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:
Eastern Quolls 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)
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.
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.
There is a very nice article on Mr J and Moonlit Sanctuary in the Queensland Courier-Mail for 22-23 May As I'm computer illiterate I'll get to ZYBen to link it tomorrow.
I can't find that one Steve, so heres another one from recent, with a Multi Coloured Tammar (spose its better than an Albino ) Lost, but now Rory's wrapped | Herald Sun
You laugh but that jacket was forced on us by the photographer! He insisted it would improve the chances of the photo being published. I guess I can't argue with that...
Its great free advertising, the article Steve is talking about was (i think) about 1/2 to a full page, with many many photos.
He's such a cute little fellow . I had noticed under this story in "Related coverage" an article about the feral Pygmy Hippo that was shot up in the NT
