Where We Say Fun With a Forked Tongue

Welcome to our site! We provide reptile & bird shows for special events!

There are a variety of ways to meet and greet with our animals! Click one of the options at the the top of the page to be taken to more information!

RETAIL SHOP & PUBLIC HOURS

Public Behind the Scenes Tours are available Monday - Friday 4pm - 8pm and Saturday 10am-4pm. (Winter Hours) No appointment required. Walk-ins are welcome during these hours.

Scales and Tails provides entertaining reptile and bird shows year round. We are capable of performing shows indoors as well as outdoors (weather permitting). We are also capable of doing multiple shows at the same time in different locations. If you don't have a space to hold your party, please inquire. We have a small party room available for rent.

TRAVEL SHOWS

We offer entertaining, educational, and interactive reptile and bird shows to cities all over Utah including but not limited to Salt Lake City, Provo, Ogden, Sandy, Draper, Layton, Clearfield, West Jordan, Alpine, St. George, Cedar City, Hurricane and many other cities. We will travel to your location and perform our show for your child’s birthday, scout group, classroom or school assembly. We also perform at fairs, festivals, carnivals, field trips, family reunions, corporate events, and pretty much any kind of event that you would have us come to!

PUBLIC EVENTS

Please visit our Calendar page to see when our upcoming Public Events are happening! Scales & Tails is located at 3584 S. 1950 W., Suite 13, West Valley City, Utah.

Beijos

Green Anaconda

Buddy

Umbrella Cockatoo

Dundee

Woma Python

Daisy & Fuzzy Wuzzy

Red Footed Tortoises

Chicken

Greenwing Macaw

Peaches

Bermese Python

Tweety

African Emperior Scorpion

Zorro

Australian Laughing Kookaburra

Darthgator

American Alligator

Fluffy

Rose Hair Tarantula - Don't worry she's just posing for the camera!

Zig Zag

Nile Monitor

Cheeky, Charlie, and Simone

Rainbow Lorikeets

Tick Tock

Morelet's Crocodile

Charlie Brown

Dumerils Boa

Gatorade

American Alligator

Twinkle Toes

Sulcata Tortoise

Gordon

Cuban Iguana

Cheeky

Rainbow Lorikeet

Anastasia

Purple Reticulated Python

Blog Updates & More

2018 Summer Hours

Effective June 4, 2018 we will be open 6 days a week for the public to come in for Behind the Scenes tours at our facility. The new summer hours will be: Monday, Wednesday & Friday: 12pm – 8pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday” 10am – 4pm Sunday: Closed Admission: $7/child (3-12 years), $10/adult, 2 & […]

$5 Tuesdays!

Staring in March 2018, we will be offering a discount on our Tuesday’s! We will offer a $5 admission ticket for both children and adults. Kids 2 and under will still be Free. Come take advantage of our earlier hours to bring in the younger kids for an interactive and educational experience.

Saying Goodbye to and old friend “Zig Zag”

Zig Zag has been one of our animal ambassadors for well over 10 years. We finally had to make the decision to put him to rest recently. We were in contact with Dr. Scott Echols at the time and he was looking for monitor lizards to study for his project. We opted to donate Zig […]