Course Summary

This experience aims to provide learners with an opportunity to meet and greet their chosen animals. Learners will get to feed their chosen animals,  learn about their health and husbandry care, provide enrichment for them and handle them (where applicable).

The choices are:

• Zoo animals - wallabies, meerkats, skunk and porcupines.
• Reptiles - lizards, snakes, tortoises and tarantulas.
• Small mammals - rabbits, guinea-pigs, chinchillas and rodents.
• Farm animals - goats, pigs, alpacas and donkeys.

Please ignore the date shown here as the experience is run at different times throughout the year.  If you would like to put a note on your booking form with a desired date and then contact jonathan.taylor@derby-college.ac.uk, we will do our best to accommodate you.

Entry requirements

You need basic literacy and numeracy skills plus some basic knowledge of animal care. You should be aged eight years or over.

Course Content

The course will cover:

• Meet and greet
• Feeding the animals
• Handling (where applicable)
• An informative talk
• Enrichment building

How will I be assessed?

There is no assessment.

Are there any additional costs or specialist equipment required?

You will be required to supply your own boots or wellingtons - preferably steel toe capped. Alternatively you can borrow some from the animal unit.

What can I do after this course?

Derby College offers a range of one-day, weekend and evening courses relating to Animal Care as well as a wide range of other land-based topics - please see the Derby College Part-time Prospectus for a full list and details.

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