland (Fraser Coast). Locally owned and operated wildlife rescue service & shelter that also offers services for the rescue/surrender and rehoming of ‘captive bred’ reptiles, amphibians and birds. We have over 30 years experience in wildlife care and rehabilitation, reptile hus

bandry and aviculture. Along with studies in veterinary nursing, animal care, conservation and ecological management. We aim to Rescue, Rehabilitate, Release, Rehome and Repeat; whilst standing strongly for quality over quantity. The 5 main objectives that we fulfill to the highest of standards are:

1. Rescue, rehabilitate and release sick, injured and orphaned native fauna as required, in accordance with the Native Conservation Act 1992,
2. To provide prompt and adequate veterinary treatment for all animals in our care,
3. Provide appropriate husbandry for unwanted, neglected and abandoned captive bred reptiles and birds in accordance with the Native Conservation Act 1992
4. Seek suitable homes for surrendered captive bred reptiles and birds, whilst ensuring suitable homes have appropriate knowledge and licensing. In the event that a suitable home cannot be found, to offer sanctuary to the animals in our care to live out their lives without fear of euthanasia or neglect, and
5. To provide education, training and workshops to both members and general public regarding native fauna and the correct husbandry of reptiles and birds. Provide appropriate husbandry for unwanted, neglected and abandoned captive bred reptiles and birds in accordance with the Native Conservation Act 1992


For more information on licensing, the Native Conservation Act 1992 or correct husbandry please refer to the following links:
🔅https://www.qld.gov.au/.../wildlife.../recreational-licence
🔅https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/.../2017.../act-1992-020
🔅https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/.../cp-wm-captive-reptile...
�https://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/.../wildl.../cp-wm-aviculture.pdf

🐍🦜🌺ADOPTIONS🌺🦜🐍
When available we offer adoptions of surrendered/rescued captive bred (permitted) reptiles, and birds. We are no kill = quality over quantity. This is NOT a first in best dressed situation. Potential new homes are screened and successfully applicants are decided amongst our board members. All animals are only available if certain conditions are met:
🔅Correct and current licensing
🔅Suitable enclosure and proven knowledge on species
All animals are independently veterinary checked and treated. We beleive and stand by quality over quanity. Meaning we beleive that any animal should have quality to life over quantity.

🦘🌺WILDLIFE RESCUE & REHABILITATION🌺🦘
All wildlife is handled and cared for in accordance with the Native Conservation Act 1992 and Bio Security; the ultimate goal being to scuessfully rehabilitate and release to natural habitats. We are fully licensed and trained to handle and rehabilitate native wildlife. Our services for wildlife include; 🦇Bats (flying foxes and micros), 🦘Macropods (wallabies & kangaroos), Possums & Gliders, 🦜Birds and 🐍Reptiles. We cater for all of Cairns, Tablelands and Innisfail.

🦇🦇IF YOU FIND A BAT ALONE, INJURED OR ON THE GROUND DO NOT TOUCH IT, CALL 0499453674 ASAP.🦇🦇

Australian bats all have a small chance of having Lyssavirus. Lyssavirus has no cure, though is easily preventable by not touching any bat. It is only transferable through a bite or scratch. Its very simple- NO TOUCH = NO HARM. We are fully vaccinated against Lyssavirus, licensed and trained to handle and rehabilitate bats. Please if you find an injured or orphaned native animal call asap.
‼️It is illegal to keep native fauna if you are not trained and licensed to do so. They also require specialised diet and care. Your good intentions to care for them yourself can be a death sentence to the animal.‼️

We do NOT receive government assistance, all veterinary expences, species specialized equipement (milk, teats, enclosures etc) and emergemcy equipment is supplied privately or by the support of local community businesses and persons.

❣️💓💯HOW TO HELP💯💓❣️
Donations of the following:
🐾Heat pads
🐾Wombaroo milk and supplement
🐾BioLac Milk
🐾Medical supplies (please contact directly)
🐾Wildlife Teats
🐾Soft Blankets and Towles
🐾Plastic Picnic Crates
🐾Fuel and grocery gift cards
🐾Frozen rats and mice (food for reptiles, certain bird species etc)

We live in a pretty amazing place - Fraser Coast. I’ve put together some information on the type of marsupials native to...
06/09/2026

We live in a pretty amazing place - Fraser Coast.
I’ve put together some information on the type of marsupials native to the area, and what to do if you find one injured.

