Coal Black Exotics
- Hanover, PA
- Reptile Show
- 542 Verified Bookings
Emily D. said “Coal Black Exotics put on a great show for our Mothers and Sons at a school event. They kept the kids engaged and entertained for an hour plus and were…”
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Ferrets and Friends, LLC is in the processing of closing and will be fully closed by the end of 2024. We are not accepting new bookings. Scheduled bookings will not be canceled and will be completed as scheduled.
Very pleased with the animal selection. My daughter loved the chinchilla. Prompt arrival and professional service. 30 min would have been too short but an hour is too long. Wish it was closer 45 min as some of the kids lost interest. Also the turtle was the least favorite, but all the other animals were hit.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Hi Mike! Thank you for your feedback. It looks like you had our Animal Sampler package (40 minutes) with the additional half hour of meet-and-greet time (up to 30 minutes) added after the presentation. It's perfectly fine to move the kids onto the next activity if they are no longer engaged. While we can't always extend our time on the day of an event due to how we schedule other programs, we are happy to offer refunds for additional time that was paid for but not used. We understand it can be difficult to predict a kids' attention spans. Please let me know if there is anything else we can do. Thank you again for booking with us!
Alex
Very professional and entertaining
Ferrets and Friends were amazing! Highly recommend! Birthday girl gives them a 10 out of 10. They were so kind and professional. They brought a wonderful assortment of mammals and reptiles and my 8-year old and her friends absolutely loved it. The program both educated and delighted the kiddos. The meet and greet was a huge hit. The kids loved being able to get up close and handle the snakes and ferrets, pet turtles, chinchilla, hedgehog and lizards.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thanks, Mia! I am glad everyone enjoyed meeting our animal friends. We appreciate your kinds words!
Alex and Ferrets and Friends came to my son's 3rd birthday. Alex was extremely responsive via email and prompt to the party. She engaged the children and was so knowledgeable about the animals, answering all the questions that were asked of her. My kids are still talking about the party, and I would highly recommend Ferrets and Friends.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Hi Jenna!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am glad that everyone enjoyed meeting our animals friends.
Alex
You never know what you’re going to get at a three-year-old’s birthday party, but we had the greatest time with Ferret and Friends today!
Alex was so knowledgeable and patient with the kids, taking time fo explain how to know the animals were comfortable and sharing many facts about them. The kids and adults alike had a blast holding the animals and learning more about our scaled and furry friends! Thanks so much for a great party, Alex.
Highly recommend this ethical, fun, animal-loving crew for any party needs.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Hi Rikki,
Thank you so much for your kind words! We cherish opportunities to teach kids how to pay attention to body language and to treat other living beings with respect. Thank you for having such a great group!
Alex
We had a great experience with Ferrets & Friends! Both children and adults enjoyed the whole time. Alex followed all covid protocols to keep both us and her pets safe. She allowed us to touch each one of her pets, showed us some tricks and thoroughly answered all our questions. She respected our space and cleaned up after she was done. We were able to take great pictures with each of the pets. Overall our family was beyond happy to meet Alex’s friends!
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am glad that everyone enjoyed our animal friends.
The kids had a great time and the handler was very patient with all the eager guests. Thank you!
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you for your kind words! We are glad everyone enjoyed meeting our animals friends.
Rumor has it that the animals were a Huge hit at our heavily attended community picnic. Would definitely recommend!
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you! It was our pleasure!
Great experience, fun for everyone! Highly recommend!
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much!
They were a lovely addition to the party. Great with kids.
We had a gaggle of adults and even more kindergartners for our visit from ferrets and friends, but it was no problem for the presenters to keep things under control while giving an amazing and educational presentation. These animals are clearly well cared for and happy in their educational roles.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you! We are happy that your guests enjoyed themselves!
Miss Alex
I highly recommend Ferrets and Friends for your next event. We used them for a work event and they were awesome! They brought more animals than we expected, the handlers were very nice and knowledgeable. Everyone had a fantastic time! We hope to use them again in the future.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much for your kind words! We look forward to working with you again.
Miss Alex
We hired Ferrets and Friends for a birthday party at our home with a mixed group of children to adults. The show was perfect for our turtle obsessed 5 year old. The staff gave great information about each animal and allowed everyone to touch each animal that was safe to touch. I was also impressed with their classroom management abilities, as sometimes our group became a little too excited.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much! We really appreciate your review!
