For kids 5 to 12, every Saturday and Sunday
Junior Keeper Program
Trade the couch for keeper duty.
Your child spends four hours working beside our zookeepers: feeding animals, caring for habitats and meeting reptiles, amphibians and spiders up close at Canada’s ultimate reptile zoo.
$179 + tax per session. Only six Junior Keepers per session.
Your future keeper
- Access
- Behind the scenes
- Shift
- Sat & Sun, 10 AM – 2 PM
- Ages
- 5 to 12
- Crew
- 6 keepers max
Today’s duty roster
Every session is run by our zookeepers, and no two are the same. This is the kind of work Junior Keepers get stuck into. Tap a job to sign it off.
0 of 6 duties signed off
Shift complete. Now book the real thing.
Small group. Real keepers. New every weekend.
It’s biology, responsibility and confidence-building, disguised as the best weekend of the month.
Six kids, max
Sessions are capped at six Junior Keepers, so every child gets real attention and real hands-on time with the animals.
Led by zookeepers
Our knowledgeable, passionate keepers run every session in a safe, supervised environment.
Different every time
The program keeps changing, so whether they come once or every weekend, there’s always something new to discover.
Book a session
Choose your Reptilia, then book as many or as few weekend days as you like.
The details
- When
- Every Saturday and Sunday, 10 AM to 2 PM
- Ages
- 5 to 12
- Group size
- Up to 6 Junior Keepers per session
- Cost
- $179 + tax per session
- Cancellations
- Cancellation policies apply. Ask your location if you have any questions.
Forms
Booking online? You’ll fill these in at checkout. Otherwise, download them and email them to your location or bring them with you when you enrol.
Ready for keeper duty?
Looking for a full day of animal fun during school breaks? See our kids camps and upcoming camp dates.