Each species requires different specialist rehabilitation, and care when they arrive. I know most are cute, but they aren’t pets, so PLEASE call is you find injured or orphaned. It is also illegal for you to keep with out the right permits.

0499453674

I personally specialise is macropods (The name comes from Greek words meaning "big foot", which points to their most famous physical feature. Kangaroos, wallabies, pademelon, bettong, potoroo, & wallaroo), but we have carers that specialise in possums, gliders and small mammals like bandicoots.

Baby birds… I’m not sure if it stopped at all… but we are coming back into the official season.🩷 The goal - no baby bird...
05/09/2026

Baby birds… I’m not sure if it stopped at all… but we are coming back into the official season.

🩷 The goal - no baby bird napping 🩷

The big boy taking a break with his mate 🩷
05/09/2026

The big boy taking a break with his mate 🩷

Eddie update:He definitely preferred the female vet 😂We had blood work done, smears, PCV & TP to rule out underlining is...
01/09/2026

Eddie update:

He definitely preferred the female vet 😂
We had blood work done, smears, PCV & TP to rule out underlining issues… we get the results tomorrow…
He has a team willing to support and treat him, we just would HUGELY appreciate some assistance covering his upcoming surgery.

I have included his estimate… it’s not small but he is worth it 🩵🩵

Donations can be made through PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/ecehaven

Direct deposit/transfer:
East Coast Exotic Haven
BSB: 014655
ACCOUNT: 177360626

First appointment pre surgery tomorrow for Mr Eddie.He has been referred to Unusual Pets Sunshine Coast, for his surgery...
31/08/2026

First appointment pre surgery tomorrow for Mr Eddie.
He has been referred to Unusual Pets Sunshine Coast, for his surgery and on going support.

Will be interesting, but I’ll update everyone tomorrow afternoon.

We are still a long way off the goal to help with his surgery.

Can you help?

Goal: $4,500

PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/ecehaven

Direct deposit/transfer:
East Coast Exotic Haven
BSB: 014655
ACCOUNT: 177360626

Donations are tax deductible 🩵

Introducing Eddie…Eddie is a Sulfur Crested Cockatoo who was surrendered last week. He is cuddly boy, loves attention, a...
29/08/2026

Introducing Eddie…

Eddie is a Sulfur Crested Cockatoo who was surrendered last week.
He is cuddly boy, loves attention, and enjoys the human company… only females, he has a distinct dislike for males.

Unfortunately we are his third home, and he is only 16, turning 17 in November. Due to suspected behavioural Hypersexuality, he has been prolapsing the cloaca and distal colon (re**um), for a number of years (since his first home) with veterinarian attention limited to manually reinsertion.

This has resulted in:

Recurrent Cloacal Prolapse: Chronic straining
Cloacal Dilatation: An abnormally stretched or weakened cloacal wall.
Sphincter Incompetence: A stretched or damaged vent sphincter that can no longer remain closed naturally.

After his veterinarian assessment (Nic at Maryborough Veterinarian Clinic - bless him, he was amazing Eddie was incredibly unimpressed by him), he will be going in for a Combined Cloacopexy and Cloacoplasty surgery next week.

Think of this as a two-step "internal and external" surgery/repair:

1. The Internal Anchor (Cloacopexy)
Because the cloaca has become loose and is slipping out, the vet will secure it back in its proper place inside the body. During this part of the surgery, they gently anchor the wall of the cloaca to the abdominal wall or the ribs. This creates a permanent internal "tack" that prevents the organ from sliding backward and protruding through the vent.

2. The External Resizing (Cloacoplasty)
Because the vent opening has been chronically stretched, it is often too wide and weak to hold itself shut. In this step, the vet will carefully remove a small amount of the excess, stretched tissue around the opening and suture it to create a smaller, tighter, and more natural diameter. Our goal is to make the opening small enough to prevent prolapsing, but large enough so Eddie can still pass droppings comfortably.