Miss Alex
They are awesome! Our camp kids loved them!!!
Ali and Dre came out to our monthly respite event for military families. They did an amazing job keeping the children focused and excited about the animals. We had children of a range of ages, and they did an awesome job engaging them all.
The team did a wonderful job sharing lizards, snakes, a bunny, a parrot and ferrets with a rambunctious group of kids. Several in the group have special needs and have difficulty with comprehension and impulsivity— the team handled them all with ease. Thank you for making my child so happy!
The presenters did a good job showing the animals that they'd brought, but I was disappointed by the selection of animals they brought with them. For example, there were no mammals or birds.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Hi Michael,
I'm sorry to hear you were disappointed with the animal selection. Although we normally include mammals and birds in our presentations, with less than a week's notice we tried to create an interesting presentation with the animals we had available. We apologize for any miscommunication about your expectations for our show. Please note that in the future, you can specify what animals you're looking forward to seeing so we can be sure to plan accordingly.
Thank you for booking with Ferrets and Friends!
Miss Alex
A BIG THANK YOU to the team from Ferrets and Friends! We appreciated your professionalism and ability to juggle the little critters and 10 inquisitive little kids. My daughter was thrilled with the show and we took great pictures with the animals. A truly memorable birthday party!!!!!
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you!!!
This was the perfect event for my two year old's birthday party. He loves animals and had a blast. The older kids learned do much - and the adults too. They were both awesome!! Great animals.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you, Nicole! It was a pleasure working with you!
-Ferrets and Friends staff
We had a show for our summer camp and it was so awesome! The staff did an amazing job and were very friendly. My kids LOVED all the animals. We will definitely be booking again
We loved the company Ferret and friends they really engaged with the kids. The animals were amazing and very interesting.
My party was a tough one with a bunch of small (~5 year olds) kids. The presenters did a great job with the initial presentation event (~40 minutes). After this, I paid extra to have them do another hour where they would explain how to handle the individual animals. Somehow it wasn't fully communicated that this next hour would be only with small groups of about 3 kids or so. So, all of a sudden, I had to improvise entertainment for the other kids on the fly. Again, it could have been my fault for not fully understanding how that last hour would go, but it was something that I most likely would have prepared for had it been clearly communicated.
It worked out, and I got good reports from the parents afterwards. Overall, it was a good experience and the Ferrets and Friends were neat, on time, and cleaned up after themselves. They were also able to work in the fairly cramped conditions of my home. So I want to rate them positively, but still mention my particular difficulty.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Hi Sam,
We are sorry to hear that your experience did not meet your expectations. We don't normally limit the meet-and-greet to small groups, but it was necessary in this case given the space constraints (so that the animals are not overcrowded while being handled by individuals with whom they are not familiar). We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your creativity in helping create a better experience for your guests and our animal friends. Please give us a call so we can issue a partial refund for your troubles.
Miss Alex
Kids had a lot of fun animals were great
The international theme was a big hit!
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much! It was a pleasure working with you!
Ferrets and Friends came to my sons 4th birthday party and did a great job! The kids were entertained the entire time and loved the variety of animals. Would definitely recommend.
We hired this company for our Easter Celebration. They were on time and very professional. Presenter handled the children perfectly. Children aged from 4-12 were super thrilled. Great in home event.
We had Ferret and Friends at my 6 and 8 year old's birthday party and a great time was had by all. The kids loved the variety of animals and the interaction with them. The ladies that came to provide the animal entertainment were great with the kids and provided a fun environment.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much! It was pleasure working with such a knowledgeable group of kids :)
Ferrets and Friends put on a show at the Forbush School in Glyndon. I was impressed with their poise in handling situations in which students were unfamiliar with animals. The entertainers and animals were prepared for anything! I will invite this company to return to our school so that we can view each of their programs.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thanks, Paul! We look forward to working with you again!
Ferrets and Friends did a great job! They were awesome at accommodating to our special needs kids! Would highly recommend.
We hired Ferrets and Friends for our sons 2nd birthday party. He loved the show and interacting with all the animals/reptiles. The staff did a great job with the young crowd and parents at the party. I would highly recommend them!
