The monthly energy bill shot up from £1,000 to £5,000.
Zoo keeper Ellen Sharp with Martha the bearded dragon at the Exotic Zoo. Martha is currently on a hot water bottle as staff are concerned about energy costs.
Staff have warned the financial situation is"completely unmanageable", and are scrambling to find affordable ways of keeping their animals warm. "A government freeze on energy prices is nothing when it's at an already crippling rate, it's too late. We're already in panic stations.
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