Scales and Tails Utah
Scales and Tails Utah
4.5
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About
Do you love reptiles? Then you are in the right spot! We offer several different ways to meet and interact with our animals. 1. Come visit us at our facility! We offer both public and private behind the scenes tours. Get up close and personal with snakes, lizard, tortoises, and maybe even an alligator! Check our website for details on availability and admission. 2. Hire us to come to you! We have several different affordable show packages available. We'll bring selection of amazing animals right to your home, school, office, or other location. We set up a small stage area, and present a fun, educational show with stories and jokes to get the kids laughing and screaming with joy! After the presentation, we'll allow the audience to come up to pet and hold some of our animal ambassadors. 3. Looking for something bigger? We offer beautiful displays to house our animals while on the road. These are displays are great for fairs, festivals, corporate events and expos.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Pete L
Huntsville, UT15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2022
Spectacular reptile show. Shane did a house party for a group of 25 children ages 17-5. Everyone was captivated including the adults. The diversity of snakes, spiders, and lizards was awesome. Shane was very informative while still being fun. The handling of the animals was incredible. Worth every dollar to have them come out to your home.
Written 23 October 2022
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angell0vest0travel
Florida14 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2021 • Family
Amazing experience! So hands on and Joe was amazing ! You can hold and learn about many animals. Yes please !
Written 20 December 2021
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Emily B
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021 • Family
We just had a blast here! We were a big group with seven adults and some small children. Everybody had a great time! Our guide was so informative and patient with all the questions the kids asked. It was fascinating to see so many different reptiles in one place. I’d definitely suggest coming here.
Written 28 May 2021
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Robert J
15 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019
Took my grandkids here and they loved it. A bit pricey for a grandpa taking grandkids but its worth it.
Written 24 August 2019
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Thank you for coming! Your dollars will go to good use, we promise! We have a lot of animals to feed and a lot of staff to help take care of them!
Written 25 August 2019
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CjeanG
Kearn, UT31 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2019
My daughter took her 4 kids there and they LOVED it! They were impressed with the variety of animals, and the knowledgeable and friendly staff. They plan to go back again and again.
Written 7 August 2019
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Awesome! So glad to hear they had a great time! We look forward to seeing them again!
Written 9 August 2019
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Resort34846974106
15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019 • Family
We took our 3 yr old and 10mo old as well as our neice and nephew who were 10 yr and 8yrs. The older kids loved it more then my younger kids.
Also fore warning it gets hot in thete with so many people and the heat for the reptiles, so come hydrated.
We went shortly after they opened on a saturday. They told us most of their reptiles, including the birds, were gone at two shows. But we still enjoyed holding snakes, and baby tortoises and looking at the monitor and crocodile and caimens. The flouresent scorpion was cool too.
I do not think it is worth the full price though, glad we stubbled across a groupon for five people to go for only $29. There $5 tuesdays is an even better deal.
Written 2 June 2019
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Thank you for coming! We hope to one day have a bigger facility that feels more like an attraction than a behind the scenes warehouse. We hope you will come again one day.
Written 9 August 2019
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Sherri S
West Valley City, UT6 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2018 • Family
Went for a staycation day with a few of our kiddos. You can walk through on your own or have a guided tour. The employees are nice and knowlegable and you can hold some of the resident creepies and crawlies!
Written 7 May 2019
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Thank you for coming! We hope to see you again soon!
Written 9 August 2019
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LegoAthos
Nevada City, CA113 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2018 • Family
We heard about this place through a Groupon. It was a little hard to find the location -it is very nondescript and about midway down a little industrial park, with a faded sign.

We took our kids (age 6 and 9) and they enjoyed it. The staff was entertaining and answered our questions. They opened some of the enclosures so I could take pictures and got out the black light so we could see the scorpions fluoresce. We were able to hold some of the smaller snakes and pet some of the larger animals (python, tortoise, iguana).

They had several large snakes, a couple monitor lizards, iguana, two alligators, one baby crocodile, several tortoises and other animals which I cannot remember off hand.

The room was pretty warm and smelled about like you'd expect. Can't really complaint too much about this, since it was a bunch of animals. You can feed some of the animals for an extra fee and I think if you go at the right time you can see the alligators being fed.

Not sure I'd pay full price, but with the Groupon it was more than worth it.

I would like to have been able to see the venomous snakes closer, but we didn't ask to go into that room.
Written 13 November 2018
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Thank you for your honest opinion. We started as just a traveling company so we set it up for functionality over display, but over the years we had so many people who wanted to come visit us at our facility we decided to open up for behind the scene tours. It has be come popular enough that we are looking into moving into a larger facility that can accommodate more of a display presence rather than a behind the scenes look. Wish us luck!
Written 9 August 2019
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Theonek
Salt Lake City, UT264 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2018 • Family
This was part of the Walkabout adventure. The boys had a blast. We spent about 1 1/2 hours there with 8 boys. They wanted to hold as many animals as possible. They asked great questions. The hours are random so make sure you check your dates and times ahead of time. The place is small so try to go when it is less busy. Tuesday is only 5$. Will take the den there again.
Written 12 June 2018
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We love to teach the scouts! They always have such a great curiosity for these animals.
Written 9 August 2019
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lindsaybull22
Sandy, UT1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2018 • Couples
My boyfriend surprised me with a date to Scales and Tails for Valentine's Day, and it was the highlight of our night! We both had to work that day, so we didn't have a lot of time before it closed. When I called to ask if we should reschedule for another time, the staff member I talked to was very friendly and assured me we'd have time to see everything. They kept their facility open until we were ready to go and answered every question I had. I seriously loved it! We'll definitely go back!
Written 16 March 2018
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We are sure glad your boyfriend brought you down! Thank you for spending Valentine's day with us!
Written 9 August 2019
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