Did you know you can rent a pet from Winterpast Farm? For $35 you get the animal, cage, feed and everything you need for a week. Farmer Mary mostly rents guinea pigs and bunnies. She has also rented baby goat on a bottle to a girls slumber birthday party, a variety of farm animals to a country style event, a piglet to a family who was considering buying a pig (that family learned alot, had fun, and did not buy a pig pet!) She has rented a goat to be jokingly exchanged for a bride at a wedding, a baby goat, ducklings, chicks, a hen…just ask! Families and individuals rent for a wide variety of reasons:
Considering adding a furry friend to your household? Rent first and try it out instead of buying!
Dad out of town on a business trip? Miss him a bit less with a new furry friend to take care of.
Grandkids coming for a weekend or for a holiday? Rent a nice bunny and be their very favorite Grandparent!!
Stepkids coming for a stay? Rent a pet to help ease the transition.
Homeschool family studying animals…check with Farmer Mary and rent something interesting to watch develop!
TEMPORARY CLASSROOM PET option works like this. You rent a pet and then ask your child’s classroom teacher if s/he would like a temporary classroom pet; it might be one day, two..or all week. Meanwhile the child is “king of the classroom”, the parents who provided the animal are considered great, and the entire class enjoys a temporary furry or feathered friend. And, the family probably learns they don’t need to buy a pet..why buy when you can take it back to Winterpast Farm and, later on, rent something else?
This rental all helps pay to feed and house all the many many former pets who now live at Winterpast Farm. Large families may want to rent a pair of bunnies or guinea pigs. This is only $20 more (price has recently gone up from $10 for an additional animal) and only when available. Shorter term rental (for a photo shoot or event at your home, for example) is still $35.
Even if you don’t rent a pet, pass on the news to friends and let’s help recycle existing pets instead of creating more!
When you rent a bunny (or guinea pig) you get:
1. a bunny (sometimes you get to pick from a few;sometimes Farmer Mary picks. If you pick please be aware you will only spend a few moments doing this. A bunny pick up (or drop off) is NOT a farm tour. A farm tour can be arranged at that time, but is a separate event with $10 per person admission.)
2. A “bunny bag” which holds food, hay, water and food bowls, newspaper for bedding (some choose to go directly to a pet store to buy their own shredded bedding-feel free), and sometimes a book about the animal so your child can read more. Sometimes a folding pet pen goes along (Farmer Mary loves when these are donated!) so your child and bunny can safely spend some time outdoors together.
FROG DAY at Winterpast farm today from 10-2 was a huge success… and the rain held off until just now!
TURTLE DAY is coming next…mark your calendars for Saturday! August 16. Please help spread the word.
TURTLE DAY at Winterpast Farm NEXT Saturday (August 16) from 10-2!!! Very special, unique, exotic, friendly turtles will be visiting Winterpast Farm from locally owned business, THE TRAVELING TORTOISE, that day from 10-2.
Farm open 9-6. Normal $10 per person admission charge and all other usual animal viewing, feeding, holding will be available. Please read “your visit” at www.winterpast.org before you schedule your farm visit.
Please help spread the word to friends, teachers, home school families, scouts and others.
Turtles will only be at the farm from 10-2 on August 16. Cross your fingers for nice weather that day!
Read more about THE TRAVELING TORTOISE’s educational programs, birthday parties and more at their website: www.thetravelingtortoise.org
Sat (8/9) Open 9-6 FROG DAY!!!10-2 only with special visiting frogs from The Traveling Tortoise
Sun (8/10) Open 2:30-6
Please read “your visit” at www.winterpast.org before scheduling your farm visit.
Thank You for supporting a small local farm family
Due to expected heavy rain this Saturday (8/9) FROG DAY has been changed to Friday (8/8).
Very special, unique, exotic, friendly frogs will be visiting Winterpast Farm from THE TRAVELING TORTOISE that day from 10-2.
Farm open 9-6 on Friday. Normal $10 per person admission charge and all other usual animal viewing, feeding, holding will be available. Please read “your visit” at www.winterpast.org before you schedule your farm visit.
Please help spread the word to friends, teachers, home school families, scouts and others especially if you know they planned to attend the event on Saturday.
Frogs will only be at the farm from 10-2 on Friday, August 8. Read more about THE TRAVELING TORTOISE’s educational programs, birthday parties and more at their website: www.thetravelingtortoise.org
Turtle Day has been postponed due to rain. New date is Saturday August 16. Please help spread the word.
FROG DAY at Winterpast Farm NEXT Saturday (August 9) from 10-2!!! Very special, unique, exotic, friendly frogs will be visiting Winterpast Farm with THE TRAVELING TORTOISE that day from 10-2.
Farm open 9-6. Normal $10 per person admission charge and all other usual animal viewing, feeding, holding will be available. Please read “your visit” at www.winterpast.org before you schedule your farm visit.
Please help spread the word to friends, teachers, home school families, scouts and others.
Frogs will only be at the farm from 10-2 on August 9. Read more about THE TRAVELING TORTOISE’s educational programs, birthday parties and more at their website: www.thetravelingtortoise.org
