Photo courtesy of Jayson Taylor

By Jayson Taylor

Strange Exotics celebrating its grand opening on Saturday

Jun 2, 2023 | 1:40 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Cats and dogs are the first two animals that usually come to mind when people think about pets. Tomorrow, the city gets a new pet store that contains pets that most people wouldn’t generally think of.

Strange Exotics will be run by Rob and Kyra Strange, where exotic pets will be offered for the public. Animals range from snakes to chameleons to turtles. Rob Strange that they hope people consider having pets that they may not have considered before.

Strange Exotics will also be participating at the Western Canada Reptile Expo in Medicine Hat on June 24-25 at the Stampede Auditorium. This is the first time that Medicine Hat will be hosting this event and will see many reptiles of various species.

Strange says that one of the missions of Strange Exotics is to raise the next generation of exotic animal lovers and to teach people that these animals are just as good of pets as dogs, cats and rabbits.

“If you wanna bring your son or your daughter in to come check out a snake, we can take the snake out and your kids can hold the snake and interact. So as long as we can encourage the next generation of exotic animal lovers, that’s kind of what we’re here for,” Strange said on Friday.

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The store officially opens at 10 a.m. on Saturday. You can visit their Facebook page for more info.