Lost Woods Animal Sanctuary

Lost Woods Animal Sanctuary Lost Woods is a 501(3)(c) nonprofit small animal rescue located in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
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We are dedicated to rehoming small exotic pets, and preventing neglect and mistreatment by educating the public. Amazon Charity List
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We had Blaine the chinchilla back into the vet today to recheck a few of his issues! We started a new fungal culture t...
08/23/2025

We had Blaine the chinchilla back into the vet today to recheck a few of his issues!
We started a new fungal culture to see if he is clear of ringworm yet. It can take a while for chinchillas to clear skin infections due to their dense fur. We will get results from that in 2 weeks.
We also rechecked his teeth and it is looking like his dental issues are going to be chronic, which is disappointing but not surprising. He will probably end up being here for a while unless we find a special adopter who is prepared to take on a dental chinchilla. He will likely need to go to the vet for dental appointments every 2 months for the rest of his 20-year lifespan, and need closer attention to his diet.
We love him and his wacky personality, Looking forward to him being negative for ringworm because he is a social dude who enjoys a little scritch behind the ear.

Barley the new guinea pig intake has such a lovable goofy smile, at first we thought he was just happy to see us! But i...
08/22/2025

Barley the new guinea pig intake has such a lovable goofy smile, at first we thought he was just happy to see us!
But it looks like he has a very overgrown incisor that will require tooth trimming from the vet. Hoping a trim will allow things to go back to normal.
Luckily he has shown us he can still eat hay, pellets, greens and even fingers! In a friendly way of course.

We are welcoming Barley and Buckwheat the guinea pigs today, these 2 year old males are former kids pets and came to us ...
08/21/2025

We are welcoming Barley and Buckwheat the guinea pigs today, these 2 year old males are former kids pets and came to us off the relinquishment waitlist. They are cute as can be!

We talk alot about pet turtles here, but we wanted to make a post about wild turtles! Here in northern Illinois river c...
08/20/2025

We talk alot about pet turtles here, but we wanted to make a post about wild turtles!
Here in northern Illinois river country, we have many species of wild turtles who call this area home. It is not an uncommon sight to see turtles crossing the road or even right in your backyard!
Turtles have a strong sense of direction and can travel long distances to the same sites every year to lay eggs, rear young, and brumate during winter months. They know exactly where they are going!
Because of this, we never want to relocate turtles to a seemingly better location, as they will just turn right around and keep going to their original destination. When helping turtles cross the road, just scoot them right across in the direction they were facing so they won't get turned right back around into the road.
And most importantly, do not take turtles from the wild to be a pet. Baby turtles grow to the size of dinner plates and live 60 years, and there is no room for them at shelters. We receive hundreds of surrender requests for water turtles a year, only to have about 1-2 annual adoptions.
Takaway: Enjoy our beautiful Illinois wildlife: and only intervene when they are in the road. 🐢

📸Volunteer Kelly

Happy Adoption Day to Washboard, Kazoo and Triangle! May these three gerbil sisters enjoy the good life together in thei...
08/19/2025

Happy Adoption Day to Washboard, Kazoo and Triangle! May these three gerbil sisters enjoy the good life together in their new home.

Dubbo relaxing in the "Space Ball" with some of his brothers 💚
08/18/2025

Dubbo relaxing in the "Space Ball" with some of his brothers 💚

Pictures of Topaz and Shelly enjoying the market on sunday! Slash Topaz trying to escape his display cage the whole time...
08/13/2025

Pictures of Topaz and Shelly enjoying the market on sunday! Slash Topaz trying to escape his display cage the whole time 😅
We brought a box turtle and aquatic turtle to the market because a lot of people don't realize the differences! Aquatic turtles get big and require large, filtered swimming areas with a basking area and need frequent water changes. We keep them in horse troughs at LWAS! Box turtles do not swim so they have an enclosure with woodchips or dirt, and have a shallow dish of water.
Box turtles and small tortoises are much easier to care for than water turtles, there is a reason our box turtles and tortoises get adopted immediately, but the water turtles get hundreds of surrender requests a year and only one or two adoptions.
And always important to remember that any type of turtle will likely live over 50 years!

Thanks for coming to our Turtle Talk! 🐢

Rounding off our adoptions from the weekend are Woody and Slinky the rats! These guys captured the heart of a very nice ...
08/12/2025

Rounding off our adoptions from the weekend are Woody and Slinky the rats! These guys captured the heart of a very nice human who was looking for some adult boys to keep their lonely ratty company. Wishing them all happy bonding and the best life ever!

We had a great weekend of adoptions and also said Bon Voyage to Sidney's last two daughters, Wagga Wagga and Mildura! Wi...
08/11/2025

We had a great weekend of adoptions and also said Bon Voyage to Sidney's last two daughters, Wagga Wagga and Mildura! Wishing them and their new humans the best life together.

Celebrating the adoption of Bluegrass the gerbil and her daughter Tambourine! We are so happy to see Bluegrass off to l...
08/11/2025

Celebrating the adoption of Bluegrass the gerbil and her daughter Tambourine!
We are so happy to see Bluegrass off to live ths good life after what she has been through. Even after being abandoned outside in a tiny cage with lots of babies and more in the oven, she has always been the sweetest, friendliest gal. Wishing them lots of fun with their new family!

Celebrating the adoption of Biscuit the guinea pig! Ever since his friend Gravy passed away, we have been looking out fo...
08/10/2025

Celebrating the adoption of Biscuit the guinea pig! Ever since his friend Gravy passed away, we have been looking out for a new home for Biscuit and a new piggy friend. We were so happy to send him home yesterday with a very nice human whose piggy also lost his bondmate. Wishing them happy bonding success at home and a great life together!

We had a busy day at the vet today. Dr. Kim helped us with sexing Bluegrass' youngest litter of babies and also gave her...
08/09/2025

We had a busy day at the vet today. Dr. Kim helped us with sexing Bluegrass' youngest litter of babies and also gave her a wellness exam. Mama is looking great and has 4 girls and 3 boys!
Dr. Kim also examined Sam Cooke, got him vaccinated and all set up for his neuter. He is a bit duck-footed which might be a congenital condition or from a previous injury. Luckily he doesnt seem painful and gets around fine but we will likely do some imaging on his legs when he is sedated for his neuter.

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Crystal Lake, IL
60014

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+18474970418

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