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Debbie Dolittle's Animal Experience

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Debbie Dolittle’s Animal Experience

Petting Zoo

Www.indoorpettingzoo.com It’s not just a petting zoo!!! It’s also about education.

Debbie Dolittle's Animal Experience offers a hands on petting zoo experience YEAR ROUND! Indoors and out of the weather, where our animals are clean and dry, enjoying the attention from kids and grown-ups too! At Debbie Dolittle's we specialize in baby and miniature pets, farm animals and exotics too. We do our best to help educate our guest about the different type animals we have. We strive to m

ake your visit educational and fun, which make it a great place for field trips. We offer daily visits, birthday parties (or really any type party at all) in our private party barn and field trips from preschoolers to senior citizens.

10/17/2024

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Come see Bagheera our Binturong also known as a Bearcat and the rest of the animals at Debbie Dolittle's Petting Zoo.

Bagheera came to us from Babby Farms in Idaho. She is available to view in her temporary exhibit in the main area before she moves into her new home here at the Zoo.

Friday-Monday 11am-6pm
120 138th Street So
Tacoma, Wa 98444

Debbie Dolittle’s Animal Experience

Petting Zoo

Www.indoorpettingzoo.com

10/10/2024

This weekend come visit the animals and try all the new arcades and pinballs here at Debbie Dolittle’s petting zoo. Try your skills and basketball/boxing or reach for the high score on Scooby Doo or Toy Story pinball.

Friday-Monday 11am-6pm

08/23/2024

Good afternoon!
We would like to apologize for some technical difficulties some of you may have experienced while trying to book your private visits with our otters and our capybara!!
Don't fret! It's fixed!! We have limited time slots available for both for this weekend as well as next weekend so if you would like to book that special time, don't wait!
www.indoorpettingzoo.com

If you would just like to come visit and see our other animals, including our three capybaras in the main area, We are open to the public Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m .with last entries at 5:00! (But why wait till 5:00 get here at least by 4:00 p.m. So you have a chance to enjoy the most time with our best friends!

I know Bowser is excited to see you!

08/17/2024

The New ownership is looking for some exciting new team members to join us. This will be for Saturday and Sunday with some occasional Friday and Monday shifts.

We are looking for energetic, motivated, and hard working individuals for these positions with brief descriptions.

Front desk:

Greet guest and accept payments for entrance, merchandise, and arcade tokens. Keep areas clean. Run the arcade.

Animal Caretaker:

Clean up after animals, greet and monitor guests, educate the public about our animals.

Please message us with resume and we can setup an interview 😃

08/06/2024

07/24/2024

Come meet a real Wallaby not that silly Kangaroo that was hopping around Spanaway everyone thought was a wallaby and thought got loose from the Indoor Petting Zoo.

Open Friday-Monday 11am-6pm
$13 per person ages 3 and up.
2 and under free
Food Buckets $8 to feed animals.
120 138th Street So.
Tacoma, WA 98444

Debbie Dolittle’s Animal Experience

Petting Zoo

Www.indoorpettingzoo.com

07/14/2024

We are getting a lot of concerns about a loose kangaroo. Our kangaroo is at the Puyallup fairgrounds this morning for the reptile expo. You can visit him their or come to the petting zoo for our last weekend celebrating capybaras 😀

07/03/2024

We will open at noon on Friday July 5th. Happy 4th of July to all!

06/25/2024

Private Otter Encounter are back at the Indoor Petting Zoo.

Pricing/availability can be found on our website under the animal encounters link:

www.indoorpettingzoo.com

Debbie Dolittle’s Animal Experience

Petting Zoo

Www.indoorpettingzoo.com

06/13/2024

We want to Thank all the Dad's out there teaching their children to be the Lions of the world.

Dad's enter FREE Sunday June 16th, 2024

11am-6pm with last entrance around 5pm.
120 138th Street So
Tacoma, WA 98444

06/06/2024

Come see the newest addition at Debbie Dolittle’s Petting Zoo. Our 6 month old Geoffroy’s Cats. They will be available for viewing this weekend and soon we will do private encounters with them. Check our Facebook and Website for updates.

Friday-Monday 11am-6pm with last entrances around 5pm.

120 138th street so
Tacoma, Wa

05/27/2024

We are OPEN Mondays! (This includes Memorial Day)
No appointment needed!

Entry Hours- 11:00am - 5:00pm (Close at 6pm)

Location:
120 138th St S
Tacoma, WA 98444

Enter via Arcade

*Open Fridays - Mondays to the public.

05/08/2024

Happy Mother’s Day!!

Mom’s Free Sunday 😃

This Sunday bring your mom into the petting zoo to view our otters.

05/02/2024

OTTERS are BACK @ the indoor petting zoo!

Our Asian Small Clawed Otters will be on display for everyone to view only the month of May. Then they will go back to private encounters starting June 1st.

Friday-Monday 11am-6pm
$13 ages 3 and up

120 138th Street So.
Tacoma, Wa 98444

Debbie Dolittle’s Animal Experience

Petting Zoo

Www.indoorpettingzoo.com

04/01/2024

Spring Break is here! Come get your capy snuggles here at Debbie Dolittle’s.

