Treat someone you love to a rare chance to meet one of the Aquarium's most charismatic creatures, with a gift voucher for our ‘Feed the Turtle at the Aquarium’ experience. This experience is for two people.

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ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE:
Step into the shoes of our Animal Husbandry team and see what it takes to feed Friday, our cheeky Green Sea Turtle! You’ll be immersed in our food preparation area, educated on our seagrass conservation work and how Turtles in the wild love seagrass! You’ll then feed our Turtle at the top of the Atlantic Ocean Tank, the deepest tank in the UK! 

WHAT IS INCLUDED:

• An introduction to our food preparation area and how we feed our 5000 animals.  
• Preparation of Friday’s tasty lunch, participants 18+ are only permitted to use our knives. 
• A overview of our seagrass work and the link to Turtle’s natural diet of seagrass in the wild. 
• Animal introduction with our Supervisor in front of the Atlantic Ocean Tank. 
• Explanation and populating of the ‘Feeding Record Sheet’ after weighing Friday’s food.  
• A demonstration of the equipment we use to feed Friday and the importance of ‘operant conditioning’. 
• 15 minutes feeding Friday! 

Physical Voucher - CLOSED NOW FOR CHRISTMAS
This voucher is available as a physical voucher which will be sent to you in the post. The physical voucher comes in a beautifully designed A5 greetings card. 

The physical voucher costs £3.50 for P+P.

Digital Voucher
This voucher is also available in a digital form, completely free of charge.  
The digital gift voucher will be sent instantaneously to an email address of your choice (either yours or the recipients).

PLEASE NOTE:

This voucher is valid for 12-months from the date of purchase and can be redeemed by the person receiving the gift ticket through our website, they will need to select the day and time they wish to attend the experience and then input the 16-digit gift voucher code when they checkout.

If the digital gift voucher doesn’t arrive, please check your spam folder.

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• The Experience runs from 12:30 to 13:15. 
• Experience times are strictly adhered to.  If you arrive more than 10 minutes late you will not be permitted to join the Experience. 
• We do not offer refunds on this experience.
• Available for up to four participants only. 
• Minimum age to take part in this tour is 8 years old. No babies or toddlers in pushchairs or being carried will be permitted on the tour. 
• Under 16’s must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is 18 or over. 
• Aquarium staff are not responsible for children during the tour. 
• Please note, this Experience includes access to our Food Preparation area which will have a strong odour. A strong stomach is advised! 
• You will entering areas that are used for the preparation of seafood, it is advised that those with seafood allergies seek medical advice before taking part in the Experience 
• If animal or visitor safety is at risk, we reserve the right to stop the Experience at any point without refund.  
• Due to the nature of husbandry work, there may be incidents that may arise beyond our control, leading us to cancel your experience at short notice. We suggest that you check your messages and e-mail before visiting just in case. If this were to happen, you would be offered a refund or an opportunity to re-schedule. 
• Refunds are not available but the Experience can be moved to a later date with 24 hours notice. Please note, the Experience can only be re-arranged once. 
• For your safety, close toe shoes must be worn. 

For any questions or enquiries regarding this experience please email: animalexperiences@oceanconservationtrust.org