Well, I've only had my current backyard for a month, but I'm working on it. I have the clothesline and about half the grass cover. The daffodils might have to wait until spring.
Seriously - I'm well and truly familiar with the Howletts approach, and I have no doubt that the enclosure works well enough.
I'm surprised at the level of criticism for this enclosure. Most zoos confine this species to permanent indoor glass-fronted housing, with usually less space than this. Seeing the Howletts tamaduas dozing in the sun on a branch in the open air made me realise that, as with a lot of nocturnal small mammal species, there really is no need for them to be restricted to indoor environments.
As far as I am aware, the Howletts animals were the Northern subspecies, I seem to remember just one animal left before RSCC claimed them back. However, RSCC don't seem to hold any tamandua now either.
I really hope Howletts acquire more of this species, I can see them building up several breeding pairs if they persevere.
