Drum Roll Please…..We’ve got exciting news!

As usual in Reptile Village it has been a pretty crazy fortnight and that is why we didn’t get time to share a new blog post with all you lovely people but to make up for it, this one is bursting with news, updates, special offers and competitions..lets go!!!!!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE…….WE’VE GOT EXCITING NEWS! Are you ready??

The Reptile Village team are so excited to announce that from May 1st 2013 right through until the end of August we will have an exhibition in Funtasia in Drogheda Co.Louth!!! We have never done an exhibition for that long before so we are really, really excited!! The exhibition will basically a mini version of what we do here in Gowran including a walk-through enclosure and an animal encounter zone! We look forward to seeing you all there and cannot wait to work with the great people at Funtasia!

School Tour Promo Funtasia

 

With the opening of our exhibition in Funtasia Waterpark, Drogheda this Summer, we may also be hiring some additional staff members so be sure to keep and eye on our Facebook, Twitter and website for upcoming employment opportunities!!

We have also been super busy in some local and national newspapers lately and had TWO very brave journalists come all the down here from the big smoke of Dublin to take a dive with our Alligators!

Press Collage Jan and Feb 2013

For those of you who have only recently discovered Reptile Village, you may not be aware of just how long we have actually been open..but this year you will! This year, we are celebrating our 7th BIRTHDAY on March 17th!! Can you believe we have been here for 7 whole years now?? We would like to invite you to celebrate in style with us this St.Patrick’s Day so you are cordially invited to our 7th Birthday Bash from 12-5pm on March 17th 2013!

There will be a BBQ, face painting, tea/coffee, animal encounters and much more and the best part is….KIDS GO FREE!!!! (One free child with EACH paying adult). Face painting, refreshments and the BBQ are all at NO EXTRA COST….so come on, what better way to celebrate St.Patrick’s Day than with a huge Reptile Village party!!!

Patrick's Day Poster 1

 

February also saw our Yellow Foot Tortoise Michael and Michelle celebrate their first anniversary as a married couple on Valentine’s Day, so we put together a picture collage of their happy day! Awwwwwww…..

Michelle and Michael Wedding

As a thank you to all of our Facebook fans, we decided this week to give away a whopper prize worth over €200!!!!!!

The prize pack (pictured below) is made up of some Reptile Village souvenirs like a mouse mat, a mug, pencil, bumper stickers AND some really great books about Alligators, Crocs and Snakes AND a really awesome t-shirt and some more bits and pieces but the best part is that it also has a voucher for 2 adults and 3 children to receive membership to Reptile Village for a whole year!!!

All you have to do is ‘LIKE’ the Reptile Village page (check out the pic), then share the post, then comment under the post to let us know you liked and shared it! Its as simple as that so go on Facebook right now and get involved, here’s the link:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=464468310274267&set=a.351816124872820.77621.156500504404384&type=1&theater

Prize Pack Screen Shot 1

For now, we will leave you with our final offer for the month of March:

Seeing as it is Mother’s Day on Sunday March 10th 2013 we have decided to let ALL MOTHERS GO FREE for that whole day!

 

 

Extra, Extra..Read All About it as we bring you Reptile Village News!

The past ten days have been so busy for all of the staff in Reptile Village and this blog post is about to get you up to speed, so below you will find 5 Reptile Village News stories:

1) We are sad to be officially closing down our group page on Facebook after more than 3 years in action, this week (January 31st at 6pm). However we are excited that all of our Facebook friends will be together on one page, the much busier ‘like page’ and this is the main reason for the closure of the original group.

(Link below is to our ‘Like Page’)

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Reptile-Village/156500504404384

We want to make sure that our messages reach everyone, so you can all get our updates, pictures, take part in competitions and know exactly where our ‘Zoo to You’ team are travelling to..which brings me nicely to my next news piece!

2) Our ‘Zoo to You’ teams are set for a busy 2013 as bookings have come flooding in (enjoy that pun for the miserable rainy day that we’re having)! Bookings are filling up fast for events such as Communions, Confirmations, Birthday Parties and Family Fun Days/Festivals!

If you are interested get in contact asap so you won’t be disappointed!

PS, watch this space…we may also have some huge news on the pop up zoo our ‘Zoo to You’ team travel with very soon..but ssssssh!

James, Bosc Monitor, Family, Raheny Family Fun Day

3) This weekend we welcomed our first EVER official members and we are so excited! We began offering annual membership to our visitors waaaaaay back in September 2012, right around the time when things get quiet in here. So you can imagine our excitement at having the first family annual membership spot filled this weekend!

Its only €120 for 2 adults and 3 children and allows you up to 12 visits per year..which is a huge saving of over €200!!!

4) It is intern mania this year too! Lately we have gotten more applications for volunteer work, TY work placement, and third level internships than ever before! We are so grateful for all the extra help and wanted to take this opportunity to remind you that if you are over 18 you are eligible to volunteer here or carry out work placement for college! If you are 16+ you can take part in our TY work experience programmes too!

Melanie and Tarantula September 2012

These programmes are a great way to gain some experience working with animals and working in the tourism sector and many of our current employees started out here on work placement schemes, including Marie who is studying vet nursing (which makes her a huge asset to us). Rob who is studying business and Megan (who is our current manager) both began here as TY work experience students!

You can apply via email; [email protected]

Okay so seeing as I can’t reveal all about some of our upcoming events and offers number 5 is just for fun:

5) Our gorgeous Royal Pythons were too busy to eat for us last weekend and there were a lot of excited faces around here when we discovered why…they were mating! We have never had baby Royals (aka Ball Pythons) in Reptile Village before and we are hoping this is another first for us in 2013! Needless to say, our female royal pyhton is being watched round the clock by our team, making sure she is as comfortable as she can be, in the hopes that she has lots of eggs in her ever expanding tummy! I’ll keep you posted on this!

But seriously, who wouldn’t want some cute baby versions of this:

Royal Python Rafiki