Sea Lion Enrichment Ideas?

[nikib393]

What ideas do you have for sea lion enrichment?

 

[Zoovolunteer]

Not sure where you are located, but I wonder if fresh seaweed or kelp might make a good toy?

 

[FelipeDBKO]

You can put some toys in the exhibit, like balls, hoops to swim, buoys...

Place the food in different places of the exhibit: in buoys, pipes, some places of the exhibit, high places... Try to make it not very easy, or the enrichment will not help; or very difficult, or the animal can get stressed.

It is also good not stay in the same always: it is good to present the animal new things that it has never seen before (toys, food, challenges, friends...)

Train the animal to do tricks is also an option, but I'm not a fan of this: what you teach for the animal making it rotate to have food?

If I'm wrong or if you want to add some information, do it, please!

 

[FelipeDBKO]

I'm just curious: where are you volunteer?

I also want to be a volunteer, but i can't

 

[Zooplantman]

What ideas do you have for sea lion enrichment? The zoo where I volunteer is always looking for new ways to provide enrichment!

I trust that the keepers are aware of this group
The Shape of Enrichment

https://www.facebook.com/shapeofenrichment/?fref=ts

 

[Hyak_II]

Indeed. One of my co-workers used to work at OKC recently, and they are quite on top of all the various enrichment groups.