Meet our Animal Collection
IACUC: Governing body for animal care in education
We are not accepting relinquishments at this time. In the event that we resume, we will need a clear bill of health provided by a Veterinarian. If you are interested in re-homing an animal please provide us a flyer with information about breed/species, sex, age and temperament so we can assist in the search!
Please see a list of resources put together by the Will County Humane Society.
Animal collection Guidelines
We do our best to provide quality care for all animals. Our animal collection is made up of animals that were surrendered from previous homes. Our animals are not pets, but ambassadors of their species for our students to learn how to properly care for them. Students provide daily husbandry for our animal collection. This includes, but is not limited to; cleaning out enclosures, providing fresh food and water, monitoring changes in behavior, socializing. Enclosures range from those that you would find at local veterinary clinics, top end research facilities, to zoos.
To provide the best we can for our animals your donations are always welcome. We are always in need of the following:
Newspaper
Towels
Blankets
Used toys
Slightly used aquariums
Slightly used animal carriers and/or kritter keepers
Intact stuffed animals
Please reach out to jalessi@wilcoacc.org if you are interested in donating to our program or have a flyer you would like us to share.
Current Collection
Bearded Dragon: Gunner
Relinquished in 2016
Male
DOB aprox: 2015
Bearded Dragon: Norbert
Relinquished in 2022
Male
DOB aprox: 2013
Corn Snake: Carlton
Relinquished in 2022
Male
DOB aprox: 2013
Russian Tortoise: Jackson
Relinquished in 2015
Male
DOB aprox: 2013
Sugar Glider: Flit
Born in captivity at Wilco
Female
Out of Pouch aprox: 2020
Sugar Glider: Meeko
Born in captivity at Wilco
Female
Out of Pouch aprox: 2019
Mini Rex Rabbit: Snowball
Relinquished in 2021
Male
DOB aprox: 2018
Domestic Ferret: Nala (sable) & Luna (cream)
Relinquished in 2018
Females Spayed
DOB aprox: 2017
American Singer Canary: Pepe Van Tweeters
Relinquished in 2021
Male
Hatch date: Unkown
Budgerigar Parakeet: Zephyr
Relinquished in 2021
Female
Hatch date aprox: 2020
Sonoran Millipede: Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
Relinquished in 2022
Unknown
DOB: Unknown
Found Forever Homes
Leopard Gecko: Toothless
Wilco care from 2018 to 2021
Ball Python: Yoshi and Zuko
Wilco care from 2019 to 2021
DSH: Zeus
Wilco care from 2017-2020
Mini Rex-Lion head: Buttercup
Wilco care from 2019-2021
Brahman & Rhode Island Red
Wilco care from 2019 to 2020