Author Topic: Toys That Don't Belong (Read 6628 times)

koala king · « **on:** April 01, 2006, 09:29:58 AM »

Once I put a low fence in my lemur exhibit, and they climbed over it a lot and got really happy. Is there anything else like that that will make animals really happy?

csleesburg · « **Reply #1 on:** April 01, 2006, 10:35:20 AM »

Well, rather than having your lemurs escaping all the time, put the lookout post in there and lots of trees. They love those! And, they like the small balls, both with and without rattle.

Wildlife Enthusiast · « **Reply #2 on:** April 01, 2006, 11:03:45 AM »

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Originally posted by koala king@Apr 1 2006, 12:29 PM
Once I put a low fence in my lemur exhibit, and they climbed over it a lot and got really happy. Is there anything else like that that will make animals really happy?

Koala King,
When you say you put the low fence in the exhibit, do you mean that you just put a segment or 2 inside the exhibit, away from the actual fence, or do you mean the main exhibit fence is low and they escape??? It would be cool if lemurs were happy to play with a little fence inside their enclosure!! :w00t Do you always use a certain low fence (ie. jungle, safari, ES, etc.)?

koala king · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2006, 12:24:10 PM »

I put a segment or 2 inside the exhibit, (I never allow them to escape!) and they happily climb over it all the time. It doesn't matter what type, just a low fence. :lol :idea

csleesburg · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2006, 12:56:38 PM »

For heavens sakes! What a good idea! :happy

Flamer4 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:00:30 PM »

Thats genius KoalaKing! GENIUS!!!

Alpha Raptor · « **Reply #6 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:27:45 PM »

I'd love to watch my lemurs try a "prison escape" :hehe

csleesburg · « **Reply #7 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:34:36 PM »

You know who else likes to escape - red pandas! I'm going to try that with them, too! And CHIMPS! Fences are much cheaper than the research/cost of the monkey bars! :w00t

koala king · « **Reply #8 on:** April 01, 2006, 01:49:51 PM »

Glad I could help. First, I found that some animals climbed over low fences. Then I had that idea.

Panda King · « **Reply #9 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:27:14 PM »

*Is thinking* OHH! now I can use a bunch of jungle themed scenery in the exhibit to make it look like ruins! Schweet!

Zoo Animal · « **Reply #10 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:31:51 PM »

(april fools!)

It was cute, but the ad portrayed there wasn't really suitable for the younger viewers - sorry.

Panda King · « **Reply #11 on:** April 01, 2006, 02:36:33 PM »

I'm sure yall know this, but if you put a durian tree or banana tree in an exhibit, animals will forage and eat the fruits in the tree.

Roaming Tigress · « **Reply #12 on:** April 01, 2006, 03:25:41 PM »

I'm going to have to try that

Springfield Elephant · « **Reply #13 on:** April 01, 2006, 03:43:23 PM »

Thats wierd, but funny! And my chimps climb the killy trees and eat fig fruits. I still think that thats weird! :blink Climbing over a fence? Huh! :happy Ill hve to try that if my lemurs arnt happy or stimulated enough.

germanwolf · « **Reply #14 on:** April 01, 2006, 04:17:09 PM »

I didn't know that they did that either. Do you know if they like a specific type of fence?

Alpha Raptor · « **Reply #15 on:** April 02, 2006, 04:38:47 PM »

I'm pretty sure any low fence...but why not be stylish and use jungle fencing? :approve

koala king · « **Reply #16 on:** April 02, 2006, 05:29:44 PM »

My original question was, does anyone know of anything else like that? Example: Lemurs climb on benches (not true)

Howling Shadow Wolf · « **Reply #17 on:** April 02, 2006, 10:05:17 PM »

I heard that chimps like picnic tables. Dont know if its true though... :huh

koala king · « **Reply #18 on:** April 08, 2006, 11:08:10 AM »

Could someone try that? I don't really have enough time. That is what I was looking for!

Chixiethepixie · « **Reply #19 on:** April 08, 2006, 11:21:55 AM »

anything to keep the animals happy

koala king · « **Reply #20 on:** April 08, 2006, 11:30:42 AM »

YES! Anything that keeps animals happy that is not a regular toy. Thanks for the clarifiacation.

cjbear · « **Reply #21 on:** April 21, 2006, 05:48:59 PM »

I'll try :angel !

jurassicmatt · « **Reply #22 on:** April 22, 2006, 03:53:20 AM »

i tried that with my lemurs and it worked to!!
but then somthing else happened.....my okapis jumped over it!back and forth back and forth.
i then tried this with gazelles and zebras. it took them a while but it happened eventually. :w00t

lamna · « **Reply #23 on:** April 22, 2006, 04:29:23 AM »

Im going to try this now, i dont normaly use chimps but ill check see if the like picnic table. Oh and just to say ive never had a an animal escape from any fence. I think its because there happy.

koala king · « **Reply #24 on:** April 22, 2006, 08:17:05 AM »

I tried it, and they do not like picnic tables. Never knew ungulates used it too! Gorillas even climb over it! One more piece of breaking news:
If you put a high hedge fence in an elephant exhibit, the elephant will plow right through it! I tried it! But you have to replace it a lot.

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