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A three-toed sloth (Bradypus) at the Aiunau Foundation in Colombia on Sept. 15, 2012. A sanctuary in Rainier, Oregon, offers 10 visitors per day the opportunity to hang out with displaced sloths. They even host sleepovers.

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If you've ever dreamt of sleeping among a gang of sloths, there's a place in Oregon where you can do just that.

All you need is $600 and a way to get to Rainier.

The Zoological Wildlife Conservation Center, recently featured on CNN, has a sloth sleepover program that allows up to 16 people to visit with the sluggish mammals overnight. The $600 admission gets you a two-person tent for the night and a Q&A sessions with center staffers.

Visitors who don't want to commit for for a full evening can opt for one-hour sessions with the sloths and their handlers during the day. Those outings are $100 and are reserved for those 10 and older.

Video isn't allowed, but photos are. Anyone younger than 16 will need a parent or guardian present. And the cost of the visit is due in cash on arrival.

The requirements for a sleepover are likewise steep.

After all, it's the sloths' world -- you just get to sleep in it for a night.

For starters, the sleepovers are a strict "no noise, no talking zone," according to the conservation center's website.

The sloths themselves are transplants from Latin America. According to the CNN report, logging companies will contact the conservation center if they plan on cutting in the animals' habitats.

Employees then travel out to collect the animals, placing them in three research centers nearby. After they're old enough to retire, the sloths make the trek north.

That's right: Even sloths are moving to Oregon for retirement.

--Eder Campuzano | 503.221.4344

@edercampuzano

ecampuzano@oregonian.com