Behind the Scenes: Animal Care and Training
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When we can't bring our animals to you, let us bring you to them! These packages allow you to see our animals in ways that you never would at our live performances. In the safety and comfort of their own spaces, we invite you to take part of their care and learn more about your favorite animal friends. Using the Zoom platform, we can invite you and up to 15 guests to take part in these unique experiences. Our animal educators will teach you about the animals and answer any questions you may have. You can feel free to combine packages.
$50 for 15 minutes $75 for 20 minutes $100 for 30 minutes $125 for 40 minutes $180 for 60 minutes Available Options and Recommended Time Packages: Small Mammal Care: This features a chinchilla dust bath or training session, bunny fresh food feeding, and hedgehog enrichment or feeding (30 minutes recommended) Parrot Care: This features our colorful parrots during their training session or feeding time. Our macaw parrot has been trained to say "hi" when she sees a friendly hand waving motion. Would you like to help us teach her to apply this behavior to virtual visits too? (20-30 minutes recommended) Ferret Care: This features a training session with our ferret friends. This experience may feature a special guest, our cat Peach, who sometimes enjoys training with the ferrets. (20 minutes recommended) Tortoise Care: This features our pair of red-footed tortoises during their feeding time. An animal handler will teach about the differences between turtles and tortoises among other fun facts. (15-20 minutes recommended) Tegu Care: This features our Tegu lizard during feeding time. While she is normally fed whole prey items that are frozen and thawed, we can offer her a selection of chicken, eggs, fish, or fruits. (15-20 minutes recommended) |
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Virtual Educational Programs
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We are offering our most popular educational programs virtually. Our animal educator will provide a 30 minute presentation featuring 5-7 animals and then provide a 15 minute questions and answer session. You can customize our program to address specific lessons or select from our most popular programs.
$140 for 45 minutes Our Available Programs: Standard Reptile Show: This program features an amphibian, two lizards, two snakes, and a tortoise. We are able to provide other animals in lieu of snakes as requested. Our animal educators teach all about different types of reptiles, where they live, what they eat, and how they protect themselves. Rainforest Program: This programs starts at the emergent layer and wanders through the canopy, understory, and eventually the forest floor. We provide animals from each layer and discuss their special adaptations for this incredibly diverse biome. Around the Globe: This programs celebrates the diversity of wildlife around the world. We feature animals from Asia, Africa, Australia, South America, North America, and Europe! What's in My Backyard: This program focuses on animals native to North America. This may include some native tarantulas, salamanders, and snakes as well as invasive species and domestic relatives. |
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