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Moonlit Sanctuary
01-02-2008

Hi, I'd like to introduce Moonlit Sanctuary, a wildlife park located at Pearcedale, about 50 minutes from central Melbourne, near Frankston at the top of the Mornington Peninsula.

Our speciality is our evening tours, which run most evenings throughout the year, giving a much better view of Australian mammals than normally found in zoos. We are also open during the day.

Species currently to be seen include:

Dingo
Spinifex Hopping Mouse
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Red-necked Wallaby
Tammar Wallaby
Swamp Wallaby
Red-bellied Pademelon
Long-nosed Potoroo
Southern (Tasmanian) Bettong
Ring-tail Possum
Brushtail Possum
Squirrel Glider
Sugar Glider
Feathertail Glider
Spot-tailed Quoll
Eastern Quoll
Fat-tailed Dunnart
Hairy-nosed Wombat
Koala
Emu
Gang-gang Cockatoo
Little Corella
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Rainbow Lorikeet
Cape Barren Goose
Nankeen Night Heron
Kookaburra
Orange-footed Scrub Fowl
Masked Owl
Barn Owl
Bush Thicknee
Tawny Frogmouth
Owlet Nightjar
Lace Monitor
Eastern Bluetounge
Bloched Bluetounge
Cunningham Skink
Shingleback Lizard
Bearded Dragon
Eastern Water Dragon
Carpet Python
White-lipped Tree Frog
Striped Marsh Frog
Spiny Leaf Insect
Yabbie

We try and concentrate on species that are or were found in the Mornington Peninsula and Western Port Biosphere Reserve, or associated bioms, although species from other areas are exhibited.

A video of a private night tour can be found here:

01-02-2008

i have heard abit about this place. Do you work tehre, or live near by?

01-02-2008

I do most of the night tours, you can see me in the video

01-02-2008

please tell me your the hot blonde and not the dude in the red shirt!!

01-02-2008

Yer dream on....

And be polite about my red shirt...

01-02-2008

If the blonde is doing the tours "Im in"

Eastern Quolls
02-02-2008

Great work. Can you tell me - are your Eastern quolls roaming free? Are they in feral-proofed enclosures? Or are they in more "regular zoo-type" enclosures?

Cheers,

Chris.
Where Light Meets Dark (www.wherelightmeetsdark.com)

02-02-2008

One more afterthought... I've just acquired a mammal keeper's licence in NSW. Can anyone here tell me where to find detailed husbandry info on spinifex hopping mice and/or where to find them for sale?

tia.

02-02-2008

Eastern quolls are in aviary style enclosures. As for SHM I have to say their husbandry is very easy. Food is budgie seed plus finely chopped vegetables. You can keep them in a large aquarium with suitable substrate - sand, pine shavings, etc. They need a couple of nest boxes to hide in and small logs or branches to climb on and around, and of course heat. Thats it. As to where you would find them I have no idea. They are not on the list of species that can be kept by private people in Victoria, so they never come up for sale here.