husbandry

Hello all! I am looking for advice from any other zoo trainers out there--I'm tasked with training a Malaysian Binturong to enter a squeeze cage so he can receive vaccinations. The cage will be placed in his enclosure and he will be asked to approach and enter it. He is new to training but has...

As we move towards better husbandry and management practices, the one thing that irks me and infuriates me as a bird lover is seeing large bird species such as flamingos, cranes, storks, pelicans, large herons, and even ibises, spoonbills, and large, Old World vultures continue to having their...

What do you guys think are the most expensive species are in terms of food cost?

Due to innovation and improving husbandry, some animals have gotten much easier to take care of in captivity, and have gone from being rare to now easily breedable and almost commonplace outside their native ranges in captivity. One example that I have heard of is that the Komodo Dragon used to...

The black footed ferret is both an iconic native endangered species and a conservation success story which serves to highlight the role and importance of zoos for ex-situ conservation. I'm quite curious about the species and wanted to ask a few questions to zoochatters in the USA relating to...

In recent years, placing indoor enclosures for elephants, monkeys, apes, hippo's, ... inside some sort of greenhouse with birds has become very popular. To name a few: Rimbula (Emmen), Hippodom (Köln), Pongoland (Leipzig), Africombo (Magdeburg),... Without doubt these enclosures are wonderful...

Hi, my name is Nathan Sweeting and I live and work in Florida, USA. I am the owner and Park Director of a newer and growing Zoological/Crocodile Park called Smooth Waters Wildlife Park, and have focused the bulk of my nearly 30 year career in the Zoos & Attractions industry, on husbandry...

I've been reading a bit on captive king cobra husbandry, and I notice that many venomous keepers heavily argue and debate about whether to feed king cobras rodents or snakes (hence their wild diet consists mostly of snakes). I'm already aware hatchling king cobras eat snakes, but some people...

Any other wild bird of prey rehabbers on here? hoping to share knowledge and stories... :confused:

I am currently studying a degree in Animal studies and I am designing an enclosure for Slender-Tailed Meerkats Suricata suricatta . Does anyone have a copy of the husbandry guidelines for Slender-Tailed Meerkats Suricata suricatta that I could use for reference in my assignment? Many thanks

Does any one know any good books related to zoos. I read The Life of Pi, Babylons Ark, We Bought a Zoo, and some others if you have any good titles please post. Also if you know of any books I could order about animal husbandry that would be great, thanks!