Reptile Ranger for the Day Experience at The Reptile Academy | Zookeeper | Virgin Experience Days / Voucher Gift

Step into the boots of a Reptile Keeper with the Reptile Ranger for the Day Experience at The Reptile Academy. This six-hour experience offers a unique opportunity to work alongside an expert Senior Reptile Rangers, usually with the Centre Manager or Director, learning what it takes to care for a diverse collection of reptiles and amphibians in a professional animal education centre. Throughout the experience, you'll work one-to-one with a Senior Reptile Ranger, taking part in a variety of activities that may include preparing food for animals, learning about enclosure maintenance, assisting with enrichment activities and meeting a variety of reptile species up close. You'll handle a selection of reptiles under expert supervision while learning about their biology, behaviour and conservation. Typical encounters may include species such as snakes, geckos, monitors, skinks, and more. You'll also explore the wider reptile centre with your Ranger, encountering tortoises, turtles and amphibians, and visiting the Iguana Walkthrough Multi-Species Exhibit where large iguanas roam alongside the rescued Red-footed tortoises. This experience is far more in-depth, including feeding and real keeper work with these animals.