Mobile Petting Zoo Rental Near You

Typically $350–$500 per event for a visit of about two hours (GigSalad and Heritage Ranch, 2026). Those are other companies' published rates, not Yombu prices: Yombu has no live petting zoo handler price in most cities yet, and your city's real visit price replaces this the moment a local petting zoo handler is confirmed.

Plan on one to two hours. GigSalad's booking data says animal acts generally stay about two hours, and one Houston petting zoo prices its party visits by the first hour — long enough for every child to feed, hold and photograph each animal without a rushed line.

A few weeks ahead, and as soon as you've set a date for a spring or fall Saturday, when outdoor parties peak. Petting zoo teams travel with live animals, so most fill weekend slots early; weekday and off-season visits are easier to land last-minute.

All ages, toddlers especially. The youngest love the bunnies and chicks up close, while older kids gravitate to holding or brushing the bigger animals. Handlers adjust which animals come out front based on the youngest guest in the yard.

About a two-car parking space of grass or dirt. The handler sets up a temporary pen, keeps the animals inside it and handles animal waste cleanup as part of the visit. Every handler carries liability insurance — always worth double-checking before booking any animal act off-platform.

Set up a handwashing station with soap and running water right at the pen exit, with sanitizer as a backup. Have kids wash as soon as they finish touching the animals and before they eat, keep food and drinks out of the pen, and ask your handler what they bring for cleanup.

Pick your city on this page, compare vetted local petting zoo teams by their real rates and availability, and book online. Every booking is confirmed before you pay, and your payment is held until after the party.

Not in most cities yet: Yombu is adding petting zoo teams city by city. Tell us your date on the entertainers page and we'll match you with a local petting zoo handler the moment one is confirmed.

Yes. Every petting zoo handler on Yombu is background-checked and insured before they can accept a booking, and your payment is held until after the party.

A mobile petting zoo is typically a 60–120 minute booking: a penned barnyard of gentle animals with a handler on hand. A petting zoo handler brings the barnyard to your backyard — goats, bunnies, chicks and usually a mini pig, penned into a safe, contained corner of your own yard for the whole visit. A typical mobile petting zoo visit lasts one to two hours, long enough for every child to feed, hold and photograph each animal without a rushed line, and the handler never leaves the animals unattended.