The presentation was organized and engaging. I recommend it to everyone
My 5 year old is all about animals and loved it! Everyone had a good time, both kids and adult; and we all learned a lot. Lina, Bethanie, and Dre were great at managing a room full of excited and sometimes noisy people. I wasn't expecting how much physical interaction we would have with the animals, but it was amazing. Thank you!
We hired Ferrets and Friends for my daughter's birthday party in our home. Everything was outstanding - we couldn't have been happier! The people running the show couldn't have been nicer and were GREAT with kids. They were very knowledgeable about all of the animals and answered all kinds of questions from the audience. The animals themselves were a treat - the kids (and parents!) were so excited to meet each one. This was a very up close experience for the kids which they LOVED - they all had a chance to touch each animal and sometimes hold them. I had several parents tell me this was the best birthday party they've ever been to - I highly recommend Ferrets and Friends!
Thank you so much for a perfect fifth birthday. We wanted a memorable experience and this was beyond our expectations. Both our hosts and their animals were amazing. All of the children AND their parents and at least one grandma were thoroughly entertained and engaged.
Thank you!!!
Everyone was so engaged in the presentation. The personnel could not have been more entertaining or professional. I highly recommend them for your next event!!
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much! We look forward to working with you again :)
I hired them for my 2 year olds bday party. They were on time and flexible, they allowed us to pick what animals to bring, even though I just went for their judgement on animals best for toddlers. They interacted very well with the children, and the children with the animals. The favorite was one of their small parrots which the two year olds were able to hold on their fingers. Another fun animal was their albino Python snake which everyone including some teen family members got to hold for a photo. My favorite was the chameleon and bearded dragon. The amount of time for the entertainment was perfect. Overall great experience.
Ferrets and Friends came to my little boys' birthday party! They were awesome! It was a large party, but they handled it with ease. The animals were so much fun, and our animal specialists were fantastic. I would absolutely recommend Ferrets and Friends to anyone looking for a fabulous party idea.
Miss Alex was amazing! She was very knowledge about her animals, so it was fun and educational for the children. The kids had so much fun and loved all the animals.
Miss Alex even helped me train my bird. Couldn't have been happier.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thanks Nancy! I hope your training with Kiwi has been going well! Please let me know if you need any additional help in the future. It was a pleasure working with you :)
-Miss Alex
The children had a great time.The facilitator was wonderful, very patient and was able to keep all ages entertained. Thank you so much.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much! It was a pleasure working with you :) The children were delightful, and it was wonderful to have so many adults participate as well!
The staff at F&F was so friendly and helpful. Our guests are still talking about how much they enjoyed themselves. We will be using them again!
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much! It was a pleasure working with you :)
From the staff here at Foxwell Memorial Apartments we just want to say a big Thank You! The residents really enjoyed the animals as well as the presentation. This was something new we tried and it looks like it turned out Great! Expect to be back next year! Kudos for a job well done:)
Mount Vernon Place Early Learning Center very much enjoyed our visit from Ferret & Friends!!! We enjoyed meeting the animals and their handlers. I think the best part involved the hands on activities. Our children love to touch and hold. The director loved being able to hold a snake (her favorite). We will definitely invite Ferret & Friends to come and join us again, sooner than later! Thanks again.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much! We look forward to working with you again soon :)
Alex and Lina shared many exciting rain forest animals with our second graders. Our students were fascinated by the animals, and were so excited to be able to touch the animals. A few birds even landed on students' heads! This was such a great presentation and we will definitely invite Ferrets and Friends to our school next year.
Response from Ferrets and Friends, LLC:
Thank you so much for your glowing review! We look forward to coming back next year. Thanks again!
Miss Alex
My daughter absolutely loved the reptile/dinosaur show and so did the entire party (both children and adults) . I will definitely recommend ferrets and friends to anyone looking for a fun and different kind of show.
Price Range: $230 and up
Gig Length: 30 - 300 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish
Insurance: $2,000,000 - General Liability
Most shows typically include at least two ferrets, one bird, two lizards, one snake, and an amphibian. A full list of available animals is on the website. Guests have the opportunity to pet most animals and hold a few of the animals. Most shows are 30 minutes to 40 minutes in length with the additional option of picture time or meet-and-greet. A blanket for the guests to sit around is provided, as well as hand sanitizer. A microphone is provided for larger events.