Open Now till April 15th (Closed on Wednesdays)
11am-6pm

120 138th street so
Tacoma Wa 98444

Debbie Dolittle’s Animal Experience

Petting Zoo

Www.indoorpettingzoo.com

02/18/2024

We have been getting a lot of questions about whether we are open tomorrow or not. As a reminder we are open tomororw and always on these days:

FRIDAY 11am-6pm
SATURDAY 11am-6pm
SUNDAY 11am-6pm
MONDAY 11am-6pm

02/02/2024

The BABY CAPYBARAS are growing up fast! Come see these adorable baby capys this weekend.

Friday-Monday 11am-6pm
120 138th street so
Tacoma Wa 98444

01/12/2024

Brrrrrr. It’s cold outside. Come warm up inside and meet some of our animal friends.

We will have free HOT chocolate and Apple Cider.

Friday-Monday 11am-6pm

120 138th street so
Tacoma Wa

12/26/2023

Look what are great friends at All American Fencing have been up to at the petting zoo. They have created a lot of new enclosures around the zoo. Right now they are offering 10% off all jobs. Give them a call today if you have any fencing needs 😃

Address

120 138th Street S
Tacoma, WA
98444

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 6pm
Friday	11am - 6pm
Saturday	11am - 6pm
Sunday	11am - 6pm

Telephone

(253) 539-5011

Website

http://indoorpettingzoo.com/

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Good afternoon! We would like to apologize for some technical difficulties some of you may have experienced while trying to book your private visits with our otters and our capybara!! Don't fret! It's fixed!! We have limited time slots available for both for this weekend as well as next weekend so if you would like to book that special time, don't wait! www.indoorpettingzoo.com If you would just like to come visit and see our other animals, including our three capybaras in the main area, We are open to the public Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m .with last entries at 5:00! (But why wait till 5:00 get here at least by 4:00 p.m. So you have a chance to enjoy the most time with our best friends! I know Bowser is excited to see you!

Here is a sneak peak of the exciting weekend we have ahead of us here at Debbie Dolittle’s: Story time at the zoo Friday and Monday 11:30am, 1:00, 3:30pm, and 5:00pm Lunch with Caesar our dromedary camel: Sunday July 2nd 11am-4:00pm Monday July 3rd 11am-3:00pm Special thanks to our friends Slam Dunk Sausage Co. Hope to see you this weekend.

Come meet Leia, Rey and Han they are 3 of the 13 otters that live at the at the farm. You can book a otter or sloth experience on our website. Some of the other animals you will visit 5 sloths kangaroos Emu Capybaras. South American raccoons Taco,Chimi and Changa And many other animals during your visit. https://iheartotters.com/store/product/otter-encounter/

Fun animal time at the farm. Book your experience today on our website www.indoorpettingzoo.com

Did you know sloths are better swimmers then they are climbers? Www.indoorpettingzoo.com

After almost 2 years of Bonnie the sloth was at Woodland Park zoo in Seattle she is back home now settling into her enclosure back at the farm.

Baby sloth eating tonight

Otters enjoying the sunny days Come meet and feed the otter. www.indoorpettingzoo.com

Penguin walking

Taking the penguins in the morning walk Www.indoorpettingzoo.com

Baby sloth climbing all over mom while she eats www.indoorpettingzoo.com

Black footed African penguins

Look who just arrived to the out door park to be part of the experience at our outdoor park. When you book an otter experience you will see them as well. www.indoorpettingzoo.com

Baby sloth and mom

Book your personal otter experience and visit the sloths As part of your experience. This is private bookings only for you and your group up to six people visit the website to book your time and date. Www.indoorpettingzoo.com

Mom hanging around to let baby eat www.indoorpettingzoo.com

Mama sloth giving baby a small drink and a bath

When the otters come in the barn at dinner time

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Debbie Dolittle’s offers a hands on petting zoo experience YEAR ROUND! Indoors and out of the weather, where our animals are clean and dry, enjoying the attention from kids and grown-ups too! At Debbie Dolittle’s we specialize in baby and miniature pets, farm animals and exotics too. Don’t forget about pony and Unicorn rides! It’s not just a petting zoo!!! It’s also about education. We do our best to help educate our guest about the different type animals we have. We strive to make your visit educational and fun, which make it a great place for field trips. We offer daily visits, birthday parties (or really any type party at all) in our private party barn and field trips from preschoolers to senior citizens. Group rates available as well as after hour private party rentals. Did you know that Debbie Dolittle’s offers “Zoo to You” packages for corporate events, churches, Schools, Senior assisted living facilities, live nativities and more? We can even provide animals for photo shoots and film. What types of animals will you find at Debbie Dolittle’s? Capybara's, Mara’s, Rabbits, Dwarf goats, kid goats, lambs, Zebu calf, an Alpaca, Tortoise’s, Reptiles a Fennec Fox and ponies for rides!