Over the past couple of years, Floppy Ear Rescue has turned into a sanctuary. A sanctuary to all sorts of different critters who need special care of different kinds.
Meet our sanctuary companions
These beautiful girls below all came from a hoarding situation in February 20'.
Each one of these girls have their own unique personality, though they're quite shy and timid due to their past. In their previous location, they were kept outdoors at all times and away from human contact. They were allowed to stay in a small wooden box/cage like where they laid in their own filth and were provided old hay to graze from. We'd love to find foster homes for each one of these girls so that they can get more one on one attention, please let us know if you'd like to become a foster family!
As of 2025 - We've lost some of our sweetest buns to have ever come our way, each one was loved and care for, while they'll be missed deeply. We don't always know the reason for them crossing the bridge, but we do believe most pass due to age.
This handsome boy is very people-selective. For this reason, we have found it best for him to remain under our care as we've learned his personality, likes & dislikes, and temperament.
Dobby here is approximately 15 years old and was brought to our rescue in December. We have very little information about this little guy but he makes our hearts full just by being his grumpy little self. Building a bond with a 15 year old Chinchilla may be a bit difficult, but we have faith! As we slowly get to know him, he is treated with the outmost respect and love, Chinchilla safe treats and his own quiet space. Something Dobby really loves to do is swat/smack our hand away when we gently & slowly approach him for some pets and treats and that's what makes him special to us!
Mr. Hammie was rescued from a family who were told the wrong gender of their new hamster and ended up with a few sweet little babies. They had reached out to us to ask for help finding these precious babies find homes. We were able to find homes for 2 of the other babies and agreed to take one in to be our own. Mr. Hammie is extremely fast, small and oh so adorable!! This little guy is a Roborovski Dwarf Hamster
Mr. Hammie crossed the rainbow bridge and is terribly missed..
Thumper has been with us since 2013 and is believed to be around 10-11 years old. We were given him at a yard sale when the owners no longer wanted him. A few months later we had gotten Tiki so Thumper could have a partner, but we were told the wrong gender (this all happened many many years prior to our rescue being established). Much to our surprise, a month later, Tiki gave birth to 15 beautiful babies - only 9 survived. We managed to find homes for them all and kept Ivy. Our Trio is what started the rescue, but many years later. We gained knowledge over the years and experience that have led us to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome bunnies that needed our help. Tiki is a Giant Flemish weighing around 11-12 lbs while Thumper is a dwarf mix weighing about 3lbs and their daughter Ivy is about 9-10lbs.
Earlier in 2023, our Tiki crossed the Rainbow Bridge
In 2024, both Ivy and our Thumper, who started the entire rescue, has passed on to the Rainbow Bridge. We hope Tiki, Thumper and Ivy are once more joined together in Heaven.
Mr. Gerb has joined our family May of 2021. We had wanted to rescue a sweet Gerbil and found the most adorable little nugget. Mr. Gerb has brought us so much joy by just being himself and has taught us so much along the way. Our sweet nugget is approximately 3-4 yrs old and has us wrapped around his little hands.
Mr. Gerb has crossed the Rainbow bridge due to a tumor that we couldn't operate on.
We have since taken in his 3 sons, who look identical to their father. We miss our Mr. Gerb terribly and am happy to remember him everyday while caring for his sons.
Between 2023-2025, we have lost the three sons that were Mr. Gerb's boys.. While gerbils don't live long, they captured our hearts no different. We miss you all and hope you're once more together with your dad.
2025 Update: in December 2024, our sweetest Jeffrey crossed the Rainbow Bridge. Every time we have to write that sentence, our hearts break all over again.. We believe Jeffrey passed from old age as he had no ailments. Bluebell is still under our care.
Update: Jeffrey and Bluebell are now bonded and live together. They chirp quite often as they play hide and seek while chasing one another, but their love and fondness for each other is like no other. Bluebell often hides under Jeffrey for comfort, but he quickly helps her overcome her fears by coming out to us during feeding times and to investigate the situation.
