Ever Wonder What It’s like to Be a Zoo Keeper for a Day?

During your day at Hoo Zoo you will be accompanied around the farm by an experienced member of our staff who will make sure you get the most out of your Hoo Zoo visit. They will endeavour to make sure your tour is both informative and fun.

As well as being guided around the zoo, you will be offered the opportunity to meet various animals including Meerkats, Lemurs, Reptiles and Cats. We will also get you fully involved in any demonstrations that may be happening during your day.

What to Expect:

Snakes – Meet and learn about these fascinating reptiles while getting the chance to handle and feed one of our friendly snakes.

Tortoises – Get up close and stroke our gentle tortoises

Hedgehog – Discover the spiky charm of our desert hedgehogs..

Owls – Meet our majestic owls and learn about their unique hunting skills while handling them.

Foxes – Step into the world of foxes and hand-feed these intelligent and playful animals.

Lemurs – Spend time with our energetic lemurs, helping with feeding and enrichment activities.

Servals – Get close to these striking wild cats and learn about their incredible agility

Meerkats – Help feed for our curious and entertaining meerkats as they scurry about and climb over you.

A Unique Opportunity for Animal Lovers!
Whether you’re dreaming of working with animals or just looking for an adventure, this Keeper for the Day experience gives you the chance to connect with creatures from all over the world.

An example itinerary would be:

• 10am – arrival
• 10.15am – 10.45am – Meet our Reptiles
• 10.45am – 11.00am – Meet our Hedgehogs
• 11.00am – 11.20am – Help Feed Victor the Giant Tortoise
• 11.30am – 11.40am – Help with Deer Feeding
• 11.40am – 12pm – Meet Zeus or Duma the Servals
• 12pm – 12.30pm – Lunch (included)
• 12.30pm – 1.30pm – Meet and Feed the Meerkats
• 1.30pm – 2.30pm – Meet our various Lemur groups.
• 2.00pm – 2.20pm – Feed our Foxes
• 2.20pm – 2.30pm – Meet our Lorikeets
• 2.30pm – 2.50pm – Meet our Owls
• 2.50pm – 3.10pm – Meet our Skunks
• 3.10pm – End

Please be aware that as our animals welfare is of utmost importance and we are privileged to be able to get so close to these species – we will not force our animals to do anything against their nature and all interaction is done on their terms.