petting zoo recs?

amyinaustin

With the weather as awesome as it is, I'm thinking a trip to a petting zoo might be nice with DD.  Any that you guys would recommend or NOT recommend?

I've never been to the Austin Zoo and I don't even know if they have one - but that is what I was thinking.

 We also have a trip planned soon to Sweet Berry Farms and their website says they have one, but we have not been there yet.

TIA!

fjaril

there is one sorta in my hood. I usually see signs for it, I'll look and see if I can get the info. I've been wanting to go to it.

H LOVED petting the horses and donkeys and goats at sweet berry farm on Monday

 

amyinaustin

Rosie - yeah, that's kinda what I always assumed.

I'm kinda surprised though- with Austin being as young and outdoorsy and hip that they DON'T have a decent/regular zoo, you know?

At this point though, DD is just as excited by a trip to Petsmart (thanks Abbysmom for giving me that idea forever ago) as she would be by a trip to a zoo where she looks at animals from afar.

s-a-r-a-h

amyinaustin:

I'm kinda surprised though- with Austin being as young and outdoorsy and hip that they DON'T have a decent/regular zoo, you know?

Probably because we're so close to San Antonio. I always wondered why Austin didn't have a professional football, baseball or basketball team, and I'm sure the vicinity to other big cities in Texas has something to do with this as well. That and UT being here.

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https://www.arrowheadranchonline.com/opentopublic.html

It's $5, last time I went (which was like 6 months ago...) they had 3 bunnies, ~3 goats, 1 pony, a dog and some chickens running around.  Megan still won't go for a pony ride and is nervous around the goats (they give you food to feed them), but she LOVES the  bunnies! Honestly I was a little underwhelmed the first time I went.

 

fjaril

Michelle&Russ:

https://www.arrowheadranchonline.com/opentopublic.html

 that's the one near my hood

 

amyinaustin

thanks guys, we may check that one out soon!