What does it take to become a circus elephant handler?

Question

What does it take to become a circus elephant handler?

Answer 1

A circus elephant.

Answer 2

blow your own trumpet?

Answer 3

First get a zoo, exotic animal training, or animal science Degree

See about interning with elephants.

http://www.elephant-managers.com/CEC%20T...

Successful graduates of the program will be eligible for employment in the animal departments of one of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® circus traveling units or permanent elephant facilities.

http://www.elephant-managers.com/EMA_hel...

http://www.elephants.com/employment_inte...

http://www.elephantsanctuary.org/school/

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/employment-...

Then try to get a job with a circus as an elephant handler/trainer

Answer 4

A cheap life so that even if u get stomp by an elephant, they can just give out some lousy compensation.

Answer 5

big hands..

Answer 6

Run off with the carnival, stay of drugs, look for a zoo job, study elephants, be prepared to die, & be controlling.  Then find a circus.  Or you could ask the circus clowns.