In Moscow there are many places where you can see animals from other countries. This is the world famous Moscow zoo and many smaller private zoos. In most of them, animals are kept in enclosures and cages, and it is strictly forbidden to touch them. The petting zoo "Stroke raccoon" offers its guests completely different rules. Here you can not only stroke the animals, but also hold them in your arms and feed them.
Contact Zoo: Watch, Iron and Feed!
All children love to watch animals and play with them. But, unfortunately, not all parents agree to have pets. And if a hamster or a cat can be petted visiting a friend, then you can see a lemur and a real raccoon only in a zoo. In “Stroke a raccoon” all animals can be not only carefully examined, but also stroked, fed. What animals live in this amazing contact zoo? For the convenience of visitors, the entire space is divided into thematic zones, as well as open and closed aviaries.
The Pet Stroke Raccoon Contact Zoo offers its guests a closer look at hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, chinchillas, ferrets, goats, porcupines, lemurs, raccoons. There are also birds here: quail and colorful parrots. All animals can be stroked. Feeding animals is allowed only with special food, which can be purchased when buying an entrance ticket.
"Touching" zoo is developing steadily, new exotic animals regularly appear here. Attention: on each aviary there is a plate with a description of the features of a particular beast. The thoroughbred goat Eva is able to give a "paw", welcoming the guests. But cute lemurs and raccoons can scare the youngest guests with sudden movements. Consider the temperament of your own baby and the animals presented when visiting the zoo.
Rules for visiting the contact zoo
Before starting communication with animals, it is necessary to take off your outer clothing, wipe your hands with an antibacterial napkin and put on shoe covers. “Stroke a raccoon” is a “touching” zoo in which animals live, accustomed to communicating with humans. All pets are regularly examined by a veterinarian. Contact with such animals is completely safe for humans. The main rule for visitors: treat all animals with care and care. Animals can not be scared, sharply and rude to pick up, pull the hair, take pictures with the flash on. The recommended age for visiting the zoo is 0+. However, children under the age of 10 must attend an animal exhibition exclusively with an adult accompanying person.
Contact zoo "Stroke raccoon" has open and closed aviaries. You can enter the first ones yourself (children with adults), and the second ones only if accompanied by a zoo exhibit employee. After visiting the zoo, guests are advised to thoroughly wash their hands with soap.
Entrance fees and additional services
The zoo can be visited any day from 10.00 to 22.00 without lunch and weekends. Entrance ticket has a single cost for all visitors older than 3 years. On weekdays, its price is 250 rubles, on weekends - 400 rubles. Contact zoo "Stroke raccoon" provides discounts for large families and people with disabilities upon presentation of documents confirming the right to receive benefits. For an additional fee, you can buy pet food. The cost of 1 cup is 50-100 rubles, depending on the portion size. The zoo has its own photographer. If desired, you can take a picture with the animal you like or order a whole photo shoot. The cost of services is negotiated individually.
Where is the Stroke Raccoon Zoo?
The Touching Zoo is located on the third floor of the Mosaic Shopping and Entertainment Center. Exact address: Moscow, 7th Kozhukhovskaya Street, house 9. There are free shuttle buses from the Kozhukhovskaya, Avtozavodskaya, Proletarskaya, Kolomenskaya metro stations to the Mosaic Shopping Center. If you wish, it is easy to get there by car, the shopping and entertainment center has a large free parking for visitors.
Touching Zoo Stroke Raccoon: visitor reviews
“Stroke a raccoon” is not the only contact zoo in the capital, but, according to many visitors, one of the best among analogues. Premises and enclosures are always cleanly cleaned, and there is practically no specific smell. The Stroke Raccoon Contact Zoo in Moscow is a place where all animals look well-groomed and healthy. Many animals are the first to contact visitors. The exhibition staff is very responsive and attentive. Zoo employees are always ready to help visitors make contact with their favorite animals, make beautiful photos as a keepsake. If you like a particular beast especially strongly, you can arrange a “patronage” over it. And what is most pleasant, “Stroke a raccoon” is a “touching” zoo, characterized by a favorable location and convenient work schedule.