Keeper Shadows

Shadow A Real-Life Animal Keeper.

(*Ages 12+)

Want to be an animal keeper for a day? Here’s your opportunity to experience caring for animals at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Help clean and interact with the animals through one-on-one experiences with a keeper for two or four hours, and discover an accurate picture of daily activities.

Our animal keepers have a physically demanding job. At the following link is just a portion of their job duties for our Keeper Shadows to read and prepare for conditions they might also experience. Read Physical Keeper Duties PDF

To Schedule your Keeper Shadow

- Register at least one week prior to the date of participation.
- Call for availability times as each area is slightly different.

Please Read and Agree

I understand that by purchasing a CMZoo membership, advance ticket reservations are required to visit the Zoo for Individual, Family, Grandparent and Family Plus members, and my preferred ticket date or time may not always be available. I also understand that memberships are non-refundable after purchase.

If free member tickets for my chosen day/time are not available, and I choose to purchase non-member tickets, they will not be refundable/reimbursable and cannot be applied to my membership renewal.

I also understand that the Zoo cannot accommodate an earlier entry time than my ticket start time. (For example, a 10:30-11 a.m. ticket cannot be scanned in earlier than 10:30 a.m.)

Please be courteous to your fellow members by not over-reserving tickets and returning tickets you can’t use. To release your tickets, email [email protected] prior to your ticketed date.

MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT

We believe we can create a feeling of family by treating each employee, guest, member and donor with the respect they deserve. Treating each other like we would want to be treated is just the right thing to do. There is no room at the Zoo for profanity, harassment or threatening behavior.

Our animals are family and we love and respect them not only for their beauty, but for all the joy they bring so many guests every year. We believe our animals deserve the best homes and care we can provide. Please join us in treating our animals like you would treat your own family members. Crossing barriers is dangerous, as they are in place to keep both you and our animals safe. Like your friends and family, our animals do not like to be harassed in any way.

We believe we should never take our site’s beauty for granted. Our mountain is something we hope you will enjoy and actively admire. Join us in preserving our amazing site by feeling at home while you are here and leaving our grounds “without a trace.”

Our staff strives to make the world a better place every day. We will always work hard to make your experience the best it can be as well as assist you when things might not go as planned. When having difficult discussions, mutual respect is always expected and appreciated.

“If you are unable to comply with this Code of Conduct, we reserve the right to revoke your membership and/or ask you to leave the Zoo. Thank you for understanding.

I agree to the information above.

Continue

Activities may include:

Diet preparations and daily health monitoring.
Exhibit preparations and up keep.
Animal training and enrichment.
Daily management considerations (weather, personnel, wellness etc.).

Pick Your Time and Animal Area(s)

Animal Area Choices:

Encounter Africa (elephants and rhino)
African Rift Valley 1, (Colobus monkeys, Red River hogs, meerkats, vultures, tortoises, mountain tapirs, other birds)
African Rift Valley 2, (giraffe, lions)
Australia’s Outback Yard & Scutes Family Gallery (wallabies, budgies, sloths, reptiles and tree kangaroo)
Primate World (orangutans, gorillas, tamarins, and naked mole rats)
Rocky Mountain Wild & Asian Highlands (moose, Mexican wolves, mountain lions, lynx, river otters, grizzly bears, Amur tigers, Amur leopards, Asiatic black bear)
Water’s Edge: Africa (hippos, penguins, lemurs, warthogs, guinea pigs, pelicans)

*NOTE: – 12 years old minimum age, 13+ years old for dangerous animal areas.

Refunds

Cancellations for a refund can be made up to 24 hours prior to the scheduled program, or the program can be rescheduled.