I walked by Mudsy and Water snake’s tank the other day and saw them both at the same time, easily. I thought I would share my photo. See a video of the water snake eating – Marilyn shared it with you in February.Read more
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QuikPost: Fun with enrichment
As I stated in another post, sometimes animal enrichment also serves as keeper enrichment. Last summer, the exhibits department donated the large stuffed horse from Play To Learn to the Animal Department when it was time to buy a new one. The horse sat on our support hall for a very long time, but finally one of the keepers decided to use it as enrichment for some of the farmyard animals. Obviously, this is an item that needed to haveRead more
QuikPost: Construction update
It seems like another big step in the construction outside our office. A large pallet of drywall and studs were delivered. Contractors were also inside today to start to look at the plans for the new surgery room and the plans for the venting of gas from the anesthesia machine. Less than two month until it’s complete (although Kristen says not a chance. We have a bet- winner gets a free lunch)!Read more
QuikPost: Watersnake catching dinner
I came across this old video that I took of our watersnake catching a fish for dinner. Notice how slow and methodical he is while approaching the fish. And the strike was so fast that it even made me jump! Warning: If you are squeamish about animals eating other animals, you may not want to watch this video. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeLWQ9aL9eU[/youtube]Read more
QuikPost: X-rays
Recently, some of our animals went to the vet for radiographs, or x-rays. Godzilla, our Bearded Dragon, has been having issues with his back legs, and one of our corn snakes is have some fusing issues of her spine. I’ve attached links at the end to previous posts where you can see x-rays of other animals. Do you remember x-rays or scans we’ve shared of other animals? Yona’s rads. Yona’s CT scan. Cassandra’s x-rays.Read more
QuikPost: missing bear food bag found
I mentioned on December 26th that I had thrown a bear food bag in with the bears on the snow day. Yesterday, we found the bag!Read more