About · Founded 2001
Your first exotic pet starts here.
Watch our video and learn all about our unique pet store.
Reptiles, amphibians, aquatics, small mammals and the creepy crawlies, all under one roof. The lizard in the C is the house.
Who we are
New England's exotic pet resource center
The store
A family-friendly exotic pet store: an 8,000-gallon aquarium showroom, two reptile rooms, and socialized reptiles, amphibians and other amazing animals.
Our team
Pet resource specialists and animal caretakers who are knowledgeable, passionate environmentalists and quirky animal lovers. We love animals, and it shows.
Our family
We share a 14,000 sq ft building with our parent company NERD — New England Reptile Distributors — one of the largest reptile breeders in the Northeast.
Life at the store. Follow along on Instagram.
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Our parent company
Reptiles by NERD.
NERD — New England Reptile Distributors — shares our building in Plaistow and breeds most of the snakes we sell. Snakes, lizards and amphibians can be bought online through NERD and picked up here.
Looking for NERD tours?
Private tour prices
Private tour
- Up to 10 people: $300 for the first hour
- $50 per additional 30 minutes
- Additional people: $35 each, up to 15 people
* $50 convenience fee for less than one week's notice
Private tour with Kevin McCurley
Includes a venomous demonstration
- $1,000 for up to 10 people, first hour
- $500 for each additional hour
- $35 per additional person, up to 15 people
* $50 convenience fee for less than 2 weeks' scheduling notice
Visit the store
Find Zoo Creatures
149 Plaistow RoadPlaistow, NH 03865
Just 45 minutes north of Boston
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday – Friday
- 10am – 5pm
- Saturday
- 10am – 6pm
- Sunday
- 10am – 5pm
Email ZooCreaturesPetStore@gmail.com. Drive over and talk to us — we love that.