CaptainAquatics Fins & Scales

07/04/2025

We are excited to announce we are now offering Reptile Boarding services for as little as $15 / day for smaller animals and no more than $30 / day for larger animals!

Your reptile will receive daily care based on your instructions! To find out more visit https://www.captainafs.com/services and scroll down to see our boarding prices and policies!

Customized for you. Where do we service? Our primary service zone is located within 25 miles of central Rutland, VT!However, we will travel to you! We charge $0.75 per mile for locations outside of our typical service zone, up to 100 miles!(For travel over 100 miles from our primary service zone, fe...

06/15/2025

Thank you to Emily at Fox Portrait Photography for some amazing photos of our ambassadors! More to come soon!

06/05/2025

Are you looking for something new to do this summer? Do you love reptiles, amphibians, and fish? Then you should consider volunteering at the CaptainAquatics facility!

We are looking for volunteers to help with Cleaning, Feeding and handling. Whether you are up for cleaning enclosures or just want to hold and play with some reptiles, it will all greatly benefit our animals!

We ask that all volunteers are over 18 years of age or are accompanied by a legal guardian as there will be some forums to sign.

For more information please email us at [email protected] or send us a message on Facebook!

05/20/2025

🦎🐢🐍 TWO WILD SHOWS – ONE FUN SUNDAY!
Get ready for double the excitement at Fortress of Fun this Sunday, May 25th with back-to-back live animal shows featuring CaptainAquatics!

🎟️ Show 1 – Turtley Awesome Amphibian Show
🕚 11:00 AM
Meet turtles, frogs, and more in this crowd-favorite amphibian adventure!
(Rescheduled from earlier this month—if you already bought tickets, they’re still valid!)

🎟️ Show 2 – Slither & Scurry Reptile Show
🕧 12:30 PM
What started as a snake show is now even cooler—we’ve added lizards to the lineup! Come check out all the scaly stars in this interactive, family-friendly show.

🎟️ Tickets are just $5 per person, per show, and seating is limited!
🎫 Grab yours now before they sell out

🐸🐢🐍 Don’t miss this wild Sunday at Fortress of Fun!

05/18/2025

**Important Update**

The show at the Fortress of Fun today (May 18th, 2025) is being postponed. I will update shortly on the new date and time.

I am currently dealing with a family emergency this morning that requires my attention and focus.

When I run an encounter I want to make sure that I am 100% focused on the audience and the animals. This not only is for your enjoyment but also safety (for both you and the animals). I must be fully aware and focused of the animals body language and the audiences to ensure both parties are comfortable and receptive to the encounter.

I believe hosting any show where I can not do that would irresponsible and would make the show less enjoyable for both attendants, and our animals.

Thank you for your understanding, more information on the rescheduled show will be coming shortly. We look forward to seeing you there!

05/05/2025

Good Morning Everyone!

I am happy to announce that we have multiple upcoming shows! We will post the links to where to buy tickets soon, but here are the dates and times:

Sunday, May 11th - Lizard Show at the Fortress of Fun | Experience, learn about, and meet multiple types of lizards!

Sunday, May 18th - Turtle & Amphibian Show at the Fortress of Fun | Experience, learn about, and meet multiple types of turtles and amphibians!

Sunday, May 25th - Snake Show at the Fortress of Fun | Experience, learn about, and meet multiple types of snakes!

Sunday, June 8th - Reptile Show at the Sparkle Barn | Experience, learn about, and meet various types of reptiles & amphibians!

05/03/2025

Happy Weekend everyone!
We are VERY excited to announce that we have officially moved out and into an amazing space in Rutland (more on that soon!).

With this space we have room to stretch, upgrade, and expand!

With that said we are looking for any and all supplies! Had a lizard years ago and their tank and supplies cluttering up the garage? Old algae stained Fish tank sitting empty in your living room? Shoot us a message and we will come pick it up! We are looking for everything and anything to be donated to help us in this exciting new endeavor!

04/20/2025

Happy Easter!

We wish everyone a great Easter! Now until May 1st mention code “EScales” during any new booking to get 15% off any package!

*code not valid to any bookings in progress, must be new booking*

02/22/2025

Good morning!

This morning we had an unfortunate situation occur, while cleaning our blue tongue skink spuds enclosure. He jumped out of our hands and landed hard on the floor. Bringing him to the vet we discovered he dislocated his back legs and is unable to use them for the moment. Until he recovers, he won’t be attending shows.

We also wanted to reach out and kindly ask the community and anybody who supports what we’re doing to consider making a donation. Between routine check ups, incidents like this and the inevitable complications and situations that come up when caring for so many animals, our vet bill racks up quickly. 

we try to keep prices as low as possible given our goal is to spread passion and love for often misunderstood animals, not making a fortune.

If you are able to donate the link is on our website below the support tab. If you aren’t able to donate, I would greatly appreciate spreading this post.

Thank you so much for all the support you’ve shown. And I’m excited to continue working in this community!

CaptainAqautics Fins & Scales is a herpetology & aquatics educational business, providing educational shows, events, and encounters in and around Rutland, VT

02/18/2025

Our last show of this week! Get your tickets now!

02/17/2025

We are all sold out for our three upcoming shows this week! Due to this we want to give one more opportunity to anyone interested, Fortress of Fun is hosting us for one more show after our show on Saturday! This show will be from 3:30-4:30 taking place right after our 2-3pm show!

Link for buying tickets will be posted soon! These Saturday shows will be the first public appearance of one of our new ambassadors! Reserve your tickets because they are selling out fast!

02/12/2025

Hello everyone! I just wanted to post to remind everyone of our upcoming events next week!

2/16 - Sparkle Barn (SOLD OUT)
2/18 - The Fortress of Fun
2/22 - The Fortress of Fun

Please check out the events page to buy your tickets for the Fortress of Fun events! We look forward to seeing you!