Where to get sloths

While they cannot walk and can only drag themselves across the ground, they are good swimmers that can even slow their metabolism further so they can hold their breath for up to 40 minutes. The most important thing to consider about keeping sloths as pets is that they can become easily stressed by frequent handling.

This is important due to so many people finding sloths appealing because of their seemingly cuddly nature. Sloths are the opposite—they should be handled only when necessary and all other times they should be left to hang from the vines within a large enclosure.

These particular individuals might just have an abnormal tolerance for being handled, in addition to the owners giving them much hands-on training and desensitization. As sloths are extremely sensitive and even most exotic pet vets will be giving their best guess in regards to its medical care and other recommendations, they are considered to be a pet for advanced keepers only.

Without the proper experience with exotics, you may not be able to decipher signs of illness and stress in the animal, and the chances of it dying a premature death are heavily increased. Should you decide to go through with buying a sloth as a pet anyway, understand the risks and potential harm to your cherished pet. Sloths are not very easy pets to find, but they are available.

The most obvious place to start looking is the internet; many websites such as exotic animals for sale. Many sellers will not place sloths with members of the general public or those without a USDA license because they are an advanced species. The Urban Sloth Project is a long-term investigation into the impacts of habitat disturbance and rainforest urbanization on the behavior of wild sloths in Costa Rica. Our Very Important Partners VIPs are a passionate and determined group of monthly givers on a mission to save sloths from extinction in the wild.

Mango lives in a small strip of forest that runs between the beach and SloCo HQ and was regularly seen hanging out in the trees with his mom. On a stormy and gloomy day in May, we accidentally discovered little Mango huddled on the ground, cold, wet, and seemingly lost. Nacho has proved to be very adventurous, often embarking on sloth marathons and traveling vast distances every day! Croissant was the first three-fingered sloth to join the Urban Sloth Project. She lives just outside of the main part of town, behind a bakery which sells the most delicious pastries in the South Caribbean: hence her name!

She is a master at camouflage, and often takes the longest to track and locate of all our Urban Sloths. Luna and Sol are our adorable Urban mom and baby duo! They were an unexpected addition to our research program when Dr. Cliffe had to stop traffic for the pair to cross a road safely. A tough three-fingered sloth who has had terrible luck as a mother.

Star was the first female sloth to be tagged and monitored as part of the long-running Sloth Backpack Project and by following her story, biologists have learnt huge amounts about sloth behaviour in the wild! Two-fingered sloths mother and baby. Ali and Jessica are fortunate to be here today after many years of struggling to cope with the rapidly expanding human population encroaching into their territory.

Adopt them today to learn about their remarkable story. A feisty three-fingered sloth. This tough and courageous little sloth has had a remarkable start to life. Biologists have followed him since birth and since then he has acquired quite a name for himself! A very wild two-fingered sloth! Beckett was the first two-fingered sloth to be tagged and monitored for the Sloth Backpack Project. She is a strong, feisty female who poses a serious challenge to biologists! An indestructible two-fingered sloth.

A true survivor after enduring a shock from power lines so strong that it would have killed most animals. Schools and group organisations can also purchase our adoption packages. Please call the office on to make arrangements. You can read our full animal adoption terms and conditions here. Two-toed sloths are slow moving, peaceful creatures and can be found in the forests of South America. They are unique in the animal world in that they do spend most of their lives upside down.

They eat, sleep and even give birth upside down and because of this, their internal organs have actually re-positioned over a period of time. Read more about Tuppee and Lightcap, our two-toed sloth. I just received this amazing gift from my mum and step dad! Early birthday present as I am very much obsessed with sloths!

Mum ordered it yesterday and came next day delivery. I loved reading about Tuppee the sloth I adopted. Good work Folly Farm! Lovely gift and helps conservation and the future of Folly Farm. Arrived within 2 days of ordering even after you had to contact me as I made a mistake on the form.

Thank you.