Adopt an Animal!
Adopting an animal is a special and unique gift for the animal lover in your life. We offer several adoption plans for our reptiles & amphibians as well as a special adoption option for our birds of prey. All adoptions are for one year.
At Woodcock, our resident animals are a key element of our programs. Most of our animals visit with hundreds of students each year and enjoy that part of their jobs!
For more information about adopting an animal, please email the animal care coordinator at jbradshaw@woodcocknaturecenter.org or call (203) 762-7280.
Meet our Resident Animals
Resident Reptile & Amphibian Adoptions
You receive:
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4 x 6 Photo of your animal
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Letter from your animal
You receive:
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5 x 7 Photo of your animal
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Letter from your animal
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Personal fact sheet
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Certificate of Adoption
You receive:
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5 x 7 Photo of your animal
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Letter from your animal
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Personal fact sheet
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Certificate of Adoption
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"Meet & Greet" with your animal and his or her friends!
Resident Birds of Prey Adoptions
You receive:
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8 x 10 photo of your bird
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Letter from your bird
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Personal fact sheet
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Certificate of Adoption
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Private, up-close encounter with your bird
Why Adopt?
Adopting an animal from WNC can be a very special and unique gift for any animal lover. When you adopt one of our animals it helps the nature center provide the following:
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Food
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General maintenance and care
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Veterinary care
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Supplies (bedding, lighting, heat pads, etc.)
What exactly does it cost to feed our resident animals?
Owls
Rats & Mice: $1,000/yr per bird.
Reptiles & Amphibians
Veggies, fruit and shrimp: $600/yr
Crickets, feeder fish and bedding: $3,000/yr
Mice, rats and pinkies: $140/yr
All resident animal photos taken by educator & photography enthusiast Sam Nunes.
![]() Hooty- Great Horned Owl | ![]() Click- Barred Owl | ![]() Jasper- Albino Ball Python |
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![]() Indira- Red Tail Boa | ![]() Rocco- African Ball Python | ![]() Pancake- Bearded Dragon |
![]() Izzy- Legless Lizard | ![]() Juanita- Western Box Turtle | ![]() Elma- Eastern Box Turtle |
![]() Sprinkles- Eastern Box Turtle | ![]() Bottle Cap & Chicken Nugget- Painted Turtles | ![]() Franklin- Spotted Turtle |
![]() Van Gogh- Painted Turtle | ![]() Chubbs- African Bullfrog | ![]() Walter- Cane Toad |
![]() Mr. Toad- American Toad | ![]() Capone- Grey Tree Frog | ![]() Spot- Spotted Salamander |