Daily Activities 

Visitors to the Virginia Living Museum have several opportunities to see the fish and other animals being fed.

At 11 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday, the aquarium staff feeds the trout in the Mountain Cove or the catfish, longnose gar and other freshwater fish in the Cypress Swamp; the turtles are fed on Saturdays.

At 1 p.m. every day, there is an enrichment activity at one of the animal exhibits.

At 1:30 p.m. every day, it's the birds' turn in the outdoor Coastal Plain Aviary. They are hand-fed fish with vitamins.

At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, the drum, triggerfish, lookdown, spadefish and other large fish are fed in the Chesapeake Bay Aquarium.

At 2 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, the crabs are fed at the Touch Tank.

At 3 p.m. on Thursday aquarists don scuba gear and enter the Noland Chesapeake Bay Aquarium to scrub algae off the exhibit features and wash the gravel.

Live Animal Programs in the Wason Amphitheater
June 20 - Sept. 7

Swamp Things

Meet animals that live in wet places.