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Individual Methods for Feeding
Methods - Device
Cored Cabbage or Melon
The feeding methods outlined in this section require prior preparation in terms of making devices for use by the animals, including items that must be opened or manipulated to obtain food, frames to hold food items, and containers that randomly release food such as insects.
Cored Cabbage or Melon |
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| Method | Large hole bored with apple corer, item threaded onto a rope. Several (1-2 cm wide) holes bored around it and filled with nuts, dried fruits and mealworms. Feeder is normally hung from the ceiling. | |
| Species | Most Monkeys, Parrots. | |
| Purpose | Stimulates foraging activity, and encourages development of balancing skills and arboreal feeding posture and foraging skills. Animal will generally eat the feeder once treats are finished. | |
| Pro | Good for co-ordination. | |
| Con | Cabbage is not eaten by some monkeys, and therefore wasted. | |
| Improvements | Use honey, peanut butter or circles from the cabbage core as a bung to keep loose items inside holes. Lemurs find this item easier if the cabbage is left on the ground. | |
| Comments | -- | |
| Frequency of Use | Once per Week. | |
| Ratings | Usefulness | 10/10 |
| Convenience | 8/8 | |
| Value For Money | 10/10 | |
| Range of Users | 10/7 | |
| Contributed By | Primate Section / Bird Section | |