We're inviting families to learn about pet care and meet some furry friends at our free 'handle a pet' session on Saturday, May 25th from 11am until 4pm.

Members of our Pet Centre team will be on-hand to offer expert advice on caring for domestic and more exotic animals. People will also be able to meet and handle a variety of animals, including some guinea pigs, lizards and spiders.

Our Pet and Reptile Centre Manager, Liz Woodward, will also be bringing along her dogs Spider and Ace, who have become very popular with our customers. We hope lots of people come along to meet our pets and learn more about them.

All of the animals available to handle on the day will be brought into the garden centre by the staff and friends of the centre who enjoy showing off their pets.

To stay up to date with our pet handling days, and all the other events in the pet centre, then take a look at Spider's famous Facebook page "Spiders Web at Monkton Elm"

Our popular pet handling days return once again on Saturday 27^th April. On these days staff bring in a selection of their own pets, and members of the public can literally get their hands on the pets and ask questions from real pet owners on all aspects of caring for a pet.

So if you are an existing per owner looking to improve your care for your pet, or if you are thinking of getting a new pet this is your ideal chance to really see what is involved with looking after a pet.

There will be a selection of animals to handle, including some furry friends and some less furry reptiles!

Everyone is welcome, from small children right up to grand parents or great grand parents. Why not make it a family day out!

Pet owners are invited to get some free expert advice on keeping their animals healthy on Saturday, April 6.

Sandra Stockton from pet food suppliers, Royal Canin will be here from 9.30am until 4pm to talk to visitors about their animals' nutritional needs.

She will be on-hand to give people tips and advice on how to keep their pets as healthy as possible, as well as talking about the benefits of using the correct pet food.

Proper nutrition plays a vital role in the overall health and well-being of animals and just like people every pet has special nutritional needs. 

Sandra will be available to give visitors advice on feeding cats and dogs. There will also be special offers on Royal Canin products during the day.

We're inviting families to learn all about exotic creatures at our next pet handling session on Saturday, April 27th.

We will be teaming up with experts from Repti-Quest and will be providing a full reptile experience for anyone that comes along.

People will be able to meet a variety of reptiles on the day, including our pet snake Rex, and receive expert advice on caring for them.

We will be giving our customers free advice and tips on choosing a new pet bunny from Monday, March 18th until Sunday, March 24th.

Rabbits make excellent pets and we will be hosting drop-in advice sessions to help people select a bunny and answer any questions they may have.

We have also teamed up with Morley Veterinary Centre inTauntonto give customers a 10% discount voucher for rabbit neutering and vaccination when they buy a bunny from our Pet Centre this year.

Like dogs and cats, rabbits are susceptible to numerous diseases and some of these can be prevented by routine vaccinations. Neutering not only stops unwanted matings, but can also make both does and bucks less territorial and aggressive.

It is vital to the animal's health that they receive the correct care. We have worked with Morley Veterinary Centre on various pet events and promotions in the past and we are looking forward to linking with them again.