Theoretical walkthroughs

Mr Gharial said:
I don't see any reason why Capybara's can't be in walkthroughs. Though I can't recall any Capy walkthroughs at the moment, I'm absolutely certain there are some
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There are some in Japan at least - I'm not aware of any in NA, not sure on Europe. Generally worth bearing in mind that while Capys are generally easy going, they are still sizable animals with large teeth.

Van Beal said:
would a walkthrough of Patagonian mara, Greater rhea, Chilean pudu and (possibly) guanaco work?
*if the guanaco makes this not walkthrough safe then i can remove it.
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Probably fine, though I'd probably at minimum prohibit the guanacos from having full access to the guests or keep them away entirely. You'd want to choose your rheas carefully too if they're allowed to walk among guests. The pudu might be a bit reclusive in this situation as well.
 
Mr Gharial said:
Though I can't recall any Capy walkthroughs at the moment, I'm absolutely certain there are some
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Tierpark Greifswald in Germany has a capybara walkthrough.

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Great Argus said:
There are some in Japan at least - I'm not aware of any in NA, not sure on Europe. Generally worth bearing in mind that while Capys are generally easy going, they are still sizable animals with large teeth.



Probably fine, though I'd probably at minimum prohibit the guanacos from having full access to the guests or keep them away entirely. You'd want to choose your rheas carefully too if they're allowed to walk among guests. The pudu might be a bit reclusive in this situation as well.
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So would Greater Rhea be okay or would I have to opt for one of the smaller species? Or would it just overall depend on individuals?
 
Van Beal said:
So would Greater Rhea be okay or would I have to opt for one of the smaller species? Or would it just overall depend on individuals?
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Individual dependent, as with many walkthrough species. Which is easier when you're talking hypothetically than actually testing individuals in a walkthrough.
 
I'm aware of some Snake walkthroughs existing, I believe Randers Regnskov's has a walkthrough with Carpet python, Ball python, Taiwanese beauty snakes and Black pine snake.

Would a similar walkthrough (with supervision) be possible with Green tree python, Garden tree python and Brazilian rainbow boa?
 
Neil chace said:
I suspect insects escaping would be another issue. Unlike with butterflies, it'd be rather easy for the walking stick to go unnoticed if leaving with a guest.
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But a stick insect is also less likely to go onto a person than a butterfly.

Not that this wouldn't occasionally be an issue, just not as much as in butterfly houses I'd think.
 
Neil chace said:
I suspect insects escaping would be another issue. Unlike with butterflies, it'd be rather easy for the walking stick to go unnoticed if leaving with a guest.
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birdsandbats said:
But a stick insect is also less likely to go onto a person than a butterfly.

Not that this wouldn't occasionally be an issue, just not as much as in butterfly houses I'd think.
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A stick insect would be much less likely to escape, given lack of flight and less likely to crawl onto someone. That said, several government agencies have strict policies regarding insects as many species can be invasive and near impossible to control once established. I'd expect walking sticks would still fall under that sort of regulation due to their herbivorous nature and difficulty to find.
 
Great Argus said:
A stick insect would be much less likely to escape, given lack of flight and less likely to crawl onto someone. That said, several government agencies have strict policies regarding insects as many species can be invasive and near impossible to control once established. I'd expect walking sticks would still fall under that sort of regulation due to their herbivorous nature and difficulty to find.
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I think to a walkthrough with indigenous insect species.
I've already seen that with butterflies, I wonder if it's possible with other species like stick insects, beetles or grasshoppers.
I mention that I'm French, so I think to European insect species.
 
Great Argus said:
That said, several government agencies have strict policies regarding insects as many species can be invasive and near impossible to control once established. I'd expect walking sticks would still fall under that sort of regulation due to their herbivorous nature and difficulty to find.
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Haliaeetus said:
I think to a walkthrough with indigenous insect species.
I've already seen that with butterflies, I wonder if it's possible with other species like stick insects, beetles or grasshoppers.
I mention that I'm French, so I think to European insect species.
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Yes, I was thinking native species of stick insect.
 
Haliaeetus said:
I think to a walkthrough with indigenous insect species.
I've already seen that with butterflies, I wonder if it's possible with other species like stick insects, beetles or grasshoppers.
I mention that I'm French, so I think to European insect species.
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Indigenous species usually is easier, but partly depends on the size of the country. Here in the states, it's not uncommon for even places holding native butterflies to be held to biosecurity measures because of different populations and species not being a local native to the area.
 
Mr Gharial said:
Are Lac Alaotra bamboo lemurs held in walkthroughs anywhere? I seems like they're way rarer in walkthroughs than other lemurs
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I don’t know 100% for sure but the ones in my local zoo are very shy I think someone said on another thread that they’ve been mixed with sifaka but not much else but don’t quote me on that
 
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