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Zookeeper Camp at Scales & Tails


*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 08/17/2018
Participants learn how to be a reptile zookeeper! From cleaning enclosures to handling animals. This is a great camp for your reptile loving child!

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Zookeeper For a Day

Zookeeper Program for Youth ages 6 - 16:
 
Does your child have a passion for animals?  Would he or she love to have a chance to work behind the scenes?  Then this is the opportunity they have been waiting for!  Every Friday throughout the summer we will allow up to 10 children or teens to come in and be zookeepers for a couple hours prior to our Public Hours.  Participants will get the opportunity to help our staff, clean animal enclosures, prepare meals and feed the animals, learn reptile husbandry and simple vet care, handle animals that the general public typically does not get to work with and receive special training on how to deal with reptiles in the wild.  Zookeeper duties will vary week to week so each session will not be the same. 
 
Cost will be $25/child.  Zookeeper time frame: 2 hours.  (Fridays: 10:00am - 12:00pm)
Children can book multiple sessions. 
Participants will receive a Scales & Tails Zookeeper T-Shirt
Visit our website for registration: https://www.scalesandtailsutah.com/summer-camp.html  

Dates/Topics:

Every Friday from May 25th, 2018 - August 17th, 2018  

  • 5/25 - Intro Day/Learn about the shop/Clean Enclosures
  • 6/1 - Tortoise Day - Turtles/Tortoises
  • 6/8 - Colubrid Day - Milk Snakes, King Snakes, Gopher Snakes, etc 
  • 6/15 - Creepy Crawlers - Spiders, Scorpions, Roaches, oh my!
  • 6/22 - Venom Day - Safely learn about venom, rattlesnakes and venomous lizards
  • 6/29 - Morph Day - Compare normal colors vs breed in colors of animals
  • 7/6 - Skull Day - Compare skulls to live specimans
  • 7/13 - Boa Day - Rosy Boas to Green Anacondas
  • 7/20 - Bird Day - Meet the birds of Scales & Tails
  • 7/27 - Crocodilian Day - Compare difference between Crocodiles, Caiman and Alligators
  • 8/3 - Monitor Day - Meet all of the Monitor Lizards
  • 8/10 - Agamids & Iguanids Day - Learn about all the other lizards besides Monitors
  • 8/17 - Python Day - Ball Pythons to Reticulated Pythons

Details:

  • Maximum of 8-10 participants per keeper session
  • $25 participant fee per session 
  • Participant must fill out registration form and liability waiver prior to participation
  • Youth ages 6-16 allowed to participate
  • Zookeeper duties will vary from week to week
  • Participants may sign up for multiple sessions (must repeat registration for each date for summer camp)
  • Please note, registration is not final until you have paid and been accepted into the date requested by reply e-mail.

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Organization:

Scales and Tails Utah

Location:

3584 South 1950 West Suite 13
West Valley City, UT, 84119
United States

Phone:

801.577.7182
Contact name: 
Rindy Richins
The event has already taken place on this date: 
08/17/2018
Time: 
10am - 12pm