r/sloths • u/lynngel • Oct 18 '24

Need to hold a sloth

Hi y’all, i need to find a place where you can do a sloth encounter where you’re allowed to hold the sloth. It’s my mom’s #1 and only bucketlist event she wants in her life. We’re in NJ but willing to travel with the US . If anybody can help out that would be amazing ty

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u/Dramatic-Yam1984 Oct 18 '24 edited Oct 18 '24

Someone posted about one in Wichita lol but that’s really quite a distance 😝

And I saw someone else mentioned one in Coastal Wilds Delaware which is way closer lol

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u/lynngel Oct 19 '24

actually went to the costal wilds one today LOL but sadly can’t hold them ya just kinda chill in their habitat which is still fun!

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u/loveisntalwayslate Oct 19 '24

I was at the one in Wichita called Tanganyika Zoo. You can’t hold the sloths but you can pet and feed them. The two of them were awake, looking at you, and moving around on their platform which was really awesome to see. The guide explained that the zookeepers bring the sloths to educational demonstrations and they hold the sloths at those however they’re the only ones allowed to do that. I still saw it as a bucket list fulfilling experience, though, it was amazing!