Our Realistic, Life-size Latex and Foam Rubber Animals are Back!

Foam and Latex Iguana at Tapir and Friends Animal Store

Our realistic latex-covered foam rubber animals are always popular! Unfortubately, our supplier gets them in stock only once a year, and these puppies have been delayed for several months! Worse, we ran out long before that, so we and our customers are very, very excited to see them again!

Click on any animal to see it and order!

Do you need a giant, realistic rubber snake for Halloween?

Does your seafood restaurant need an octopus with attitude to complete its decor?

This octopus could also trick out your Halloween costume.

Or maybe you developed an affinity for octopi playing Dark Manor. I did!

Is that weird?

Our armadillo is always popular, too, whether you are from Texas or anywhere else. It's life-size, and it almost looks real! See our armadillo here along with all of our foam and latex animals!

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Soft Play Plastic Thorny Devil - 19 Inches Long!

Our Soft Play Latex Thorny Devil

This engaging, realistic-looking soft play latex thorny devil replica is made of foam inside with a natural latex rubber exterior. It is 19 inches from nose to tail, and IT FLOATS! This replica is soft and squishy and but returns to its original shape after you squeeze it. You can even bounce it on the floor! It is neither sharp nor poking. These latex rubber "soft play" squeezable floating animals are SO much fun! You can use them in the tub or pool, or play with them as a toy on a dry surface. They are so realistic that they are educational, too, as they teach youngsters about living animals. Because this thorny devil toy is so amazingly realistic, it serves as a great example for a science project, a gag gift, or serves as a collectible. Check out our other lizard toys and gifts and our growing collection of soft play toy and replica animals.

About Thorny Devils or Thorny Dragons

The thorny devil or thorny dragon (Moloch horridus) is an Australian desert animal. It grows up to 8 inches long and can live to the age of 20 years. Thorny devils have large external spines which discourage predators. This strange desert animal has a false head. It dips its real head between its legs and only a head-like protrusion on its back shows. It has an amazing ability to camoflauge. It is brown and tan with spots, making it almost indistinguishable from the desert floor. It eats ants and can stuff itself with well over a thousand in a day. It drinks water in the inhospitable desert from dew which it collects at night.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Floating, Bouncing, Squishy Foam-filled Latex Rubber Puffer Fish!

This fun puffer fish can be used in all sorts of ways to keep you and your kids or grandkids entertained for quite a long time. Let's see - since it floats, you could use it in the pool or bathtub, or even launch it in a lake or ocean, as long as you make sure to capture it again! You can bounce it on the floor (it won't get hurt, and neither will anyone else, but it doesn't behave quite like a real bouncing ball, because it only bounces a few inches off the floor after you throw it). You could play toss-the-fish, or you could enjoy explaining to a young child the wonders of the ocean and the creatures that live there.

This blog is sponsored by Tapir and Friends Animal Store.

Can a panda bounce?

Our latex rubber panda is made of squishy foam with a latex coating that makes it sqeezable and non-damaging to children or furniture even if "a little someone" decides to toss it across the room. This 8 1/2-inch giant panda is attractive to children, because it's very easy for them to hold onto, it's a bit soft, and the contrasting black and white seem to catch their attention. They can learn about real pandas as they grow up and come to appreciate that we all want to do our parts to help save endangered species and their habitats. What better way than with a lovable panda replica? We sometimes think of it as a "plastic panda," but it's softer than most plastic animals.

Come check out our latex-covered realistic giant panda toy!