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Creature Care volunteers play a critical role in keeping safe and healthy the various creatures housed in the Museum, enabling guests to view each creature and gain a better understanding of Utah’s natural environment.
Creature Care volunteers play a critical role in keeping safe and healthy the various creatures housed in the Museum, enabling guests to view each creature and gain a better understanding of Utah’s natural environment.
Department: Exhibits
Supervisor: Kevin Egbert, Creature Care Coordinator
What they do:
What they do:
Creature Care volunteers help NHMU to engage curious minds with the joy of live animals. Members of the Creature Care Team are responsible for the care and feeding of the Museum’s wide array of live exhibits, including snakes, lizards, frogs, insects and other arthropods and fish. They collaborate with Museum staff to create and implement a daily schedule of animal husbandry and oversight. Duties include checking on and recording animal health and general condition, enclosure temperature and humidity, and other conditions according to animal care protocols; feeding and watering animals; keeping enclosures clean and glass surfaces clear for visitor viewing; and doing some animal food preparation. This is a fun and exciting position for those who enjoy working with interesting animals.
Training Required:
Creature Care volunteers must also complete Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC) trainings before starting.
All new Creature Care volunteers will receive on the job training.
Shift times: Sunday-Saturday, 1.5-hour shift, morning
Time Commitment: One 1.5-hour shift per week. A one-year commitment is required for all Creature Care volunteers.
Age Requirement: 16 years or older
Creature Care volunteers are comfortable around snakes, spiders, and snails, among other creatures!
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