Archie's Angels: Reptile Education, Rescue & Rehabilitation

06/04/2025

Come meet adoptable Treeko at Scaled Up Expo Fond du Lac!
TODAY (April 6th) from 10am-3pm.

01/04/2025

If you follow us, you know we pour love into everything we do. It can make some things hurt more, like losing a reptile who was a lifelong friend.

But love is worth it. Love fuels passion. Passion fuels knowledge, mission, and purpose. We wouldn’t be able to help as many creatures as we do without your love and support for this community ❤️ 🦎

In the spirit of that, we’re excited to share this Kickstarter project by Lindsay Lemley:

“Lester the Lizard is having a bad day. But with a little help from his Grandlizzy Lou, he learns to turn his frown upside down and share some much-needed love with the world.

Lester the Lizard Learns to Love is a heartening story that inspires readers to spread love and kindness to the world.”

Click the link below to get your copy!

A vibrant children's picture book that inspires readers to spread love and kindness and teaches the importance of helping others.

27/03/2025

Rescue is not just about taking in the relinquished animals. Rescue is ensuring we can help the ones who already have a home.

Here at Archie's Angels, we want to ensure we can help all reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates in need - and that extends beyond the ones within our foster care. Veterinary medicine is a keystone to much of what we do. It helps us learn, to better educate ourselves so that we might better educate you. Advancements in medicine & research have helped veterinary staff provide an amazing quality of care to their patients. While an owner might do everything in their power to ensure their animal has access to the best care available, the unfortunate end might come sooner for some than others.

In April of 2024, a bearded dragon called Eva had been rushed to UW Veterinary Specialists for emergency surgery. She had pockets of fluid in her oviducts and coelomic cavity with a concern for internal bleeding. Archie's Angels was contacted with an urgent request for a blood donor, and within minutes, we had located a bearded dragon willing to be Eva's donor. Puff and his owner rushed to UW to get Eva through her surgery. Eva had made it through her procedure, but recovery took a toll and her body could no longer support her. Archie's Angels offered to assist Eva's family with the cost of emergency veterinary care, and while our offer was kindly declined, Eva's owner requested that the money be saved to help another dragon in need.

Today, Bean the bearded dragon presented at Gentle Vet for a cloacal prolapse. In addition to repairing the prolapse, diagnostics & imaging needed to be completed to confirm the root cause of the prolapse so that it could be prevented in the future. A prolapse can include part of the reproductive organs and/or gastrointestinal tract, and understanding which part protrudes from the cloaca will help with a successful recovery. When we heard that Bean's owner needed some help, Archie's Angels stepped in to ensure this little dragon was able to receive the care she needed.

Bean underwent radiographs, an ultrasound, a sedated procedure, and an implant to regress her hormones as many follicles and some eggs were noted through her diagnostics. The tissue was successfully returned and a few sutures were placed to keep the tissue from prolapsing again. Bean is now home with her owner for recovery.

We extend a big thank-you to Dr. Lacy and the team at Gentle Vet Animal Hospital for Bean's quality care. Archie's Angels is honored to be a part of Bean's story. We share this to educate about the unexpected, and while this might be a scary situation for any family and their beloved companion, we would like you to know that you are not alone.

The Archie's Angels Team is here for you.

22/03/2025

Pinkie still needs a home 🥲

19/03/2025

Pinkie the Crested Gecko is starting to feel a little left out. Their friend Brain has been adopted (after MANY people inquired!). If you missed out on Brain, consider this little fella!

Learn more and apply HERE: https://www.angelsforarchie.org/adopt

Questions? Drop em below! 👇

18/03/2025

Science Based Feeding Packages.

09/03/2025

We had an amazing time at the Milwaukee Pet Expo!
Complete with a visit from Montgomery Gator, we always enjoy coming out and teaching about the wonderful world of reptiles.

07/03/2025

It's been busy, busy, busy behind the scenes at Archie's Angels! With the new year brings new happenings - the renewal of our nonprofit status, new additions to our volunteer/foster team, and tons of housekeeping! Our team has been working diligently to ensure all of our foster animals are receiving outstanding care, and while our "available animals" may seem sparce on our website, we have six animals in quarantine yet... meaning vet visits for everyone!!

Our January vet visit with Dr. Wolfe had Treeko the leopard gecko in for a recheck! Treeko's foster has done an AMAZING job at treating Treeko's eyes. He originally came to us with the concern that he was keeping his eyes closed. Because leopard geckos have eyelids (most geckos don't!), they can be prone to "dysecdysis," or retained shed, in their eyes! While leopard geckos are an arid species, humidity plays a key role in any reptile's husbandry... this helps with shedding! Leopard geckos heavily rely on their eyes to hunt and capture their prey, and when they can't see, we sometimes see them losing weight because they can't eat as much as they normally do. Treeko's foster was tasked with assist-feeding and daily eye medications... and before long, 2 sizeable "caps" of retained shed popped out of his eyes! His foster has done very well at helping him gain weight and hunting insects all on his own again - way to go Treeko and his foster!! He has been cleared for adoption and is currently seeking his forever home.

