Petting Zoo Ocala

This place is a great petting zoo for all ages. The animals here are so friendly and so is the staff. They told us 99% of the animals are rescue animals & they get calls every day. We saw cows, goats, emu, horses, mini horses, alpacas, chickens, turkey, bunnies, ducks, a big tortoise, pigs & camel. There is also a miniature pony that is a dwarf so he’s super tiny… a must see! They said they might have monkeys next year! We couldn’t take a camel ride this time because she was pregnant… so there will be a baby camel any day now! The pony rides are only $ 3. There is even a little bounce house & swing sets for kids. The price is very reasonable even for a large family. Next time we are in the area we are going to checkout the new animals & visit with the ones we already met!

Great place with lots of animals to feed. Large spaces for the goats, Sheep’s, horses and cows. There was a little bounce house with a kids playground in there petting zoo. I really enjoy petting and feeding the cow. I have never seen a cow that close before. The cows size was impressive. I would go here again. My kids really enjoyed it here.

Don’t waste your money. Paid a lot of money to get into this very tiny petting zoo that has just a couple animals. I paid extra for both of my kids to get a pony ride, and was told that the rides are only given on the half hour (which was a half-​hour away). No explanation for that policy and made no sense since we were the only people there.
Once it was time for the pony ride, I could not find any pony or employee giving rides. There was a teen-​aged employee standing around doing nothing so I asked her where I go for the pony ride. Without saying anything to me, she turned around and sent someone a message on her phone. Then she walked away and came back around 10 minutes later and said the person who does the pony rides is on the phone. On the phone?
Waited another 20 minutes and the person who gave the rides was nowhere to be seen. I went back to the unhelpful teenager employee and asked if I can have my money refunded since there’s nobody doing pony rides. She became very rude but agreed to give me a refund after spending 5 minutes walking around between buildings.
Very disappointed that I wasted time and money here and my daughter was very upset at not getting her pony ride.

It’s exciting to see a small business flourish and that is what this local zoo is doing.
Though there’s mostly farm type animals they are well behaved and friendly. There are a few exotics such as a kangaroo, llamas and emus. All petting and feeding is encouraged as you can buy feed there. Have you ever ridden a camel? Well, you can do it here! It’s a small additional charge and it’ll be a fond memory for the kids. One of the best legends here is Elliot the Peking duck. He was raised in an apartment with other animals and was rescue to live here. That makes him one lucky duck! He loves hugs and pets and wonders all around the zoo.
Of interest may be a picnic type area where you could have a child’s birthday. If I were younger I sure would like to celebrate my birthday here!