Amazon Jungle Exotic Pets & Resource Center

Amazon Jungle Exotic Pets & Resource Center Exotic pet store located in Ormond Beach, FL. 40 years serving you & your exotic companions!
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05/26/2026

🦜 We kept things quiet for Memorial Day, taking a moment to reflect and honor those who made sacrifices for our country and the families who carry those memories with them. ❤️

Now back to our regularly scheduled jungle chaos… and yes — chop is still happening!

Just a friendly reminder: even if we miss a weekly chop post here and there, chop is still available. Baby season is in full swing and right now, hand-feeding tiny feathered dinosaurs occasionally takes priority over social media 😅

Another week, another chop! This week’s mix is bringing fun summer vibes with Brussels sprouts, kale, sweet potato, zucchini, broccoli, sweet peppers (three colors!), and corn.

This one is a little simpler than some of our more loaded mixes — and that’s actually part of the seasonal fun. As Florida heat ramps up, some of our favorite staple greens get harder to source consistently, which means chop shifts and evolves with the seasons. Follow along and see how we mix things up while still keeping nutrition and variety front and center.

No pictures this week (the babies won the time battle 🍼🦜), but enjoy this video of the aviary babies getting fed if you need your daily dose of cute. Do see any training going?

Fresh Mondays - while supplies last!

Another batch of chop ready to go! One question we keep getting is:“Why do you use little to no fruit in your chop?”Shor...
05/18/2026

Another batch of chop ready to go!

One question we keep getting is:
“Why do you use little to no fruit in your chop?”

Short answer? Most fruit available to us commercially is bred and harvested to be very sweet and is significantly higher in sugar than what many companion parrots — and especially reptiles — would naturally consume regularly in the wild.

While fruit absolutely has nutritional value, diets too high in sugar can contribute to obesity, fatty liver disease, and other long-term health concerns in parrots. Some owners also notice increased hormonal or hyperactive behaviors when sugary foods are overdone.

Most herbivorous and omnivorous reptiles also do not require fruit as a major dietary staple, with some species needing little to none at all.

Because of that, we focus our chop on staple greens and nutrient-dense vegetables instead — things like mustard greens, turnip greens, collards, watercress, broccoli, squash, and other ingredients that provide fiber, variety, enrichment, and long-term nutritional support.

That doesn’t mean “never fruit.” We actually love using fruits strategically at home for:
✔ Training
✔ Foraging activities
✔ Enrichment
✔ Encouraging movement and engagement

That way fruit stays exciting, while also giving them opportunities to naturally burn that energy instead of just sitting at a food bowl.

This week’s chop includes: sweet potato, fresh sage, green beans, watercress, collard greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, red cabbage, and acorn squash.

Fresh every Monday-while supplies last.

Want to read more about avian and reptile nutrition? Here are a few reputable resources we recommend:

🦜 BioDiveristy Bird Blends
https://biobirdblends.com/

🦜 Association of Avian Veterinarians
https://www.aav.org

🦜 Lafeber Pet Birds – Nutrition Articles
https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/nutrition/

🦜 Merck Veterinary Manual – Pet Bird Nutrition
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/pet-birds/nutrition-and-management-of-pet-birds

🦎 Reptiles Magazine – Nutrition Basics
https://reptilesmagazine.com/reptile-nutrition/

New product alert! 🦜✨ A certified organic & non-GMO verified formula designed to support weaning, diet conversion, rec...
05/15/2026

New product alert! 🦜✨
A certified organic & non-GMO verified formula designed to support weaning, diet conversion, recovery, and everyday enrichment. “Harrison’s Bird Bread Mix” is perfect as a healthy treat, soft food, foraging reward, or even for administering medications — plus it’s great mixed with fresh veggies to help encourage your birdy to enjoy them! 💚
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🥬🦜 Chop is ready! 🦜🥬This week looked a little different behind the scenes — we only had one person on prep, so just abou...
05/04/2026

🥬🦜 Chop is ready! 🦜🥬

This week looked a little different behind the scenes — we only had one person on prep, so just about everything went through the processor. And honestly… it worked better than expected.

What we learned? Most ingredients handle it well as long as you balance textures. Drier, crunchier items paired with more moisture-rich ones keep things from turning into mush. Good news for those of you making chop at home — this can save you a ton of time.

What didn’t work? Dandelion greens. Those do not love the processor… lesson learned 😅

We also added something new this week: frozen peas.
Frozen veggies are an easy way to bring in more variety (and often organic options) without a ton of extra prep. They’re flash frozen at peak ripeness, which helps retain nutrients, and once thawed, that softer texture tends to go over really well with both birds and reptiles.

Another fun addition — sprouts. Not new to chop, but this time we sprouted our own mix. It’s cost-effective, easy to do, and adds a really nice nutritional boost.