Ferrets and Friends, LLC was founded by a social worker who wanted to create educational programs that not only focus on educating people about animals and wildlife, but also about the importance of communication, body language, and respecting boundaries. Our shows are fun and interactive, captivating even the most distracted audience. We feel passionate about making our programs accessible to those who might not normally get to experience the diversity of life, so please ask about our special pricing for nonprofits and communities who works with people with disabilities, mental health concerns, or other special issues.
While Indoor and Outdoor performances are available, indoor locations are encouraged. The birds are able to fly and certain animals do not like weather above 80 degrees. Therefore, outdoor events are more limited depending on weather.
July 18, 2023 • 10:00am - 11:30am | Camp Event |
December 31, 2022 • 10:00am - 10:45am | Children’s Birthday Party |
September 10, 2022 • 1:30pm - 3:30pm | Retirement Community Event |
August 27, 2022 • 11:00am - 3:00pm | Corporate Event |
August 17, 2022 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Camp Event |
March 12, 2022 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Children’s Birthday Party |
January 15, 2022 • 5:00pm - 6:00pm | Children’s Birthday Party |
July 31, 2021 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Children’s Birthday Party |
August 04, 2019 • 5:00pm - 5:30pm | Children's Birthday Party |
July 13, 2019 • 10:00am - 12:00pm | School Assembly |
July 12, 2019 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Religious Celebration |
June 08, 2019 • 4:00pm - 7:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
May 25, 2019 • 2:30pm - 4:00pm | Children's Birthday Party |
April 21, 2019 • 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Easter Party |
April 20, 2019 • 4:00pm - 5:30pm | Birthday Party |
January 25, 2019–January 27, 2019 • 8:00am - 8:00pm | World of Pet Expo |
December 01, 2018 • 4:00pm - 4:45pm | Children's Birthday Party |
August 08, 2018 • 1:45pm - 3:00pm | Camp Event |
July 05, 2018 • 10:30am - 11:15am | School Assembly |
May 05, 2018 • 1:30pm - 2:15pm | Children's Birthday Party |
April 19, 2018 • 7:30pm - 8:15pm | Nonprofit Event |
March 31, 2018 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Easter Party |
October 28, 2017 • 2:00pm - 3:30pm | Birthday (Child) |
October 28, 2017 • 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
July 26, 2017 • 10:30am - 1:00pm | School Assembly |
July 14, 2017 • 12:30pm - 1:30pm | School Assembly |
May 28, 2017 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
May 20, 2017 • 1:00pm - 1:45pm | Birthday (Child) |
April 15, 2017 • 3:30pm - 4:15pm | Holiday Party (Easter) |
March 25, 2017 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
March 25, 2017 • 11:00am - 12:30pm | Birthday (Child) |
December 30, 2016 • 8:30pm - 9:30pm | Birthday (Child) |
December 04, 2016 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
November 12, 2016 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
October 28, 2016 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Holiday Party (Halloween) |
October 08, 2016 • 2:30pm - 3:15pm | Birthday (Child) |
September 24, 2016 • 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Birthday (Child) |
September 18, 2016 • 12:00pm - 2:00pm | Birthday (Adult) |
September 17, 2016 • 4:30pm - 8:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
September 17, 2016 • 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Birthday (Child) |
September 04, 2016 • 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
August 27, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Nonprofit Event |
August 21, 2016 • 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Birthday (Child) |
August 13, 2016 • 2:30pm - 3:00pm | Birthday (Child) |
July 29, 2016 • 10:30am - 11:30am | Birthday (Child) |
July 20, 2016 • 10:00am - 10:45am | School Assembly |
July 17, 2016 • 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Birthday (Child) |
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Emily D. said “Coal Black Exotics put on a great show for our Mothers and Sons at a school event. They kept the kids engaged and entertained for an hour plus and were…”
Tejal E. said “Brian’s reptile show was the highlight of our 5 year old son’s birthday party. The party was small - only 5 kids - and all were riveted by the amazing…”
Nikita F. said “That did a fanatic show at our house for my daughter birthday party. The kids loved it and they bought the coolest animals”
Prassanni S. said “Arrived on time and engaged everyone in the party.”