The Lazy 5 Ranch - - Mooresville, NC Reviews

My Mom wanted to treat us to a day at the Lazy 5 Ranch in the summer of 2008. The Lazy 5 Ranch is a privately owned farm for exotic animals. They have a playground, areas where you can walk around and see animals and also a drive-through portion where you can ride a horse-drawn carriage or feed and see animals from your own vehicle.

The Lazy 5 Ranch is very unassuming from the road. You can see a few animals through a high fence from the road, but one would never guess that the ranch houses over 750 animals from six continents.

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The Lazy 5 Ranch was quite a new and different experience.  We drove up in our minivan and were able to open the side doors and roll down the front windows to feed the wild animals inside the ranch.  We hand fed most of the animals using buckets of food that we purchased during admission.  My 4 year old son was afraid at first, but warmed up to it in about 10 minutes and loved it after that.  This is a great adventure for both the young and the old as my parents are not able to get around very well walking.  There was a variety of animals to feed and everyone had fun in a safe environment! ...

The Lazy 5 Ranch is a fun place to take the kids.  This is definitely a different experience from the zoo.  Just watch out for the big animals...they might scratch your car...