Staff and guests
Keepers
Zoo keepers fill trays and clean up dung for you| Keeper | Staff house | Wage a minute | Opens at |
|---|---|---|---|
 Keeper 1 | $500 | $50 | zoo level 3 |
| Keeper 2 | $1,200 | $75 | zoo level 6 |
| Keeper 3 | $2,500 | $100 | zoo level 8 |
| Keeper 4 | $4,500 | $125 | zoo level 10 |
Golden KeeperMuch faster than normal: 2x speed, no bed, no wage199 R$
Golden Keeper IIA second golden keeper: 2x speed, no bed, no wage199 R$
Golden Keeper IIIA third golden keeper: 2x speed, no bed, no wage199 R$
Golden Keeper IVA fourth golden keeper: 2x speed, no bed, no wage199 R$
Extra Nurse3 more babies at once149 R$
Golden Nurse7 more babies at once399 R$
The Nursery ($1,500, zoo level 2) raises 3 babies at once; the two nurse passes above add room for more.
Guests
The ticket is $35 unless you change it
Happy65% happiness or more
HungryWants a hotdog or ice cream stand
ThirstyWants a drinks stand
Needs a toiletWants a restroom a path reaches
UnhappyUnder 45% happiness
Guests show these bubbles over their heads. Restrooms are needed from zoo level 3, one for every 20 visitors.
| Sold | Normal price | From |
|---|---|---|
 Ticket | $35 | the gate |
 Ice cream | $14 | Ice Cream Stand, $300 |
 Hotdog | $16 | Hotdog Stand, $350 |
 Soft drink | $9 | Drinks Stand, $250 |
 Merchandise | $10 | Merchandise Shop, $500 |
The merchandise shop prints an animal on its shirts: a habitat at 100% happiness adds its animal to the choice.
Dung
Animals leave a pile every 3m 30s to 6m 30s, up to 8 in a habitat. Cleaning one is worth 8 XP, or 4 when a keeper does it (50%).
Running the zoo
Keepers stop the trays running dry while you build elsewhere, and a zoo with more habitats than you can feed by hand needs them early. Guests come for the animals: how many each habitat draws is in the habitat planner, and what they need to stay happy is on the stars page.
Questions
How do you get keepers in Zoo Builder Tycoon?
Build a staff house; each holds one keeper. Your first keeper opens at zoo level 3, the 4th at level 10. Houses cost $500, $1,200, $2,500, $4,500.
How much do keepers cost to run?
Each keeper earns more than the last: $50, $75, $100, $125 a minute, so all 4 cost $350 a minute. Golden keepers from the game passes work 2x as fast with no bed and no wage.
What do keepers do?
They fill feed trays (any tray under 60%) and clean up dung, and the XP for both still goes to you: 4 XP for each pile a keeper cleans, against 8 when you clean it.
What should the ticket price be?
The game's default is $35. Its own tip: dearer earns more each, but fewer come in.
