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JUNIOR ZOOKEEPER CAMPSZookeeper Program for Youth ages 6 – 17:
Does your child or teen 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! We’ll be hosting Junior & Teen Zookeeper Classes throughout the school year. 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 so each session will not be the same.
Fall Camp – Dates/Topics:
JUNIOR CAMP (AGES 6-12) – WEDNESDAYS 10AM
TEEN CAMP (AGES 12-17) – THURSDAYS 10AM
$25/session/child
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9/4 & 9/5 – Do Lizards make good Pets? – Always do your research before you ever get a pet. Some lizards make great first-time pets, while others may not. Come learn about a variety of lizards in this fun class! (Animal handling: small and large lizards)
9/11 & 9/12 – Land vs Water – Turtles, Tortoises & Amphibians – In this class we will discuss which of these animals live on land, on water or on both! (Animal handling: turtles & tortoises)
9/18 & 9/19 – Cute and Cuddly – Small Snakes – Did you know Egyptian royalty used to wear snakes like jewelry? Come learn about colubrids, small python and small boa species while we handle our smaller snakes. (Animal Handling: Milksnakes, sand boas, ball pythons, etc)
9/25 & 9/26 – Big & Dangerous – Finding a healthy respect for the larger and/or more dangerous species of reptiles. (Animal Handling: larger snakes, crocodilians and other non-dangerous reptiles)
10/2 & 10/3 – Design & Building – Habitats – We’ll talk about reptile habitats in the wild and then learning about how to set up several different types of pet reptile enclosures. (Animal handling: small reptiles)
10/9 & 10/10 – Python & Boas – Giant Snakes – Giant snakes sometimes get a bad rap, and for good reason, but others are just misunderstood. In this class we’ll meet and greet several of our larger species of snakes. (Animal Handling: pythons & boas)
10/16 – 10/17 – Care of Mystical Creatures – We will transport you to a land of magic to learn about animals not of our realm. (Animal Handling: various reptiles)
10/23 & 10/24 – Slither, Crawl, Scurry – Reptile Locomotion – How do snakes move compared to turtles? In this class we’ll study how different reptiles get from point A to point B. (Reptile handling: various reptiles)
10/30 & 10/31 – Poison & Venom – These animals pack a punch – Did you know poison and venom are not the same thing? Come learn about the differences between the two. (Animal Handling: various non-venomous reptiles)
11/6 & 11/7 – Past and Present – Dinosaurs to Birds – We have living dinosaurs alive today! Learn about the past ancestors as well as meet and greet with some of our flighted friends. (Animal handling: Birds)
11/13 – 11/14 – Look around! – Local Species – Let’s talk about how to look for wild animals safely and appropriately, also known as “herping”. We’ll meet and greet with a few local species that we have at our facility as well. (Animal Handling: local reptile species)
11/20 & 11/21 – Reptile History – Phylogeny – We’ll go back in time and then learn how the reptiles we have today got to where they are now. (Animal handling: various reptiles)
12/4 & 12/5 – Food Prep, Feedings and Enrichment – Chop lettuce, shred veggies, mix up some monitor muffins! We’ll get hands-on feeding some of our amazing animal ambassadors. We’ll also talk about how we provide enrichment for wild animals while in captivity. (Animal Handling: various reptiles)
12/11 & 12/12 – Alligators, Crocodiles & Caiman, Oh my! – We’ll meet and greet with three cool species of crocodilian and learn about their history and benefits to society. (Animal Handling: crocodiles, alligators and caiman)
12/18 & 12/19 – Hide & Seek – Camouflage vs Morphs – We’ll talk more about habitats, but our focus this time will be on how animals adapt to their environments, and then how society has taken cool colors found naturally in the wild and breed for them to create some of the most colorful animals you’ve ever seen. (Animal Handling: various reptiles)
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4944 W 6200 S, Kearns, UT, United States, Utah 84118, 4944 W 6200 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84118-6703, United States,Kearns, Utah, West Valley City
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