It supports the whole facility
Alongside animal records, EchidnaCare maps equipment and infrastructure, keeps inspection history, follows repairs through to completion, and gives rescues tools for found-animal reports and sponsorships.
ZIMS alternative
Serious animal records without a complicated workday.
ZIMS is designed for large record networks. EchidnaCare gives facility teams a simpler place for care logs, SOAP notes, maintenance, staff safety, documents, training, Egg Lab, and inspection-ready reports on any device.
Daily records your whole team can use
Field logging that works without a signal
Veterinary SOAP notes included
Multiple facilities and animal transfers
Free help moving records from ZIMS exports and spreadsheets
Daily operations
The work that needs attention now
Care due
14 today
Active treatments
7 patients
Maintenance
3 critical
Staff on site
18 clocked in
Built for everyday use
The same system keeps official records and helps the team run the day from the field.
Medical records without extra complexity
SOAP notes, vitals, diagnostics, treatments, medications, rechecks, and weight trends stay connected to the animal timeline.
Easy for the whole team
Unlimited staff accounts and clear steps help everyone record work directly instead of relying on a few expert users.
Where ZIMS can feel heavy
The best system is the one your staff actually uses every day.
For many teams, the question is not whether the database is powerful. It is whether staff can record the right thing at the right moment without friction.
What switching teams tell us
What EchidnaCare changes
Large systems can feel complicated for smaller facilities.
EchidnaCare keeps serious records while making daily care fast for facilities of every size.
Specialist tools can make everyday work harder to find.
The homepage for the team is care due today: health, husbandry, reminders, maintenance, safety, documents, and reports.
Staff may delay records until they are back at a desk.
Staff can record work where it happens, even when the internet connection drops.
Switching feels risky when years of history are hard to move.
We organize animal records, species details, locations, medical history, documents, and care history before the team commits.
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Everyday work
Keep the records serious. Make the workday lighter.
EchidnaCare makes it easy to record work in the field, see what the team needs to do, and keep everyday facility work connected to each animal.
Field notes and photos without a signal
Health records and SOAP notes
Formulary, dose calculator, and lab trends
Controlled-drug register and record locking
Rehab evaluations and release outcomes
Bilingual parasite & diagnosis reference
Volunteer management and hours
Full day-to-day app in English and Spanish
Inspection-ready reports
Daily husbandry and care logs
Breeding, reproduction and Egg Lab
Training Lab and behavior plans
Maintenance requests and overdue work
Facility map, equipment, and inspection history
Inspection reports and documents
Library and compliance help
Multiple facilities, listings, and transfers
Change history and appropriate access
Record downloads and approved read-only connections
Protected backups and no lock-in
Migration plan
Move from ZIMS exports to everyday use.
1
Bring your ZIMS exports
Use exports, spreadsheets, and supporting documents your team already relies on.
2
Organize the records
Animals, species details, locations, medical history, documents, transfers, and care logs are organized for daily use.
3
Train the full staff
Animal care staff, vets, managers, and maintenance teams learn clear steps designed for everyday work.
Switch from ZIMS
See how your team would run a day in EchidnaCare.
Bring your current process, export questions, or switching concerns. We will show how daily care, SOAP notes, documents, staff safety, maintenance, and reports fit together.