Facilities

Chinchilla room
This room is divided to separate the male chinchillas from the females so that any breeding can be controlled. We currently have six females and two males.

Grooming room
Our updated grooming module has become much more extensive in its content and practical element. Clipping and scissors techniques are taught on dogs, cats and even long-haired guinea pigs.

Isolation room
This room highlights the importance of isolating sick or injured animals away from others to avoid spreading infections, reduce the animals' stress and to closely monitor their food/water intake, weight and general condition while they convalesce. The animal science and veterinary nursing students make good use of this room in connection with elements of their modules.

Spa room
This includes a dog spa for hydrotherapy sessions.

Rodent room
We have a diverse range of species such as rats, mice, gerbils, hamsters and degus.

Aquatics room
Our tanks currently house approximately 17 species of fresh water fish including pencil fish, cichlids and piranha.

Reptile room
We have a diverse range of animals in this room, including:

• three different species of tortoise
• an African leopard
• two bearded dragons
• a bosc monitor
• leopard geckos
• Madagascan hissing cockroaches
• white's tree frogs
• African clawed frogs
• stick insects.

Rabbit room
This contains Dutch and English rabbits, a Belgian hare, rex and silver fox rabbits. We also keep our male and female guinea pigs in this room.

Ferret enclosure
The collective name for ferrets is a business. We have eight ferrets, most of which were bred on the Animal Unit.

Aviary
We have a 30 foot flight to house our cockatiels and budgies. This encourages natural flight and behaviour. Our birds have been breeding successfully for several years in this environment.

Cat chalet
We currently have four cats: Gizmo (a black and white domestic short hair male) and Broccoli (a tortoiseshell domestic short hair female), and our newest additions Robbie (a black and white domestic short hair male) and Gary (a black and white domestic short hair male).

Koi pond
We have several koi and a Siberian sturgeon to enhance our aquatics modules.

Poultry paddock
There are a range of resident poultry, such as three breeds of chickens, Chinese geese, Aylesbury and duck species.

Goat paddock
We have a variety of goats including pygmy, pygmy crosses, Anglo-Nubian. This paddock includes climbing mounds and scratching posts for environment enrichment for the goats.

Donkey paddock
We have four donkeys, Joseph, one of our original donkeys and three donkeys fostered from the Donkey Sanctuary, Arthur, Guinevere and Gabriel who are a family unit of father, mother and son.

Rabbit paddock
This outdoor paddock is divided into individual male pens and communal female enclosures. Some of our rabbits are kept outside all year round whilst those kept in the rabbit room within the unit are put outside during the summer months for variation.

Dog agility paddock
We have a variety of agility equipment such as tunnels, tyre jumps, a seesaw and an A-frame. This paddock is also used for dog obedience practicals.