Why timed feeders are a valuable tool Time delay feeders are a fantastic tool for animal care staff to use as many animals in an institution have the tendency to adapt their routines and schedules around their caretakers. Timed feeders allow animal care staff to essentially provide enrichment and foraging opportunities when they are not …
Its been a little while since I’ve put out a build design, and I have a great one that I’m sure many of you will find very useful. Today we are going to be talking about a very versatile and relatively easy to build enrichment item, that also happens to look very cool since its …
Today’s post comes to us from Stephanie Beatson, a Zookeeper with a passion for enrichment building. In this article, you will learn how to build an enrichment rope ladder that can be extremely useful when adding complexity to an exhibit. Rope ladders are pretty versatile when used as enrichment, and can be used for many …
Quite often, when trying to make enrichment items, you have to make do with what you have laying around behind barns and in sheds. This project was no exception, I had quite a few old barrels laying around that had been crushed by polar bears and I was trying to figure out what I could …
Continuing on with my PVC enrichment projects, here is an extremely easy to build Hanging PVC Tube Feeder. This is potentially the easiest item to build I have ever posted and really only requires less then 20 minutes to assemble from start to finish so this is a great project if your looking for a …
As you can see by my last few posts I’ve been on a bit of a PVC fix lately, just really playing around with different enrichment variations and goals that can be achieved with PVC. This week I’ve built a fun take on the PVC teeter-totter I built a few weeks ago and made a …
A PVC Tube Teeter-Totter for Small Mammal Enrichment This simple PVC tube-teeter totter is ideal for many small playful mammals such as meerkats or even skunks. This is also great because it is clearly a toy which when played with is sure to get a great reaction out of visitors and animal care staff alike. …
How to Build a Small Mammal Chute with only Scrap Materials For this project I set off to make a functional small mammal chute that could be used to injection train a pair of skunks, out of only material I found laying around. If you work or have ever worked at any sort of animal …
Description A puzzle feeder is simply a device that has some sort of complexity involved in order for the animal to obtain food. Puzzle feeders are very popular with pet owners as it can allow for long lasting enrichment and even slow down eating in dogs and cats. Popular puzzle feeders include simple cardboard puzzle …
Description Have you ever been in an animal emergency and gone to grab a old plastic cat carrier only to find one of those tiny pins is missing or the bottom is cracked or damaged? Chances are that is you work with animals this has been a reality for you. Most store bought animal crates …
