any body work at the reptile park

[porphyriacus01]

does anybody on this site work at the reptile park ???

 

[Jonny]

I don't but I wanna do some work experience with them in the near future. In fact Im gonna ring em tomorrow about it.

cheers

Jonny

 

[Springherp]

I did work experience there a month ago.

 

[Jonny]

I did work experience there a month ago.

was it good??? How much do they do in terms of treatment of diseases and autopsies etc. Thats what I'm more interested in. (Im trying to get into Vet Science next year)

cheers

Jonny

 

[RAZZA]

:twisted:

 

[Springherp]

Jonny,
Work experience at the reptile park is great but you are very limited in what you can do or handle. Treatment of disease is a very high priority of the park's. Absolutely everything gets virkoned before and after use. And all untensils are cleaned after use (often twice a day, it was my main job :roll: ). Upstairs is a quarantine area the is strictly authorised access only, all people who enter the room have to sign a log. Also at each access to the reptile room there are water trays to rinse shoes.
I did'nt do anything to do with autopsies but during my trip an adult alligator died and was taken off site for an autopsy. The next day, being april fools day, it ended up at the entrance to the park with a fake human leg in its mouth. :lol:
If Veterinary science is more your interest then just let them know and i'm sure they will sort something out for you. I would highly recommend it as work experience, i had plenty of laughs and learnt a fair bit.
Cheers

 

[porphyriacus01]

upstairs quarantine area ? do you mean behind the reptile and spider facilities those sheds cause I cant think whereabouts your talking about cause the only upstairs that I know of definately aint no quarantine they just keep one feshy up there along with all unused tanks and kangeroo food
yeh there pretty tight on hygene withthe trays you have to walk to stop cross contamination
I work in the giftshop there and blimey it gets busy in the holidays but at least i gte to go out the back during my lunch breaks
and john wiegal is a top bloke :wink:

 

[Springherp]

Thats what i meant by upstairs, the sheds up the staircase on the embankment.

 

[porphyriacus01]

oh ok im with ya now :wink:

 

[womas4me]

weigly-eyes is definitely a good bloke. Had the chance to meet him earlier this year when he was collecting kingies here for the anti-venom program. So much knowledge, so little time.................................