Yes this enclosure is very nice for the animals. The only problem is they get confined to their indoors quarters and within the outside caged area of the enclosure for quite a few months of the year. This is due to the fact they gorge on the leaves/leaf buds of the Lime trees within the enclosure that i believe are protected. So therefore they get kept indoors to allow the tress to rejuvinate/grow and stay alive!
I understand the comment, but surely that's an inevitable consequence of keeping them in an enclosure with deciduous trees. Would it be better to have an enclosure with year round access but no trees?
I understand the comment, but surely that's an inevitable consequence of keeping them in an enclosure with deciduous trees. Would it be better to have an enclosure with year round access but no trees?
Yes obviously it is greatly benefiicial for the animals to have live trees in the enclosure. I do like the area and think it is good for the animals. However the caged area and indoors quarters is not particularly large like the old style howletts/port lympne primate cages and teherfore when such a large group is shut away in a restricted area it may cause social stresses and etc.
As foz said the addition of a secondary cage (of the old lofty style of cages) would graetly benefit the animals IMO.
A further option would be to reduce the size of the group, however i wouldnt be in favour of this as it is a pleasant site to see such a large troop of langurs of all ages running about the enclosure.
