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| Topic Started: Mar 2 2013, 10:01 PM (175,852 Views) | |
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Dec 3 2015, 07:31 PM Post #3241 |
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Kind of but improper humidity and lack of access to natural burrow microclimates plays a considerable factor. And besides, calcium deficiencies lead to soft or deformed shells, not linear pyramiding on the scutes. |
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| Consultant | Dec 3 2015, 07:51 PM Post #3242 |
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Also one of the main affects of pyramiding is an improper diet with too much sugars. A forest tortoise can have about 40% of it's diet a fruit, with the rest being rather fibrous, and a small portion of protein. Grassland and Mediterranean tortoises should only have fruits and peppers as a once a week treat with the amout based on size and diet of the animal. But overall, unproper humidity and diet are the leading causes of tortoise pyramiding and respiratory problems. |
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Dec 3 2015, 07:56 PM Post #3243 |
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Can you realistically have Aldabra's Giant Tortoises in an outdoor exhibit, only in the summer though, in Nova Scotia? |
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| Consultant | Dec 3 2015, 08:37 PM Post #3244 |
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If it's a rather hot summer, then yes. But they should be inside almost the entire year and have a large indoor area. You could have them in a large exhibit with invasive goats as inspiration. |
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| Panthera leo | Dec 7 2015, 01:32 PM Post #3245 |
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Asiatic lions king's of india...
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yo can i use for a lion indoor exhibit a roof tunnel so the keepers can get under it |
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| Deleted User | Dec 12 2015, 12:06 PM Post #3246 |
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Do you guys think that different species of raptors could be rotated in-and-out of a shared exercise yard? I'm fiddling with a park section featuring American raptors and I really don't want to just repeat aviaries over and over for each individual species. So my thought was to have 3 flight cages (American Kestrel, Red-tailed Hawk, and Osprey) that are separated from each other but open up into a large, shared exercise yard. The birds would be rotated in and out (my idea is with traditional falconry training to recall the birds when their time is up?). I'm trying to build this park as a "modest" facility that later grows into something more world-class, so saving space by sharing large yards whenever possible is a feature of a lot of the exhibits I'm currently building. Just curious if this is something that could be done without putting the birds at risk of fighting with each other or feeling skittish in the yard because they can smell/hear the other birds (note: different species will not be in the yard together at the same time). |
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| Burns | Dec 12 2015, 01:05 PM Post #3247 |
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I believe they do that at the Hogle Zoo or Tracy Aviary. I'd say it would work. |
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| Fireplume | Dec 12 2015, 01:53 PM Post #3248 |
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The Red-tailed Hawk and Osprey could probably even share an exhibit, I've seen that before. |
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| Ztlabraptor211 | Dec 15 2015, 02:50 PM Post #3249 |
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Could Maguari storks be kept in a non aviary enclosure without escaping? |
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Dec 15 2015, 03:17 PM Post #3250 |
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Kestrel might be stressed by the larger two, but if there are visual barriers that should suffice since they don't have a great sense of smell and it'd be unlikely to stress over hearing the other birds. |
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| Dylan | Dec 17 2015, 02:21 PM Post #3251 |
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Does anyone have any tips for a chinese pangolin exhibit? |
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| Moi | Dec 18 2015, 09:04 AM Post #3252 |
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لماذا ؟؟
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so....... I will sell most of my animals in jaddah zoo |
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| Ice Floe | Dec 19 2015, 06:25 AM Post #3253 |
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Have I made a discovery, or does everyone know this? You can place the safari track on the raised walkways to create bridges or high roads that give guests a better view. I prefer it to the cable seats. Guests will still try to walk on them with the cars, though, so I use the safety gates to stop them getting in the way. |
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| Uolym | Dec 21 2015, 11:35 PM Post #3254 |
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Raging over which building set(s) and fences to use for my rainforests of Africa section... Any suggestions? |
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| Dinonick | Dec 23 2015, 10:34 PM Post #3255 |
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I like the New Cretaceous Calamity is way better than the Old Version. |
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