Recently, contact, or "touching", zoos, in which domestic animals and small tamed predators live, have become increasingly popular. Visitors are allowed to stroke them, pick them up, feed them. Children are especially delighted with such a zoo. There are several similar establishments in Saratov today.
Mi-mi-mi
This petting zoo in Saratov is located on the third floor of the Tau Gallery shopping center at 3rd Dachnaya Street. Works from 10-00 to 22-00. A ticket costs 250 rubles on holidays and weekends, 200 rubles on weekdays, birthdays and children under three years old are free (you need to show a supporting document at the box office), animals are not allowed.
Some visiting rules:
- Photo and video shooting is allowed on the territory of the zoo, but the administration urges you to turn off the flash.
- Pets may only be petted and handled under the supervision of an employee.
- Feeding pets is allowed only food,purchased at the zoo. The package costs from 25 to 50 rubles.
- Before entering this zoo in Saratov, be sure to wash your hands and put on shoe covers.
The territory here is clean, there is no unpleasant smell, the cages are spacious. Animals live in them - rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, chickens, turkeys, monkeys, squirrels, parrots, as well as a hedgehog, a pig, a goat and others. They look full and happy.
Baby Raccoon
Another petting zoo. Saratov began to attract guests from the surrounding area who wish to visit this complex. It is located on the third floor of the Forum shopping center (next to the Hay market) at the address: Tankistov st., 1.
At the entrance is a ticket office where you can buy a ticket and pet food. After in the dressing room you need to undress, put on shoe covers, go to the washbasin and wash your hands. All this is done in order to protect animals from infections.
The zoo has many cages, aviaries and pens, where chickens, rabbits, turtles, hedgehogs, owls, guinea pigs, pigs and goats, meerkats and chinchillas, white rats and a boa constrictor, which you can also stroke.
"Madagascar" - petting zoo in Saratov
Located on the 3rd floor of the shopping center "Manege" at the address: 14, Kirov Ave. The price of entrance tickets is 300 rubles for adults, 250 rubles for children. You can also buy food for animals and birds.
The room is spacious, clean, nicely decorated. Cells are arranged compactly, butenough space for the animals. They look quite content with life.
The little teddy bear is especially popular and everyone wants to pet and feed it.
