Our exotic animal shows run about an hour. We share intriguing facts about the animals while the children hold and pet everything we bring (if they choose to). You may also have us stay longer so that the children can enjoy extra playtime with all their favorite new friends. We love to share our snakes, lizards, and other charming creatures.

Having a Reptacular Animal Birthday Party is an excellent opportunity for children to handle a variety of reptiles, instead of merely looking at them in books. Children love meeting our animals in person!

If your child has asked to have one of the animals we have as a pet, seeing the animal up close may help you make the right decision. And you can ask questions when we visit. We love helping families make the right pet match! You can also buy your pet and initial supplies through Reptacular Animals and we can even bring it to the birthday party as an extra special present!

We strive to have the lowest prices as well as the best party packages. If cost is the main factor and if there is a less expensive company, we’d love your business and are happy to match prices on comparable packages.

If you'd like only bunnies to visit, we set up a bunny pen and the children can come and go playing, feeding, and brushing all the bunnies. (The $125 price is only available within 50 miles of us. Over 50 miles is $150 plus applicable travel charge.)

There is no traveling charge if your party is within 30 miles of us in 93543! If you're beyond 30 miles from us, see the chart with our rates further down this page.

Extra Time: We can stay longer after any show. Extra time can be spent doing "open house" (extra turns visiting with the animals), photo ops with the "big stars," or even dividing into smaller shows for large groups (especially great for preschools and camps). Extra time is the same rate for any package and we can do anything you'd like within the time. It's $25 for an extra 15 minutes, $50 for an extra half hour, and $75 for each additional hour. For shows over 4 hours, we offer flat rate discounts.

Assistants: All shows come with one (spectacular!) entertainer. If you'd like to add an assistant, a second handler allows more children to get a hands-on experience with larger groups. With 2 handlers then 30 children and under are completely hands-on and everyone holds and touches all the animals if they choose to; with 30-60 children everyone just touches the animals if they'd like; and with groups over 60, we do an interactive show that incorporates many hands-on volunteers. You can add on an assistant to any size of group for $20 per hour.

Pony or Llama: A pony or Llama can be added onto any package for $50 when available. (At this price the pony will not be used for pony rides.)

Petting Zoo Add-ons:

Goodie Bags: Reptacular Animals offers goodie bags themed to your party package! Each goodie bag comes with a Reptacular Animals coloring picture, 4 toys (themed to your specific party package), animal pencil, animal temporary tattoo, animal sticker, and 2 lollipops (can be omitted by request). At only $3 per bag, these fun souvenirs gifts are sure to be a hit at your party, too!

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Before the Party
Parking: A close parking space is greatly appreciated, or at least a close unloading spot. We bring many animal containers and crates.

Parking (Pony Trailer): Our pony trailer needs a close place to park with no backing up or turning around required (please!). Please save a spot 4 car lengths long on a straight away. (The area in front of a typical house with driveways on either side is perfect!)

Shade (Petting Zoos): Please make sure that the petting zoo has at least partial shade. If there's no shade and it's hot, we might not be able to setup and the client would still be responsible for paying the entire balance.

Heat (Pony Rides): Especially in the summer, animals can overheat (and kids do, too). If it's over 100 degrees at our ranch, that means the trailer is over 110 degrees inside and we cannot transport our animals in a life-threatening situation. In that case, there are a few options the client has:

1. Wait until it's cooler in the day for the pony rides.
2. Reschedule the pony rides for a different day. If you need to postpone, last minute postponing are permited a minimim of 4 hours before the event with the deposit applied to any reschedule within 90 days.
3. Switch to a small petting zoo that can fit inside an air conditioned vehicle (goat, chickens, ducks, bunnies, tortoise - special pony ride substitution price of $150 for 1st hour).
4. Switch to a different Reptacular Animals party package that be indoors based on availabilty that day.

Rain: We will be at your event rain or shine. Petting zoos just need shelter (a few rain drops are OK). We've done zoos in garages, partios, under pop-ups, etc. Pony rides cannot take place in direct rain. A garage or other covered area is fine. Disclaimer: Wet conrete can be slippery for ponies so we reccomend a dry area to walk the pony rides. If you need to postpone, last minute postponing are permited a minimim of 4 hours before the event with the deposit applied to any reschedule within 90 days.

Scheduling: If you're booking us for a show, we highly recommend leaving a little leeway between the start of your party and the start of our show. (15-30 minutes minimum is advised.) If you're running behind schedule, we normally cannot wait to start the show due to multiple, stacking events. So we will have to leave at the original end time and shorten the show. If we are able to delay the start time, you will receive the full time and we charge $5 for every five minutes from the original start time.

Set Up: Our set up time takes about 10 minutes. It goes much faster if the guests can wait to be surprised by the animals until we're ready to start. So, if your show is at 2pm, we'd arrive around 1:45 p.m. to set up.

Large Groups (Parties):Rather than charging extra, if you're expecting quite a few young guests, we highly recommend booking additional time as it will take longer for all the children to handle each animal. Otherwise we can run out of time and might not be able to bring out every animal. The birthday child always gets to hold everything if they'd like to regardless of the size of the group. With 20 children and under our shows are completely hands-on and everyone holds all the animals if they choose to; with 20-43 children everyone just touches the animals if they'd like; and with groups over 30, we do an interactive show that incorporates many hands-on volunteers.

