We got a donation of a couple LARGE pumpkins from a member and we gave them to Yona a little while ago. Here are some photos in case you didn’t get to see her have fun with her new friends.Read more
Posts filed in: Enrichment & Training
QuikPost: This evening’s enrichment
It’s around 6 PM and I just finished checking on Carolina Wildlife animals. The opossums and woodchuck had “toys” for their evening enrichment. It seems like gas cans with large holes drilled in them were the items of choice. You can see the opossums sleeping a few feet to the left of their can. I am not sure what scents or food the keepers may have put in the can- I’ll have to check in with them tomorrow to see.Read more
Pumpkins, pumpkins and more pumpkins
Around this time of year we get a lot of pumpkins donated to us. These unused pumpkins are given to us by some of our members or sometimes from local farms that have no use for them anymore. We will generally give these pumpkins to some of our animals for enrichment. As you can see from the pictures below, some animals like to eat them and some just like to stare at them. Have a great holiday!Read more
QuikPost: What’s that?
Any ideas what this is, where it is, and why it’s there?Read more
QuikPost:Turtle Enrichment
Enrichment for the animals is a big part of our job here at the museum.I walked into the reptile room and was able to snap this photo of Zoe who appears to be looking at his. The turtles also have had rubber ducks,tunnels and rubber balls.If you have a suggestion what Zoe might like, let us know in the comments section.Read more
QuikPost: Sofia creates a chinchilla playground.
Our awesome volunteer Sofia ( actually this month she’s a paid youth animal keeper assistant!) made a new climbing structure of tunnels and tubes and stairs for our chinchillas this morning. They’ve been active all afternoon exploring!Read more