A Great Horned Owlet fell from her tree after her nest was destroyed in a storm. A basket from Target was secured to the tree and the parents came back and used the basket as a nest for the rest of the season.

The WTS Wish List

Supplies are also very welcome and you can donate them too! Here’s a list of some things that are always needed at Wild Things.

For those who work in a hospital or vet clinic, can you save Wild Things any supplies? Hospitals throw away hundreds of dollars worth of medical supplies that can be used in wildlife rehabilitation, such as expired medical supplies and opened but unfinished medications/fluids. Veterinarians are also always welcome to donate supplies & assistance.

Before you drop anything off please check with us that it is needed at the current time.

• Medium live mealworms, and waxworms, you can get us a gift certificates to The Nature's Way for these items
• Fleece blankets, flannel pillowcases and baby blankets (try places like the Salvation Army)
• towels, sheets & fleece
• Mesh pet kennels, reptariums, mesh hampers (that are turned into cages)
• Heating pads (the ones that don't automatically turn-off)
• Enrichment toys and hideouts. Bats really like the little hideaways that you can buy for pet birds.
• Small petri dishes for feeding, and little bowls
• First aid supplies: Betadine, alcohol, Q-tips (Q-tip brand please, which has more cotton at tip), cotton balls, latex/nitrile/surgical gloves, saline solution for flushing wounds, paper tape, tegaderm, vet-wrap (all sizes) , neosporin, silvadene, surgical tools, such as scalpel blades & handles, scissors, hemostats
• Expired or unused pet medications. We use a lot of Metacam (meloxicam) and antibiotics 
• Sterile syringes & needles
• Electrolyte/IV solutions, such as Lactated Ringers Solution (LRS), Plasmalyte & Pedialyte
• Animal foods: birdseed, dog & cat food, mammal food
• Human food: applesauce, nuts in shells
• Lafebvre Carnivore Care, Oxbow Carnivore Care​
• Gift certificate from Chris’ Squirrels and More, a place that carries so many things that every rehabilitation center needs!
• Gift certificates for raptor food from Layne Laboratories
• Gift certificates to The Nature's Way for mealworms
• Gift certificates to Petsmart or Agway
• Gift certificates to places like Target (the basket in the above photo was a Target basket that ended up being a great new nest for a Great Horned Owlet!
• Birodegradeable unscented laundry detergent. Lots of laundry is done at WTS!
• Cleaning supplies: paper towels, sponges & scrubbers, Kleenex, trash bags (especially larger 33 gallon+ bags),
• Non-toxic biodegradeable cleaners, bleach, hydrogen peroxide, Nature's Miracle products