Jeffrey came to us from a family who had both him and Gary (who was adopted earlier this year) and didn't know that both piggies were males. 2 adult males put together will eventually fight due to territorial reasons (we say this out of experience and much research!). After a long search for the perfect home for our little guy, we had decided that Jeffrey's best home will be with us. We have since built our bond with him, know his like and dislikes and of course enjoy his whistling as well! Jeffrey calls out to us when he hears us talking or when a plastic bag is crumbled up!
Bluebell was surrendered to us by a wonderful teacher who had to relocate for a job. We have since kept Bluebell as our little sweet piggie and have since bonded with her. We absolutely adore her little whistles around lunch time and anytime she hears our voices! We hope to one day bond Jeffrey and Bluebell so they can be lifetime partners, this is of course once Jeffrey can be neutered!
Asher
Bandit
Asher was surrendered to us in March due to previous owner unable to provide the proper attention she needed. She was kept outdoors and brought in during storms and cold weather.
Originally, Asher's mom thought she was a boy for over 6yrs and once she entered our rescue, we confirmed that she was in fact a female but decided to keep her unique name!
Asher is a calm older girl who absolutely LOVES to be petted, but also likes her own space. As Asher was originally up for adoption, we had high hopes that a calm family will fall in love with her and give her an amazing life. Though, while she's been under care, she has experienced very dry eyes that will need some attention (from wipes to applying non-medicated drops) and no one has come for her. We've decided to keep Asher as a sanctuary and possibly bond her with one of our other sanctuaries as she's just an amazingly sweet girl who deserves the world. Age is nothing but a number, but unfortunately, not many have the heart to open up their homes to an elderly bunny, we, however, love her no differently!
As of 2025: Asher is still with us and we're truly grateful for that! She has a slight head tilt and some allergies that are being managed, those some days are harder than others.
Our sweet Bandit is now back in our care. After being returned twice due to no fault of his own, he was returned to us and spent some time at his original rescue, but due to some unforeseen circumstances and changes, they had asked us to take him and give him the attention he needs, we of course agreed right away. Bandit seems to have some GI concerns that we're slowly getting under control, but vet visits come more often for this boy because of the GI issues.. This adorable and gentle boy wants ALL the love and cuddles in the world and he'll get just that with us, plus any medical care he'll ever need. This boy won't be given up on again.
Bandit left this crazy world and crossed the Rainbow Bridge, where he'll never suffer again. We love you Bandit, today and forever.
Emma
Bourbon
Emma is one of the loose babies that were found/rescued in Coral Springs that we took in. We believe Emma to be between 1-1.5yrs old.
She has an appetite and is drinking well!
Emma is quite afraid of just about everything but with time she'll learn to trust and play. We highly recommend that Emma goes to a home with an experienced and patient bunny owner.
This sweet girl must eat a certain type of pellet food and be kept away from Orchard hay, but can be given Timothy or Oat hay at all times!
In 2022, Emma had crossed the Rainbow Bridge, her sweetest little face is dearly missed.
Meet Bourbon, a 9yr old bun who happens to have but 1 tooth in his entire mouth, with the exception of his front incisors and unfortunately they're in very poor condition. Bourbon prefers to suck on his pellets and waits for them daily. Due to having no teeth to chew, Bourbon is unable to eat hay and for this reason, we're looking into the best pellet food to keep his GI system regular and healthy. This sweet boy just looks for attention and cuddles at all times and he absolutely deserves it all!
2022: Sweet Bourbon has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. We miss you and your sweet kisses!
Biscuit & Cheese
Biscuit and Cheese entered our care in June of 2023, as finding appropriate homes that won't use mice as food/bait, they'll remain under our care indefinitely.
As of 2025, Cheese has crossed the Rainbow bridge in his sleep.. Hop and dig freely our sweet Cheese!
