Crazy Critters Inc.

Crazy Critters Inc. Crazy Critters Inc. is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit Organization. Who are Crazy Critters? Ken and Cherrice Purvee have been working together since 2001.

This FWC Amnesty location is also contracted partners with the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Division, neighboring county animal programs, and the community. We have been making raising plants and animals as natural as possible a life motto. For the past few years, always open to adopting exotic animals. Making people feel secure knowing their loved pet has a happy forever home. Most

ly Tortoises and Turtles call Crazy Critters home. What makes us unique is that after adoption, Crazy Critters continues to share the lives of the pets on social media. Providing an additional continued connection. Our missions are:

To end exotic pet abuse, neglect, and misunderstanding through responsible pet ownership education. Promote conservation, rules, and regulations. Help the State of Florida with invasive species issues. End capturing of all wild animals for the food and pet trade. Educate the community about the environmental niches for native and invasive species of plants or animals. Provide healthy diverse species of turtles that will help conservation through captive breeding programs that will eliminate the need for poaching wild specimens.

~ Adopt ~ Breed ~ Rescue ~ Transport ~ Rehabilitate ~

Ken and I are on a long journey, so we learn something new every single day.For example, this recent surrender that came...
05/31/2026

Ken and I are on a long journey, so we learn something new every single day.

For example, this recent surrender that came to us through the FWC Amnesty Program.

'Timmy' was listed as a "Common African Mud Turtle", and we happily accepted it into our educational program to steward for the rest of its life.

Placing the turtle in the proper enclosure is vital, and African Mud's can be a bit tricky to identify.

There are 17 described species of African mud turtles in the genus Pelusios within the family Pelomedusidae, and we house a couple of types of them.

To further complicate things, the genus Pelomedusa is also in the family Pelomedusidae, which comprises 10 scientifically recognized species. While this genus is known as "African Helmeted Turtles", they are often listed as "Common African Mud Turtles".

And on top of all that, these are new classifications. Ken and I got our first "African Mud Turtles" back when there were only three known species. THREE! Please click through as I walk through how I determined the type of turtle this recent surrender...

Meet 'Bondo', the Sulcata tortoise who has healed from being mauled by a predator about 8 months ago. Rescued by a commu...
05/30/2026

Meet 'Bondo', the Sulcata tortoise who has healed from being mauled by a predator about 8 months ago.

Rescued by a community member who spotted the injured reptile from afar and took it in, saving its life. Now it is up to us to find it a proper home with an experienced keeper so it can continue to grow and thrive. Please click through to read more...

'Bondo' is an amazingly healthy tortoise! Already eating after the stress from transportation. Check out the link to the Crazy Plants Nursery page in the comments below 👇 to read more...

Ken and I took one of our regular trips to Swan's Feed Mill. We try to be completely self-sustainable, but we need help ...
05/29/2026

Ken and I took one of our regular trips to Swan's Feed Mill. We try to be completely self-sustainable, but we need help along the way, so this is the biggest expense for our entire facility.

We are happy to pay the expense because Swan's Feed Mill provides fresh grain with zero hormones or preservatives.

A "grain feed" expense is a standard agricultural operating expense of commercially prepared or raw grain mixtures to feed livestock.

Swan's Feed Mill is a CASH ONLY establishment, but this works because we have a few CASH ONLY customers at the Crazy Plants Nursery that help pay for this particular expense.

For tax and accounting purposes, it is treated as a direct, ordinary, and necessary "cost of goods sold" or operating input. Please click through to read more...

Swan's Feed Mill
8912 Fort King Rd, Zephyrhills, FL 33541
Phone: (813) 782-6969

To get ready to create our property listing tour video soon, I cleaned the windows and raked the yard in the Sulcata Tor...
05/28/2026

To get ready to create our property listing tour video soon, I cleaned the windows and raked the yard in the Sulcata Tortoise Painter's enclosure today, and he really showed me his appreciation 💩.

