@ZooElephantsMan It was absolutely disgusting and if it had been in a mammal dish, it would be something the USDA should consider looking into. I have a photo of it. If that's the only way they can get the animal to eat, it needs to be out of public view (especially at children's eye level!) and there needs to be a separate water dish.
I think they take okay care of the animals, everything otherwise looked clean and there weren't any animal smells, other than coming from the laundry room (all of the doors to back rooms were open). Most (all?) of their animals are rescues, so it's better than alternatives for them, at least. The bearded dragons were both quite underweight but other species looked alright. It was weird as hell standing in a room looking at a row of glass-fronted exhibits for guinea pigs, rabbits, and other small common pets, and seeing a bobcat staring back at me.
It's a very old museum, in a bad way. It reminded me of going to places as a child in the 1990s that I thought felt old *then*. Money seems to mostly go towards animal care.
They had a mink until recently, which is why I was eager to visit when I was in the area (and to think I almost drove there from Delaware last year...). The mink died a few months ago, of course; I've lost track of how many times this has happened to me with mink.
It's definitely one of the oddest zoo experiences I've had.