Zig & Sharko
Zig and Sharko entered our care in July 2023 when they were surrendered to another rescue who wasn't familiar with Chinchillas. We happily took them in after we were contacted and have loved them ever since. While these two boys are up for adoption, we're very selective as to who can adopt them. Chinchillas need unique care and must be kept in low temps due to their type of fur. If you're possibly interested in adopting them both, please let us know.
Ponyo
Rocky aka Drac
Huckleberry was transferred to us from the Humane Society, due to behavior concerns. He was originally dumped in Miami and was taken in by HSTC. As of 2025, he is still very timid but doesn't lunge to bite nearly as much as 2 years ago, he will remain under our care as we've learned his personality and needs.
Rocky came into our sanctuary around October 2022. He was originally being sold in a petstore, where he was returned due to behavior, biting viciously. As he could no longer be sold, they reached out to us to inquire if we could take him and keep him here with us. Immediately we said yes, bring on the tiny UFC fighter! With respect to his needs, he wasn't held or touched unless medically necessary. We found ways to trick him when it was cleaning time and would safely move him to a smaller tank while we maintained his. He lived his life fully, until he crossed the rainbody bridge in 2024.
Hopper aka Dumbo
Cloud and Baby Floppy
Dumbo entered our care in 2023, when a family could no longer care for him. We have since become best friends with this little guy, found his favorite scratching spot (behind his ear) and get judged by this little fella daily. We love him dearly and happy he has joined our family!
Cloud and Baby Floppy entered our sanctuary in September of 2024. The family has asked if we could take in Floppy, who had 4 splayed legs and they did not know how care for him. We agreed and educated the family as to why this could happen, in their care, it happened due to inbreeding. Cloud got adopted in 2025, while sweet Floppy crossed the Rainbow Bridge after having many GI issues, he couldn't process any foods besides Timothy Hay, for this reason, who wasn't able to survive and grow appropriately. Floppy passed just a few months after he joined us. The heartbreak of failing and losing Floppy was tremendous. We attempted to correct his splayed legs, to no avail.
Phineas - The Finch
Phineas, aka FinFin joined our sanctuary in October of 2023, when we found him at our local PetSuper Market, by himself in the cage, with one eye open. We inquired as to what may be going on with him as he also had a percentage taken off his cost.. We were told he was taken to a vet and were told he didn't have an eye in his left side. We went home and couldn't bear the thought of living him there as no one was adopting him and his lost his partner. We raised funds to "purchase" him as the store wouldn't allow us to take him in without paying.. After some time, he opened his eye, while it didn't look like the other, though no infection or concern could be found. He begin to sing and simply love life.
Phineas succumbed to what the vet called Sinusitis, after receiving an antibiotic shot and eye drops. He seemed to have healed well, but after a few months, he simply wasn't doing OK. Our hearts broke once more as we failed our sweet boy, despite the medical interventions. Our sweetest FinFin who lit up our mornings crossed the rainbow bridge in June of 2025.
Poppy - The Veiled Chameleon
Poppy joined our sanctuary in December of 2024. She came from PetSmart, where she was too big to be kept in her tiny glass enclosure. A friend of a friend reached out and asked if we'd be interested in taking her in, YES, absolutely, YES!!! We're so happy she's here with us! She's never taken out of enclosure with force, we usually have to avoid standing in front of her enclosure as she'll request to be taken out. We work with experts to ensure she has the appropriate husbandry needed to thrive.
Torticia - The Sulcata Tortoise
Joined our sanctuary in May 2025. Torticia was surrendered to another rescue and was up for adoption. As we waited patiently to see if she'd be adopted, we felt we had to have her join our Sanctuary. She was originally raised by a family who kept her in a fish tank in an apartment, but she eventually got too big and needed to be outdoors. We believe she's approximately 3-5 years old. She's quite the clever critter and we're raising funds to revamp her outdoor enclosure to give her the utmost perfect home she could ever wish for.
