Meet Phil our charming and whimsical groundhog. Raised & imprinted by college kids, he is unreleasable into the wild. He will make you laugh with his funny antics. The groundhog (Marmota monax), also known as a woodchuck, or in some areas as a land-beaver, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. Groundhogs are well adapted for digging, with short but powerful limbs and curved, thick claws. Unlike other sciurids, the groundhog's spine is curved, more like that of a mole, and the tail is comparably shorter as well – only about one-fourth of body length. Suited to their temperate habitat, groundhogs are covered with two coats of fur: a dense grey undercoat and a longer coat of banded guard hairs that gives the groundhog its distinctive "frosted" appearance. We have a Virginia state permit & a USDA permit to have him in our program.

Meet Sonic our African Pygmy Hedgehog. Aside from being very cute & personable. He does a very cool eating demonstration. A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae . There are 17 species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and New Zealand. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to North America; those in New Zealand are introduced. Hedgehogs have changed little over the last 15 million years. Like many of the first mammals they have adapted to a nocturnal, insectivorous way of life. Hedgehogs are easily recognized by their spines, which are hollow hairs made stiff with keratin. Their spines are not poisonous or barbed and, unlike the quills of a porcupine, cannot easily be removed from the hedgehog.

This is our beautiful & Oh so soft Chinchilla Plush.  Chinchillas are crepuscular rodents, native to the Andes mountains in South America. The animal (whose name literally means "little Chincha") is named after the Chincha people of the Andes, who once wore its soft and dense fur. Almost the softest thing you will ever touch.

This is our Vietnamese potbelly pig Hamlet.  He visits and does tricks.  Hamlet is totally housebroken, he lives in our house, sleeps in the bed, and runs with our dogs. The pot-bellied pig (Vietnamese: Lợn ỉ) is a breed of domesticated pig originating in Vietnam with fourteen sub-species. Considerably smaller than standard American or European farm pigs, most adult pot-bellied pigs are about the size of a medium- or large-breed dog, though their bodies are denser at a weight of (60 to 300 lb). Pot-bellied pigs can be easily discerned from other pig breeds by their size, upright ears and straight tail.

We have several beautiful friendly ferrets that are sweet and lovable. The ferret is a domesticated mammal of the type Mustela putorius furo. Ferrets are predators with males being substantially larger than females. They typically have brown, black, white, or mixed fur, and have a natural lifespan of 7 to 10 years. Ferrets are crepuscular, which means they spend 14–18 hours a day asleep and are most active around the hours of dawn and dusk. When excited, they may perform a routine commonly referred to as the weasel war dance, characterized by a frenzied series of sideways hops and bumping into things. Despite its zeal, this is not aggressive but is a joyful invitation to play. It is often accompanied by a soft clucking noise, commonly referred to as dooking. When agitated or upset, on the other hand, ferrets will make a distinct hissing noise.

We have a wonderful sweet Corgi named Charisma. She is super friendly. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi (pronounced /ˈkɔrɡi/) is a herding dog breed which is said to have originated in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is one of two breeds known as Welsh Corgis: the other is the Cardigan Welsh Corgi. The Corgi is the smallest dog in the Herding Group. Pembroke Welsh Corgis are famed for being the preferred breed of Queen Elizabeth II, who owns several. These dogs have been a dog favoured by British royalty for more than seventy years. The Pembroke Welsh Corgi has been ranked at #11 in Stanley Coren's The Intelligence of Dogs, and is thus considered an excellent working dog.

Currently Unavaliable he is serving as a classroom bunny in an elementary school. Our Lion Head rabbit Dewey is cute & cuddly.  Lionhead rabbit is one of the newest breeds of domestic rabbits in the United States. The Lionhead rabbit has particularly long wool surrounding the face, reminiscent of the mane of a male lion, hence the name. Other characteristic traits of the Lionhead include a partly rounded head and small size, usually between 2.5 and 3.5 pounds. It also tends to have slightly shorter, thicker ears than most breeds. The Lionhead rabbit originated in Belgium.