Large Groups (Preschools, Camps, Etc.): We don't charge extra for large groups, ever! Large groups have a choice of booking one large, interactive show or breaking into smaller shows for a more hands-on experience. (If you choose to break into smaller groups, we bring an appropriate number of animals for the show length.) The same breakdown applies: with 20 children and under our shows are completely hands-on and everyone holds and touches all the animals if they choose to; with 20-30 children everyone just touches the animals if they'd like; and with groups over 30, we do an interactive show that incorporates many hands-on volunteers.

Large Events: Great in carnival-type settings, we run a booth that rotates small groups in to visit with the animals. We also can do large, interactive shows. We can even run a booth as well as conducting shows.

Open House: Open House is great for all! There is no show. Rather we set up with the animals and everyone can visit with the animals at their leisure as we answer any questions about the animals. Any additional time booked after the party is all Open House and everyone can play with their favorites as long as they like.

Insurance: We carry full liability insurance and can provide a copy if requested. Some organizations require to be added as an additional insured - which is no problem - but our insurance company charges an extra fee.

Animal Safety: Our animals are well-cared for, and are used to being handled by children. However, if one is having an "off day," (just like people do), we will hold it back. We don't force our animals to perform.

Deposit: To book a show with us, a deposit by credit card, check, or PayPal is required. The deposit is non-refundable, but will still apply if the reservation needs to be rescheduled, postponed, or switched to a different animal package up to 1 week prior to the date. Any package changes (including cancelling extra time) or postponing within 1 week of the event will only have the deposit credited to a future event if changes were due to rain. All deposit credits must be used within 90 days of the original event date.

Credit Cards: If you would like to pay the balance by credit card, there is a 3% fee. Credit card payment must be made at least 24 hours prior to the event or by the Friday before if it's on the weekend. We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover. We cannot accept credit cards on location; payment in cash or check is due the day of the event. To charge the balance on a credit card after the event, there is an additional $5 service fee.

Cancellation: If a cancellation notice is not given at least 6 hours before the event and the entertainer arrives, the full balance of the show will need to be paid. If the full balance is not paid, it will be charged to the deposit holder's credit card or will be pursued legally. The client agrees to these terms by making a reservation. The client will also have to pay for any fees associated with collecting full payment.

During the Party
Birthday Child: We start the presentation by having everyone sing a warm, Reptacular Animals "Happy Birthday" to the birthday child(ren). They will also be the first to handle each animal (if they choose) and also may help us pass around the animals if they'd like to join us as our "Junior Trainer."

Food: If you are having a show, we recommend serving food before or after it. Serving food during the show will be a distraction. We always remind the children to wash their hands after handling the animals. We do carry hand sanitizer, but soap and water is still the best.

Supervision (Petting Zoos): Please make sure to supervise younger children around the animals. They sometimes can be a little rough.

Supervision (Pony Rides): The pony handler is in charge of the pony, not the kids. If a child is not able to safely ride alone, an adult is needed to help the child.

Pictures: Taking pictures is encouraged -- as many as you like! Please take pictures while each animal is being featured. Due to time constraints, we aren't able to uncrate them again -- unless you've booked extra play time.

Chairs: You don't need to have chairs for the guests, but we find that younger children especially are more engaged if they sit in a chair. All children must be sitting down when holding an animal.

Air Jumps (Bouncers): If we're doing a show, it's a good idea to deflate bouncers during the show as it can be a huge distraction for the children.

Supervision: Your children want to share this experience with you! If parents are engaged, the children will be too. Adults love Reptacular Animal parties just as much as the kids. Sometimes it's the first time parents (and grandparents!) ever touch a snake! If some adults wish to socialize, please do so away from the presentation area to eliminate distraction and noise.

After the Party
Clean Up: We always carry hand sanitizer, but it is important that all guests wash with soap and water after handling animals. Make sure children wash their hands before eating!

Gratuity: Gratuity is not included in the fee, but is optional. Our staff sincerely appreciates your gratuity for a job well done.

Payment (Private Events): If you haven't paid prior to the party, cash or check payment is due the day of the event. The full balance should be paid by the day of the event. If for some reason that doesn't happen, then payment must be made by the following business day. After one business day, there will be a $10 fee per week of us waiting to receive full payment. Any amount not paid in full within 30 days is subject to additional interest, penalties, collection fees, and/or additional court fees. By using our services, the client agrees to these terms.

Payment (Corporate / Agency Events): Sometimes organizations have to wait on a check so payment is not ready on the day of the event. There is a 7 day grace period for payment. After one week, there will be a $10 fee per week of us waiting to receive full payment. Any amount not paid in full within 60 days is subject to additional interest, penalties, collection fees, and/or additional court fees. By using our services, the organization agrees to these terms.

Returned Check Policy: Reptacular Animals is happy to offer the privilege of accepting a check payment the day of the show. Any returned check is subject to a $25.00 collection fee plus a $10.00 insufficient funds fee when returned check happens initially. If payment is not resolved immediately, there will be a $10 fee added on per week from the original event date. Any amount not paid in full within 30 days is subject to additional interest, penalties, collection fees, and/or additional court fees. By writing a check the day of the show, the check writer agrees to these terms.


Goodbye: If you have not booked us to stay for additional time, we do leave promptly since we often have multiple parties to attend. Happily for us, animal parties are very popular.