Surgery fixes the physical damage, but it doesn't stop the hormones. To prevent this from happening again, Eddie will require hormone-lowering treatments (like a temporary implant and on going medication) and changes to his diet and surroundings such as what enrichment is used and how he is handled, to ensure Eddie stays "calm" and healthy.

We are hoping we can fundraiser $4,500 to cover his surgery. This is a high end estimate. He will require life long changes, but he now has a permanent home with the capacity to be able to provide him with the ongoing medical care and changes required for a long and healthy life.

His only other option, keeping in mind his welfare and quality of life is to euthanise him. Without this treatment/surgery he will be in constant pain and at risk of further damage.

Reach deep and PLEASE help. Eddie deserves this chance. Remember all donations are 100% tax deductible.

Donations can be made through PayPal:
https://www.paypal.me/ecehaven

Direct deposit/transfer:
East Coast Exotic Haven
BSB: 014655
ACCOUNT: 177360626

Photo 1: Eddie unimpressed about being at the vet
Photo 2: Eddie burrito wrapped so not to eat Nic, but also to receive sedation
Photo 3: Sedation taking hold
Photo 4: Supported cuddles while coming out of sedation

Can you spot them?? We are in full swing for baby birds… lots of nesting behaviours 🪹 and active nests 🪺
25/08/2026

Can you spot them??

We are in full swing for baby birds… lots of nesting behaviours 🪹 and active nests 🪺

Some transparency and honesty… I wonder how many people know the work and liability that goes into managing a group perm...
25/08/2026

Some transparency and honesty… I wonder how many people know the work and liability that goes into managing a group permit…

There are anonymous post circulating on Facebook currently questioning our position regarding wildlife rescues on the Fraser coast.

Internally it was announced to members that endorsements would be cancelled as of the 7th of September. I offered support to help members get individual permits. Why…?

Liability… and burn out… not from the wildlife but from the people.
Every action under an endorsement comes back to me. Every animal, public and veterinarian interaction falls to me. The trust that goes into endorsing someone if huge (in my opinion), and I’ve been burnt.

We still have amazing carers and rehabbers able to support the community. We are NOT closing it is a restructure.

When we began back in Cairns, we had a larger presence in the community for captive rescue of birds and reptiles. The wildlife was always there, just more specialised. This got lost along the way. The restructure is to realign goals.

I hope this clarifies the position, we still rescue and rehabilitate native wildlife. We still have rescuers and rehabbers. Just more structured, specialised, and inline with the goals we originally wanted.

The goal was always Rescue, Rehabilitate, Rehome, Release and Repeat… to offer sanctuary for unwanted & lost captive bre...
16/08/2026

The goal was always Rescue, Rehabilitate, Rehome, Release and Repeat… to offer sanctuary for unwanted & lost captive bred reptiles and birds, and our native wildlife.
Somewhere along the way it got lost, we got lost. It was always meant to be small, specialised.

We are still available for rescue calls, we will still offer advise, advocate and do right by the voiceless.

This industry is hard, and it’s not just the sights we see every day, the lives we hold, it’s the people that make it so much harder.

East Coast Exotic Haven was built on offering a sanctuary for surrendered, unwanted and lost captive bred reptiles and birds. With the rescue and rehabilitation of our native wildlife offered specialised - Reptiles, Macropods, Possums, Gliders, Bats and Raptors.

I ask that you work with us, support and be patient while we transition and make the necessary steps forward to bring us back to what we were always meant to be.

Photos- are released orphans are that have returned home

Took 3 days for a member of the public to call in this wee one… laying on the green for 3 days in the cold, alone at the...
15/08/2026

Took 3 days for a member of the public to call in this wee one… laying on the green for 3 days in the cold, alone at the local golf course.

After a full vet assessment, he was bought into care, while we maintain warmth, hydration and getting much needed nutrients into him…

He has perked up this morning, had another vet assessment, wee man fought the vet (win!!) and now settling back down. He is still weak, won’t stand and has minimal interest in food, but fingers crossed 🤞

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Maryborough, QLD
4650

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+61499453674

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