Keeper for a Day at the Aquarium

Want to join in an exciting NEW experience, getting behind the scenes and caring for our animals as part of the aquarist team for the day?

Now you can! You’ll experience the enjoyment, commitment and dedication needed to care for over 5000 marine animals at the UK’s conservation Aquarium right here in Plymouth.

Jump into the shoes of our aquarist team and become a Keeper for a Day. You’ll get hands-on with the team caring for and encountering some of our most charismatic animals! Discover the different feeding techniques used for a selection of amazing animals, which may include some of the following; our Green Sea Turtle, Eagle Rays, Boxfish, Cowfish, and Red Mullet (smaller animals vary daily, so specific species cannot be guaranteed). Throw on a lab coat and carry out fascinating colour changing pH and salinity testing. Roll up your sleeves and prepare food, take part in animal enrichment sessions, and learn how habitats are cleaned and maintained to ensure the health of the animals. This experience is for 1 or 2 people 16+.

Back by popular demand: NEW dates for September, October and November!

What’s included:

VIP Aquarium tour
Different feeding techniques across some of the following animals Green Sea Turtle, Eagle Rays, Boxfish, Cowfish and Red Mullet (this will vary by day and we cannot guarantee a particular animal)
Food and vitamin preparation
Participate in animal enrichment and conditioning
Habitat cleaning and maintenance
Important pH and salinity tests
Day entry for the Aquarium

Also includes:

Exciting Goodie Bag including exclusive t-shirt!
‘Keeper for a Day’ physical certificate
Annual Pass included OR a year extension to your current pass

Time of experience:

9:00am-3:30pm.

Lunch break: 11:30am-12:30pm

Afternoon break: 2:15pm-2:45pm

Timings are flexible and we will check in to see what suits you best. If you require more breaks throughout the day please do ask.

Dates:

September:

4^th5^th12^th19^th 25^th

October:

9^th 10^th 21st 22nd 23^rd 28th 30^th31^st

November:

6^th 7^th13^th 14^th

Terms and Conditions

Any participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a paying responsible adult (e.g. parent/carer/guardian) above the age of 18. 
16-17yr olds will need a responsible adult (e.g. parent/carer/guardian) of 18yrs+ to sign the online waiver on their behalf upon booking, or complete onsite before the experience on the day.
We do not offer refunds on this experience; however, we do reserve the right to withdraw the experience due to unforeseen circumstances – in this instance, a full refund will be issued. Every effort will be made to notify you at the earliest opportunity.
The experience can be moved to a later date with over 24 hours notice. Please note, the experience can only be re-arranged once.
Participants must always abide by staff instructions.
We reserve the right to stop the experience at any point if we feel there is a risk to the safety of our animals, staff or yourself.  
Whilst every effort will be made to accommodate those with a disability or learning difficulty, due to practicality and health and safety this cannot always be achieved. Please contact us for advice before purchasing, this enables us to best meet the participants individual needs.
Should you arrive late, your experience may be impacted. If you are over 30 minutes late, the session will not go ahead.
Aquarium staff are not responsible for children during the experience.
For your safety, closed toe shoes with grip must be worn.

Keeper For a Day

Please wear suitable clothing: such as cargo trousers or clothes you don’t mind getting dirty.
Regrettably certain guests will be unable to take part including pregnant women, people with epilepsy; known allergies or relevant phobias and immunocompromised individuals.
For your safety, loose items such as jewellery cannot be worn during the experience, however we have storage available on site to keep them safe.
Long hair will need to be tied back during the experience.

Any questions please do email: [email protected]