is going to spend time with the lions like never before. new year s eve when the ball dropped, the gate slammed. reporter: he s living with them, inside their cage, for all of january. 24 hours a day. i don t know, i m a nut. i don t know. and i took a month with 31 days, my daughter keeps reminding me. i didn t believe him. i didn t think he was going to follow through with it. this is his mane right here coming in. reporter: jim says he s not doing this because he s some sort of thrill-seeker. he simply wants to raise enough money to keep the place open and the animals fed. everything goes to these animals. whatever the last dollar is, it goes to these animals. reporter: jim says it takes between $50,000 and $75,000 a year to run this facility. that s without major medical expenses. he hopes the publicity that comes with his stunt will bring in donations. he is taking some precautions. there s a lock-out area if play time gets a little rough. wild animal means wild
welcome back, everybody. in these tough times people are doing whatever it takes, of course, to make ends meet. but living in a lion s den? that would be going a little far. believe it or not that is what one florida man is doing. but he s not doing it for himself, he s doing it for the animals that live at his refuge. here s eric wexler of wfts. reporter: leah is a lion who gets a lot of love. good girl! good girl. reporter: and ed is too tired to be jealous. i couldn t even move him if i wanted to. reporter: they are both used to having jim jablon around. he takes care of them and more than 100 other creatures at wildlife rehabilitation in hernando county. the facility takes in unwanted or abandoned animals. no one is turned away and all receive a fair share of attention. that s what he uses when he plays rough. right?
reporter: but this month jim is going to spend time with the lions like never before. new year s eve when the ball dropped, the gate slammed. reporter: he s living with them, inside their cage, for all of january. 24 hours a day. i don t know, i m a nut. i don t know. and i took a month with 31 days, my daughter keeps reminding me. i didn t believe him. i didn t think he was going to follow through with it. this is his mane right here coming in. reporter: jim says he s not doing this because he s some sort of thrill-seeker. he simply wants to raise enough money to keep the place open and the animals fed. everything goes to these animals. whatever the last dollar is, it goes to these animals. reporter: jim says it takes between $50,000 and $75,000 a year to run this facility. that s without major medical expenses. he hopes the publicity that comes with his stunt will bring in donations. he is taking some precautions. there s a lock-out area if play
welcome back, everybody. in these tough times people are doing whatever it takes, of course, to make ends meet. but living in a lion s den? that would be going a little far. believe it or not that is what one florida man is doing. but he s not doing it for himself, he s doing it for the animals that live at his refuge. here s eric wexler of wfts. reporter: leah is a lion who gets a lot of love. good girl! good girl. reporter: and ed is too tired to be jealous. i couldn t even move him if i wanted to. reporter: they are both used to having jim jablon around. he takes care of them and more than 100 other creatures at wildlife rehabilitation in hernando county. the facility takes in unwanted or abandoned animals. no one is turned away and all receive a fair share of attention. that s what he uses when he plays rough. right? reporter: but this month jim