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The Official Zoo Designers Hangout; discuss anything relevant to making Zoos
Topic Started: Mar 2 2013, 10:01 PM (175,853 Views)
dycki1231
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TheToastinator
Nov 15 2015, 01:59 PM
Is there a way to make something like this?

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(Photo by Thom)
It is actually easy, submerge the whole exhibit under water, you need Hendrix underwater tunnel, placement hack and a bit more imagination~
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Moi
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لماذا ؟؟

Can northern sea otters survive in an outdoor exhibit in Saudi arabia
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Even at the coldest times of the year it would still be somewhat hot for the animals, the water would have to be cooled outdoors, and if anything it isn't worth it to have an outdoor area (unless very small). Your best choice will be an indoor section.
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TheToastinator
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A piece of toast and a terminator.

What type of exhibit would be best for Harbor porpoises?
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It would probably be best to have the shallower area of the exhibit be 4 meters and the deepest being anything to a reasonable height. It matters on the amount of animals for the size of the tank but it should be big. You could have a smooth sand bottom at the deepest parts and more concrete at the shallower areas because the sand would be moved to the bottom. It's your choice to have anything else (rocks, fake kelp, etc.) in in the exhibit. Make sure you have a very powerful filter. For each animal, you should have a night/holding tank, with one extra holding tank for calves or a new member. Have in each tank a staff access. And if you want, you could have a staff house. Of course, viewing is your choice, but the most popular are underwater, show tanks, and raised views.
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TheToastinator
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Any advice for Bottlenose dolphin and Beluga tanks?
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Burns
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Just look up examples on google. Just type in "Beluga exhibit."
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Stephen
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For cetaceans, I've always found this guide to be of enormous help: http://w11.zetaboards.com/Gaia/topic/8125277/1/#new
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RiasCreations
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Has anyone every tried making a 2 level ground exhibit? For example, raise one half of the exhibit higher than the other, and each level is a different species and/or enviroment. I've seen this before and if done correctly, it looks pretty cool.
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Not sure if I should have a Common sawfish in my zoo. It's never been kept in captivity, so what kind of exhibit would one need if I kept them?
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RiasCreations
Nov 29 2015, 11:19 PM
Has anyone every tried making a 2 level ground exhibit? For example, raise one half of the exhibit higher than the other, and each level is a different species and/or enviroment. I've seen this before and if done correctly, it looks pretty cool.
Just look in the Zoos and Aquariums topic, or go into the archives and find marathon 3 carnivora. They did it a few times with large predators and small herbivores.
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Nov 30 2015, 12:27 AM
Not sure if I should have a Common sawfish in my zoo. It's never been kept in captivity, so what kind of exhibit would one need if I kept them?
Sawfish are basically rays, so you'd need the same thing as any ray: large tank with lot of swimming room and a sandy floor almost free of any obstacle. I underlined those because sawfish are pretty big and their saw can get stuck everywhere. You can throw some large rocks/coral reefs for decoir, just make sure the animal has a lot of room to move among them.
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Could I make an outdoor black-headed monitor exhibit as long as it had a heated indoor barn of sorts and plenty of climbing and basking spots? Does anyone know some good examples?
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Krampus
Dec 2 2015, 09:38 PM
Could I make an outdoor black-headed monitor exhibit as long as it had a heated indoor barn of sorts and plenty of climbing and basking spots? Does anyone know some good examples?
Probably but it really depends on the location. Most places in the US except Florida wouldn't really work.
Realistically over time a monitor kept outside in an improper environment will develop issues such as internal dehydration from improper humidity. That's why so many captive tortoises have pyramiding on their shells.
This doesn't affect crocodillians very much because they're so hardy and good at water conservation.
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Isn't pyramid shell derived from lack of calcium due to either a poor diet or not enough sunlight ?
Edited by Furka, Dec 3 2015, 07:18 AM.
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