About Our Private Animal Encounters
We offer some available add ons to your tours that we call animal encounters. During these encounters you are able to enter an animals habitat and have a special one of a kind experience. (Please see below for our currently available encounters and a description on each)
Encounters are booked and priced per person NOT per group, children must also have a paid adult with them at all times
Currently available encounters:
Patagonian Mara/Cavy
Sit in our Cavy habitat and feed these cute rodents! They are the fastest and one of the largest rodents in the world! Sometimes they will hop right into your lap to get to those snacks quicker!
Reptile Room
Enter our reptile room to see some of our smaller friends! Kept safely behind glass, in this room you can view many species of lizards, tarantulas, frogs, bugs and snakes. This part of our facility is only available as an add on and will not be seen during your tour unless it is requested.
Petting Zoo Area
Enter the petting zoo area with some of our sweetest residents and feed them some snacks. In this area you will meet two alpacas, a mini pig and multiple tortoises!
Capybara Visit
Everyone’s favorite gentle giants!
Meet the first largest rodents in the WORLD! Feed them their favorite snacks and give them a belly rub.Learn about our newest capybara, LillyBarra, that recently moved to our facility for some humid Florida weather and a nice area to swim in, in hopes that we can help her heal her dry skin issues.
Striped Skunk
Get up close and personal with our striped skunks! Sit in their enclosure and have the opportunity to hold and pet them! (Parents may be required to hold while children pet depending on each child)See how sweet and snuggly a skunk can be. Do not worry! All of our skunks have been de-scented, which means they are not able to spray you with a stinky smell.
Kangaroo Encounter
Enter our kangaroo habitat to meet our two Red Kangaroos and one Eastern Grey Kangaroo.They can be a bit shy but still love to come sit next to you under the shade of their weeping bottle brush tree and eat some snacks! Give them gentle pets and see how soft they are!
Nursery
Enter our nursery and see where the babies are taken care of after they have to leave their mom, or if they are needing some extra special care! Babies are typically born in the spring time and after that is the best time to visit the nursery! Please email to confirm current available babies to see in the nursery. Babies you may see in nursery will vary but here are some animals you may possibly see:
- Lemur
- Pale Fox
- Fennec Fox
- Red Fox
- Skunks
- Patagonian Cavy/Mara
Southern Tamandua
Meet the coolest animals at our facility (don’t tell the other animals!) Our Southern Tamanduas also known as lesser ant eaters!! Get up close and personal and learn all about these awesome animals. Feed them a snack as they enjoy you giving them some scratches. These animals are NOT seen on the regular tour at all and will only be seen when an encounter is booked as they are nocturnal!
Sloth
Climb into a comfy swing (or stand) inside of the sloth enclosure and get a great photo session with them! Feed their favorite snacks and pet them in this amazing encounter that is always a favorite of our guests! Please keep in mind that sloths do NOT like to be held (even if you have seen or done it at other places) we respect our animals boundaries and do not allow anyone to hold the sloths. We have an extra special guest in this encounter for a limited time. Our sloth has recently welcomed a little baby boy into the world! Though he is too small to touch, get a close look at his cuteness as he clings to his mom during your encounter.