Curious — have you tried sprouting at home?

Full lineup this week: frozen peas, Brussels sprouts, kale, dandelion greens, radish (with tops), cauliflower, broccoli crowns, carrots, sweet potato, butternut squash, and sprouts.

Fresh Monday–Wednesday while supplies last

And if you’re tackling chop at home this weekend… may the fork be with you.

This week’s Derbyshire donation was bountiful 🌱🍃So grateful for our amazing community 😍🥰Thank you, Cynthia, for your wee...
05/02/2026

This week’s Derbyshire donation was bountiful 🌱🍃
So grateful for our amazing community 😍🥰
Thank you, Cynthia, for your weekly drops—we love them! And Louise, for always thinking of our critters 💚
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04/21/2026

Our newest project is one for the books!📚
Stop in anytime and check out our new aviary 🦜
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Offering the hands on experience and one-on-one time with these beautiful birds is just one of the many things we love doing here at the jungle 💚
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**Weekly Chop is Ready — “They Just Pick Out Their Favorites” If your bird or reptile digs through the bowl, grabs one t...
04/20/2026

**Weekly Chop is Ready — “They Just Pick Out Their Favorites”

If your bird or reptile digs through the bowl, grabs one thing, and leaves the rest… you’re not alone.

It’s one of the most common things we see — and honestly, it makes sense. Left to their own devices, they’ll always go for the easiest or sweetest option first. I mean I generally my favorite thing on the plate first as well.

A couple things that help:

-Mix it, don’t layer it
If everything is evenly combined, it’s harder to selectively eat just one item. Every bite becomes more balanced and they have to try new tastes and textures just to get to the one they prefer.

-Smaller pieces
Chopping things down a bit more removes the ability to pick around certain foods.

-Fewer "Favorites"
If they have less favorites to fill up on, they have more room to try new things.

-Consistency always wins
They might ignore half the bowl today and eat it tomorrow. That’s normal. Keep offering it.

This week’s mix includes corn, dill, brussels sprouts, red kale, organic swiss chard, organic cauliflower in purple and orange, bok choy, sweet potato & organic purple daikon radish,

Fresh Mondays while supplies last.

Sometimes it’s not about getting them to eat everything… it’s about getting them to try something new consistently.

🥬🦜 Weekly Chop is Ready — Let’s Talk Picky Eaters 🦜🥬This week’s chop is packed and ready, but instead of just talking in...
04/13/2026

🥬🦜 Weekly Chop is Ready — Let’s Talk Picky Eaters 🦜🥬

This week’s chop is packed and ready, but instead of just talking ingredients… let’s talk about the real struggle:

“My bird/reptile won’t eat it.”

First rule? Don’t give up. Seriously. New foods can take time, repetition, and a little strategy.

Here are some of our tried-and-true tricks:

*Mix it with familiar foods - Sometimes they don’t recognize chop as “food” yet. Pair it with something they already love so they start exploring it.

*Time it right - Offering chop when they’re a little hungrier (first thing in the morning or after a short break from regular food) can make a big difference.

*Eat it with them - Yes, really. Our chop is 100% human edible — and birds especially are social eaters. If you’re eating it, suddenly it’s interesting.

*Start small - Even just a few bites mixed into their usual diet is a win. Build from there.

*Change the texture - Some prefer finely chopped, others like larger chunks. You can also add known to them favorite textures like nuts. Variety can spark curiosity.

*Change where you serve it - Put it in a coconut bowl, on clean paper on the floor or in a hanging toy. When its somewhere different they will start playing with their food which will lead to eating it!

At the end of the day, chop isn’t just food — it’s enrichment, variety, and long-term health built into one bowl.

This week’s mix includes red kale, fennel, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, radishes (with tops), purple sweet potato, corn, acorn squash, rutabaga, tarragon, and wheat germ.

Fresh every Monday - while supplies last!

Keep offering. Keep trying. They’re watching you more than you think. 👀

It's chop day!You might have noticed we missed posting the lineup last week, but rest assured we always have fresh chop ...
04/06/2026

It's chop day!

You might have noticed we missed posting the lineup last week, but rest assured we always have fresh chop on Mondays!

This week's mix is sure to please those picky taste buds. Honestly, I think you might see us trying some too. New this week is yellow squash and zucchini. With their high water content they are sure to help your critters beat the heat that's been rolling in!

Also included this week broccoli, broccoli rabe, brussels sprouts, bok choy, dandelion greens, red cabbage, regular AND purple sweet potato, turnip, golden beets, green beans, organic rainbow carrots, oats and (because its a favorite!) dill.

Stop by and grab your weekly dose of whole food goodness! Will be available while supplies last.

Address

601 S. Yonge Street
Ormond Beach, FL
32174

Opening Hours

Monday 1pm - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+13866775002

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