About · Founded 2001
Your first exotic pet starts here.
Watch our video to see what the store is all about.
Reptiles, amphibians, fish, small animals and the creepy crawlies, all under one roof.
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 friendly, socialized reptiles, amphibians and more.
Our team
Animal caretakers and pet specialists who know their stuff, care about the environment and are a little quirky. We love animals, and it shows.
Our family
We share a 14,000 sq ft building with our parent company, New England Reptile Distributors (NERD), 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.
New England Reptile Distributors (NERD) 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
45-min Q&A · 45 min with the animals · 30-min venomous demonstration · 15% off NERD merch
- $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
Zoo Creatures hours. NERD is open by appointment only.
Email ZooCreaturesPetStore@gmail.com. Drive over and talk to us. We love that.