I don't mind because a tortoise's f***l 💩 matter is the direct reflection of its internal health, digestion, and hydration.

Routine bowel 💩 movements indicate proper gut motility, while the color, consistency, and presence of urates act as vital clues for detecting dietary imbalances or dehydration. Please click through to read more...

Tonight's update is about residents in one of our quarantine ponds. These are all recent surrenders that are cohabbing v...
05/27/2026

Tonight's update is about residents in one of our quarantine ponds.

These are all recent surrenders that are cohabbing very well, but we are always prepared in case something changes.

Pokey is an interesting RES that makes an amazing educational ambassador because of his black red ear.

A Red-Eared Slider's "red ears" and skin can turn black as a natural, healthy process, but it can also be a sign of illness. Please click through to read more...

05/25/2026

Thanks to the brave men and women who have fought for our right to have freedom, Ken and I were able to spend one-on-one time with Maggie, the Amazon Parrot 🦜, today.

She says thank you for your service 🇺🇸!

We just added another self-sustainable product created here at the facility that will raise $$$ for the critters far int...
05/24/2026

We just added another self-sustainable product created here at the facility that will raise $$$ for the critters far into the future.

The best part is this s 's gotta be cleaned regularly, regardless.

Turtle wastewater consists of solid f***s, urine, uneaten food, and decaying organic matter (like dead plant material). As this organic waste breaks down in the water, it releases highly toxic, nitrogen-rich compounds that can quickly degrade water quality if not properly filtered or removed.

The primary toxic byproduct is formed as uneaten food and f***s decompose. Ammonia is highly lethal to most aquatic life, even at very low levels, and can severely irritate a turtle's skin and eyes.

Produced naturally when beneficial bacteria in the aquarium filter break down ammonia. While slightly less toxic than ammonia, nitrites are still highly dangerous as they interfere with the turtle's ability to process oxygen.

The final product of the biological filtration process. Nitrates are much less toxic than ammonia or nitrites, but they can still cause stress to the turtle and trigger massive, cloudy algae blooms if allowed to build up in concentration.

Suspended organic matter, such as broken-down food fragments and f***l pellets, can cloud the water and cause foul odors.

Believe it or not, turtles produce significantly more waste than most fish. Keeping the water safe requires aggressive biological, mechanical, and chemical filtration.

Because we are so frugal and won't use electricity to run pumps and filters, we do complete water changes. We now have that wastewater for sale!

At just $5 per gallon, "Turtley Crazy S Water" is an amazing product for plants. Check out the link in the comments below to read how and see our new label👇...

An OG in the reptile industry, Lenny, passed away recently, and one of his favorite snakes was just picked up by Jimmy R...
05/23/2026

An OG in the reptile industry, Lenny, passed away recently, and one of his favorite snakes was just picked up by Jimmy Riffle for his park Scales, Tails, and Teeth.

Now open for public tours, the new home for this Sumatran Short-tailed Python ( P. curtus) is nothing short of amazing. Plus, it is now an educational ambassador, and will inspire the next generation to appreciate and enjoy reptiles. Now a star in its own right, it even gets to travel for Gator Boys Road Shows!

But it had to go through quarantine before being transported to the park, and during that time, I was able to provide some enrichment training that will help the zoo. Please click through to read more...

We have some FREE kids' admission tickets to Scales, Tails, and Teeth available at the Crazy Plants Nursery, or tell them Crazy Critters sent you when you book a tour to redeem yours! Check it out in the comments below 👇...

This time of the year, it is all about the salad. Personally, they make me feel hydrated. A mixed salad provides excelle...
05/22/2026

This time of the year, it is all about the salad. Personally, they make me feel hydrated.

A mixed salad provides excellent exotic animal enrichment, keeps animals mentally engaged, and helps prevent captivity-induced boredom. Please click through to read more...

05/20/2026

We share more on Borderline Livin' . Please give us a follow! The link is in the comments below 👇...

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