2026 VIP – Meet and Feed the Zoo’s Otters

Tour Details

Tour Dates: March 21 (Sold Out), April 25 (Sold Out), May 16 (Sold Out), June 13 (Sold Out), July 18 (Sold Out), August 1 (Sold Out), September 12 (Sold Out), October 3 (Sold Out), November 7 (Sold Out), December 5 (Sold Out)

Tour Time and Meeting Place: 11 a.m.; Meet at the Bob Cat Habitat at the upper end of the Streamside Habitat Cluster in the North American section of the Zoo.

Minimum Age: Children must be at least eight years old to attend. A paying adult must accompany children younger than 16.

Tour Overview: This tour usually ends between noon and 12:15 p.m. Guests go behind the scenes at the Streamside Habitat to learn about the care and feeding regimes keepers follow with many of the Zoo’s reptiles, amphibians, fish, and arthropods. Toward the end of the program, guests have the opportunity to get close to and feed one or more of the Zoo’s otters. Because otters are highly susceptible to COVID-19 infections, guests must wear masks and non-latex gloves when feeding the otters. Photographs are not permitted behind the scenes on this tour.

 

Current Health Precautions

Important Health and Safety Restrictions

Safety Note: To accommodate the needs of our staff and guests, we limit the size of the group attending this tour to 10 people. Guests must follow the keepers’ and guides’ instructions from the keepers and guide on how to feed the animals safely. Guests should not try to touch or pet any otters and may not approach or try to touch any other animals on this tour unless invited to do so by a keeper. If an invitation is extended, guides and keepers will explain how an animal can be held or touched safely. Our goal is to keep everyone safe and the animals comfortable and stress-free.

Current Health Precautions


Because otters are known to be vulnerable to some diseases that affect humans, guests may be required to wear masks when they come within 6 feet of any of the Zoo’s otters.
Guests are required to wear gloves while feeding an otter. We cannot waive this requirement for any reason.

ADA Status: This tour is not ADA Accessible