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PACKAGES

This page talks about ways in which we can bring the Animal Experience to you for a truly unique experience in your own home, school or other venue. All of our sessions can be fully tailor-made to your requirements -- the animals we bring, the format, the length ... the choice is yours! For inspiration though, see below for some of the standard packages that we offer.

Alternatively you can enjoy an experience with the animals in their home at our Stretham zoo.

REPTILES & MINI-BEASTS

A sure hit with both children and adults alike, our Reptiles and Mini-Beasts package introduces you to an amazing selection of unusual animals. The opportunity to get up close and personal and even hold many of these rare creatures is a truly once-in-a-lifetime experience. Depending on your requirements, this package can be as light-hearted or as educational as you want it to be!

Our animals include ...

Snakes ranging from the Milksnake all the way up to our 4m long Burmese Python

Bearded Dragons and Blue Tongued Skinks from Australia

Bosc's Monitor Lizard

Chameleons -- eyes that move independently and tongues that can exceed their body length make these genuinely fascinating creatures

Goliath Bird Eating Tarantula -- one of the largest spiders in the world

Emperor Scorpion -- a regular Hollywood star

Tortoises and African giant millipedes.

Please note: this list may vary slightly if for example animals are carrying young.

Suitable for ages 5 years and up. Prices for an hour-long event start at £150 (+VAT).

FUR & FEATHERS

If snakes and lizards are not your thing, then this is the package for you! No less exotic, this package still contains many rare and exotic creatures, and as with all our other packages it's fully hands-on and can be as light-hearted or as educational as you want it to be!

You can expect animals to include ...

Our Meerkats: 'Kitkat' & 'Sunny' are true characters, wonderfully playful and a big hit with all ages

African Pygmy Hedgehogs -- quite distinct from those found in this country

Sugargliders -- think 'miniature flying mice'

Chinchilla

Dwarf Lop Rabbit

Barn Owl -- 'Ronnie' our beautiful owl will be happy to sit on your gloved hand for a wonderful photo, feel how amazingly soft her feathers are which help her fly silently.

Please note: this list may vary slightly if for example animals are carrying young.

Suitable for ages 8 years and up. Prices for an hour-long event start at £180 (+VAT).

PETTING ZOO

If you are thinking of a longer visit than the more usual one hour party then let the zoo come to you!

Whatever your event -- a private party, a fete, a fair or even a wedding -- our petting zoo is guaranteed to be a unique experience. You provide a room or marquee, and we will turn it into a zoo with a difference -- normally at a zoo, you are restricted to viewing animals in cages or through glass, but with our petting zoo your guests can get truly up close and personal with the creatures, interacting with and handling many of them. A once-in-a-lifetime experience, and something that will make your event really stand out and live long in the memory.

We will recommend an appropriate selection for your function or you can choose from any animals in our Reptile & Mini-beasts and Fur & Feathers packages listed above.

For more information, and the full range of creatures available see our animals.

We will provide fully qualified handlers for the day, and as with all of our events the format and structure can be tailored to your requirements: we can just be there so that guests can come and go throughout the day, or we can also run informative sessions where we talk about individual animals (perhaps one talking about our reptiles and mini beasts, and one covering the mammals and birds).

Prices vary based on the number of animals we bring (and therefore the number of handlers required). Reptiles and mini beasts from £250 (+VAT), mammals and birds from £350 (+VAT) or the complete package from £550 (+VAT) (up to 4 hours). You will need to provide a suitable room or marquee for us to be based in. During the summer we can bring our own gazebo for an additional cost.

AFRICAN EXPERIENCE

Although this package can be adapted for any audience, it has been specifically designed with schools in mind and reflects the national curriculum's emphasis on Africa.

Our animals superbly demonstrate the vast and diverse range of wildlife found in Africa.

Our Meerkats: 'KitKat' and 'Sunny' from the Kalahari desert (and always a hit!)

African Pygmy Hedgehogs -- found all over Africa but quite distinct from those found in this country

Royal Python -- from West Africa

Berber Skink -- from North Africa

Bosc's Monitor Lizard -- found from Senegal to Eritrea

Emperor Scorpion -- one of the largest species of scorpions making it a regular Hollywood star (e.g. Indiana Jones and The Mummy)

Madagascar hissing cockroach

African giant millipede.

Please note: this list may vary slightly if for example animals are carrying young.

As with all of our school visits we will teach the children about the animals themselves, but also about their habitat,the unique adaptations they demonstrate, and the environmental issues that threaten to impact them. And of course the children will get to hold and interact with many of the animals -- ensuring that the visit is fun as well as educational!

Prices from £350 (+VAT) for a school day.

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This page talks about ways in which we can bring the Animal Experience to you for a truly unique experience in your own home, school or other venue. All of our sessions can be fully tailor-made to your requirements -- the animals we bring, the format, the length ...