Discover Amazonia is a temperature controlled tropical house hidden behind M and D’s theme park in Motherwell, Scotland. It’s not huge, but it’s nice and warm and out of the rain, which is a bonus for any experience days in Scotland.
It’s home to over 70 different species and runs 2 experience days – Keeper for a day (age 12+) and Junior keeper experience (age 8-11). The adult experience is pretty intense because it lasts from 10am til 5.30am, but it gives you a good insight into what it’s like being a zookeeper – they don’t spend all day cuddling the animals, as much as we wish they did.
Zookeeper experiences are always subject to change, but here’s a guide to the sort of thing you’ll be doing:
- Meet the keepers, receive your uniform and have your induction of Amazonia
- Start mucking out with zoo keeper duties including feeding the bats and monkeys
- Continue mucking out and preparing animal feeds
- Help out with an animal handling session
- Make an enrichment feeder for an animal of your choice
- Feed a combination of birds, snakes, tarantulas, frogs, fish etc.
- Feed the monkeys and give your enrichment feeder to your chosen animal
- Watering Amazonia’s gardens
- Clean and feed animals in the handling room and get a photo
As we said, it’s a long day compared to other zookeeper for a day experiences, so you certainly get your money’s worth!
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