Saturday, November 14, 2009

Does anyone have any Enrichment ideas for Tigers, Lions, or Camels?

I'm assuming this is for a school project or research-related topic... rather than a collector of exotic animals looking to "improve" the lives of their animals.





Tigers/Lions -


Bones


Treat balls stuffed with meaty bits (the kind you can buy for your dog, only on a larger scale)


Window-cling silohuettes of birds, other animals (if they can see/get to a window)


Audiotape of Lion roaring (done at our local zoo... for about a year the male would answer)


Pool of water (Tigers would probably like this waaay more than lions)





Camel -


different types of non-toxic trees/bushes


"Happy Ball" used as enrichment for equids and many other species


if possible, train to execute natural manuvers (ie. placing a foot on a stool to aid in foot care, lay down on command to aid in grooming...) that encourage some human-camelid interaction





Basically any toy/enrichment item that's used for livestock (horses, cows, pigs... yes, they do make toys for them) should be okay for these species. And most animals are naturally curious.

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