El Paso Zoo: Name a Cockroach After Your Ex for Valentine’s Day

Staff Report February 5, 2019 12 Comments

The El Paso Zoo is offering the chance to name a cockroach in honor of yours or your friend’s ex this Valentine’s Day through the “Quit Bugging Me” event at 2:15 p.m. on February 14.

“This is a fun way to get the community involved in our daily enrichment activities,” said El Paso Zoo Event Coordinator Sarah Borrego.

“The meerkats love to get cockroaches as a snack and what better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than by feeding them a cockroach named after your ex!”

People can submit the name of their ex by sending a direct message to the El Paso Zoo Facebook page by February 10.

On Valentine’s Day, zoo staff will decorate the meerkat exhibit with the submitted names and shortly after, in honor of those names, the meerkats will be fed cockroaches.

The public is invited to attend the “Quit Bugging Me” event. The zoo will also show the event on Facebook Live and the meerkat webcam available on the zoo’s website.

12 comments

Orka
February 7, 2019 at 5:33 am

Cockroach named Volker
- Forum Administrator
  February 7, 2019 at 10:11 am
  
  Unfortunately, this is not our contest. People can submit the name of their ex by sending a direct message to the El Paso Zoo Facebook page by February 10. https://www.facebook.com/elpasozoo/
Whisp
February 7, 2019 at 9:59 am

Cockroach named Shuffler
- Forum Administrator
  February 7, 2019 at 10:10 am
  
  Unfortunately, this is not our contest. People can submit the name of their ex by sending a direct message to the El Paso Zoo Facebook page by February 10. https://www.facebook.com/elpasozoo/
Kim
February 7, 2019 at 12:18 pm

I want to name one after my husband. Just call it Bub.
- Forum Administrator
  February 7, 2019 at 2:00 pm
  
  Unfortunately, this is not our contest. People can submit the name of their ex by sending a direct message to the El Paso Zoo Facebook page by February 10. https://www.facebook.com/elpasozoo/
Kevin
February 8, 2019 at 6:11 am

Could you name a cockroach Catie Greene out of steamboats spring co.

Thanks

Kevin
- Forum Administrator
  February 8, 2019 at 11:34 am
  
  Unfortunately, this is not our contest. People can submit the name of their ex by sending a direct message to the El Paso Zoo Facebook page by February 10. https://www.facebook.com/elpasozoo/
BONNIE MOORE
February 8, 2019 at 8:21 am

Thank you, El Paso Zoo!
TERRY GREAVES
- Forum Administrator
  February 8, 2019 at 11:35 am
  
  Unfortunately, this is not our contest. People can submit the name of their ex by sending a direct message to the El Paso Zoo Facebook page by February 10. https://www.facebook.com/elpasozoo/
Suzann
February 8, 2019 at 11:13 am

I got one but I’ll settle for a cockroach but a snake would be better