Orangutan enclosure cleaning and maintenance

[Tori]

Just a really quick question that has been on my mind~
How do keepers clean the platforms that are high up in the climbing structures in Orangutan exhibits?

 

[tetrapod]

From personal experience, they don't get cleaned. Health and safety would prevent keepers climbing very high on structures.

 

[JT]

Just a really quick question that has been on my mind~
How do keepers clean the platforms that are high up in the climbing structures in Orangutan exhibits?

I’ve had this conversation with a keeper and they rarely get cleaned, however orangutans are generally quite good at keeping their nest areas clean anyway so it’s not a great worry.