Animal Keeper Day in Telford
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About the experience
For you or the animal lover in your life that’s dreamt of getting stuck in and being a keeper, this fantastic experience day will let you join the team at Hoo Farm Wildlife Centre near Telford in Shropshire, to be an Animal Keeper for the day! This is a very hands-on experience, as you’ll get to muck in and undertake many of the daily tasks. You’ll start off with some of the smaller animals, including hedgehogs and tenrecs - after all, it’s about keeping all creatures great and small happy, healthy and comfortable. That's part of being an animal keeper. Most people that go on this experience will always look forward to spending time with Bear, the raccoon - raccoons are usually quite shy and retiring creatures, but Bear is very friendly and it’ll be a highlight of your day for sure. So too, will the most important part of any day in the life of a keeper - meal times! And whether it’s bottle feeding the goats, or giving food to the meerkats, it’s highly enjoyable. Of course, there’ll be time for you to stop for lunch as well. As well as meeting other amazing species such as foxes, possums and binturongs, you’ll also get to spend time in the company of the majestic and graceful European eagle owls - you’ll even get to take part and assist in some of the demonstrations that the keepers do with these for visitors. Overall, it’s the perfect opportunity for the Dr Doolittle in your life to talk and walk with the animals!
- Be an animal keeper for a day
- Undertake many of the tasks a keeper would do
- Hosted by knowledgeable animal keepers
- Meet a variety of mammals too
- Be accompanied around the farm by an experienced member of staff
- A chance to help clean the small animals
- Assist with the goat feeding
- Meet Servals, Lemurs, Raccoon, Binturong, Brush-Tailed Possums and Owls
- Spend some time with the Meerkats and assist with their feeding
- Lunch is included
- Sessions start at 10:00 finishing around 15:30
Information
Minimum Age: 10 years
- Available on selected dates throughout the year
- The Wildlife Park is closed during November and from Christmas Eve until 22nd March. Although experiences take place during this time, the park itself will not be accessible
- Due to the popularity of this experience please book well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Participants should arrive 10 minutes before their session start time for registration
- Normal admission to the centre applies for non-participants
- Minimum age 10
- Under 18's must be accompanied by a participating adult
Locations
- Shropshire
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