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Phone
(513) 844-6340
Fax
(513) 844-6331 |
Visits
Granted By Appointment Only
We are a network of volunteers located in the Greater
Cincinnati area.
PLEASE LOOK FOR THE INFORMATION YOU REQUEST
ON OUR WEB SITE
BEFORE CONTACTING
US.
Also, check the
ARR
FORUMS... your answer may be there.
Already leave a message and
have not heard back?
See: How We Return Phone
Calls and Emails at the bottom of this page.
Rescue
Staff and Volunteers
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Advisory
Board
Damien
N. Oxier,
Rescue Director, Wildlife Rehabilitator
Kate
Hammer,
Cincinnati Zoo, Wildlife Rehabilitator
Dr. Bob Dahlhausen, DVM, Rescue Veterinarian
Wolf Olsen, Second Chance Wildlife
Jeremy
Holtzclaw, Wildlife Rehabiliator
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If you are contacting Arrowhead Reptile
Rescue
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Rescue
Veterinarian
Dr
Bob Dahlhausen
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always get to
non-emergency calls right away. We are 100% volunteer, so
please allow several days for us to get back to you in
non-emergency
Examples of a true reptile
emergency:
A reptile is bleeding
and/or dying.
A reptile has severe traumatic injuries.
A venomous reptile poses hazards to people or animals.
A reptile has bitten you and won't let go.
A reptile larger than 7' is on the loose.
Examples of what is NOT an ARR emergency:
Your iguana got too big and
the landlord says it must be gone in 24 hrs.
Your pet snake is loose in the house and you can't find it.
Your Mom says the pet reptile you brought home can't stay.
Your city says your pet alligator is illegal and must be gone in
3 days.
Your pet reptile is sick
and you won't take it to a proper exotic vet.
You want to adopt a reptile.
How we return phone
calls and emails:
ARR
prioritizes how we respond to incoming messages.
It may take us several days to a week to return some calls.
They are addressed in the following order:
1. injured wildlife
2. emergency intakes from
police and shelters
3. critically injured or ill pets
4. uninjured wildlife calls
5. messages from ARR volunteers
All other rescue business after daily medical treatments and
care of animals
is completed, which would go in the order of:
6. returning calls to wildlife officials and shelters requesting
help
7. returning calls about
non-critical sick pets
8. scheduling educational
presentations
9. scheduling
appointments for approved adoption apps.
10. Requests to take in pet reptiles
11. arranging placement in zoos and
nature centers
12. checking references and data on adoption applications for
pets
13. follow-up calls to check on
previous adoptions
Please Note:
As a rule we do not
return messages to take in iguanas and water turtles.
We get dozens of requests per week and we do not have the time
to handle them all. Please visit our ARR Forums for
posting iguanas and water turtles to the forums waiting list.
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