We have an ongoing need for supplies that can be purchased online in the USA. If you would like to bring something for the sloths, please consider our wish list below. These items are suitcase-friendly. Thank you for supporting the sloths!
Meyenberg Whole Powdered Goat Milk
When an abandoned or orphaned baby sloth is rescued, we need to feed it Goat Milk as a substitute for sloth mother’s milk. This product is tried and true here at the Sanctuary; it’s the only food that infants can take in until they are able to eat leaves.
Meyenberg Whole Powdered Goat Milk | Amazon.com
Bene-Bac Plus
Bene-Bac® Plus gives rescued sloths a dose of beneficial and probiotics. We also use this to bolster the immune system of sloths that need surgery.
Pet Ag Bene-Bac Plus Probiotic Gel, 15g Syringe in Safety Seal | Amazon.com
Jorgensen Labs J-12
Teat Infusion Cannulas
These cannulas are required for a variety of sloth care uses.
Jorgensen Labs J-12 Teat Infusion Cannulas | Valley Vet Supply
Terumo Syringes 10cc/ml
Rescued infants are gently bottle-fed with tiny silicone-tipped syringes round the clock. This syringe is resuable for feeding the baby sloths.
Terumo 10cc/ml syringes |Amazon.com
Henry’s Mini-size Silicone Mothering Nipples
Tiny elongated silicone nipples are attached to syringes for bottle-feeding infant sloths. Made by Henry’s Healthy Pets of Floyd, Virginia, USA, the size we need for the infants is called “Mini“.
Henry’s Silicone Bottle Nipples, Mini Size | HenrysPets.com
IKEA TOFTBO Bath Mats
When we discovered that rescued Choloepus sloths liked to sleep in hammocks, we whipped out the sewing machine to create hammocks out of bath mats. Their favorite—and ours, as they are machine washable—is this cozy Ikea mat.