February was a busy vet visit for Dr. Wolfe! We had not one, but FOUR animals!
Hammond the broad-headed skink accidentally found his way to Wisconsin after hitchhiking into a package. We were contacted to help relocate him into a more suitable environment, and while we could not ship Hammond back to where he had come from, we had a foster who was willing to house him through the quarantine period and permanently house him after he was cleared by Dr. Wolfe. While tiny, don't let Hammond's size fool you. He is a ton of spice packed into a little package! It took Dr. Wolfe a few tries to weigh him, and once that was done, she was able to administer a medication to help with any parasites that we could not see. Externally, we could not find any parasites, but sometimes there's more than what meets the eye! Hammond quickly found his new home with his foster.

Monstera the leopard gecko came to us as a transfer from Lakeshore Humane Society. Little is known about her history, so we are starting from the ground up. She is lacking many toes so Dr. Wolfe ensured she felt safe and secure when being handled for her exam. She received a solid 5/5 on the BCS (body condition score), meaning she is a bit more of a "chunky monkey" than Dr. Wolfe would like her to be. Her foster has been tasked with daily leopard gecko exercises, meaning lots of climbing space and out-time so she can work off some of that excess fat! Obesity can lead to cardiac, or heart, issues so we want to make sure that Monstera will have a healthy lifestyle with lots of enrichment in her future! While she was cleared for adoption, Monstera is still going through her quarantine period at Archie's Angels. You can expect to see her available for adoption later in March.

Maxine the bearded dragon is a previous Archie's Angels adoption. She had originally come to us in 2022 for concerns about egg-binding - and alongside that, she had an extensive medical history to see if that was truly the case. She had gone through our usual protocol of quarantine and veterinary health-checks at Archie's Angels, and once cleared, she was adopted into her new home. Her family had her ever since then, providing annual check-ups and routine workups after laying eggs, and kept in close contact with us whenever any concerns arose. She appeared to be in a near-constant state of brumation, and while her family did an amazing job at trying every option under the sun, they felt that Maxine would improve while in our care. We accepted Maxine back in to see what we could do to help.

She had a bit of abdominal distention upon physical exam, but aside from that, there were no significant findings. She has been doing very well in foster care, eating, drinking, and moving around with normal bowel movements. Dr. Wolfe scheduled Maxine for a recheck in April, tasking her foster family with monitoring her, to see if an ovariohysterectomy (spay) would be appropriate for her at that time.

Pochita the leopard gecko's story is similar to Treeko. He had retained shed that had found its way into his eyes, leading his original family to bring him into the vet. He found his way to us, and then to Dr. Wolfe! His foster worked on daily baths and treating his eyes with an ointment, and soon enough, he had an enormous "cap" that dislodged itself from his eye... just like Treeko! Now that his eyes were no longer obstructed by the retained spectacle, Dr. Wolfe conducted a corneal stain. This is where a specialized drop is administered to the eyes. This "drop" will illuminate a fluorescent yellow if there are any abrasions to the cornea - fortunately for Pochita, his eyes are free of abrasions and his lens are fully intact! He still has a long road ahead of him, so he will remain in foster care for as long as he needs. We are here to help him along the way!

As always, thank you all so much for your patience. We have been gradually working on updating everything for 2025, but the animals remain as our top priority. Stay tuned for more animal updates!

07/03/2025

We’re here to bless your feed with more of Pinkie the crested gecko 🦎

02/03/2025

Some fun adventures at the LaCrosse Pet Expo (October 2024).

19/02/2025

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Read more about Cameron & David Young's journey here: https://www.snakeconservation.org/about

16/02/2025

Exercise time for Beep the Ball Python! 🐍

Dr. Wolfe noted that while he is gaining good weight and width, she did dub him “squishy” and sent him home with instructions to build some muscle! 💪

Here he is enjoying his Holee-Roller. He has to cling to it and balance as he moves, making it the perfect “jungle gym!”

Maybe you’re on your own beef-up journey and want a buddy along for the ride! Beep is up for adoption! Learn more on our website and apply there too! https://www.angelsforarchie.org/adopt

14/02/2025

CUTE HERPS NEAR YOU! ❤️🐍

We’ve got eligible reptiles searching for love in the form of their forever home! Slithers on the beach, candlelit rat dinners, even jumping off a cliff for you, these bachelors and bachelorettes have it all. They won’t talk back (but they may be sassy!), and they’ll never steal the best nacho off the plate.

❤️ Treeko the Leopard Gecko
❤️ Beep the Ball Python
❤️ Pinkie the Crested Gecko
❤️ Lil Bean the Ball Python
⏰ Maxine the Bearded Dragon (she’s just browsing, not ready for a relationship yet! Gotta see Dr. Wolfe and work on herself first.)

FOUND TRUE LOVE? Apply here!: https://www.angelsforarchie.org/adopt

08/02/2025

Ordering for these closes today at NOON!

03/02/2025

03/02/2025

DID YOU MISS PET EXPO? 😱

You may have heard we had these incredible chocolates there…

You’re in luck! We’ve still got 9 boxes left! $15.00 shipped to anywhere in the continental U.S.

Surprise the reptile lover in your life with a treat made with them in mind that benefits the critters they care for.

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