Drying Rack Forager
Type
Food-Based Enrichment
Animals
Ground-dwelling birds, bats, marsupials, sloths, mustelids (raccoons, red pandas, weasels, etc).
Object Manipulation
Movement
Behaviors
Food Extraction
Why We Like It
This is great idea for presenting meals in a new and exciting way. Animals must move around the area that it is hung to access all of the food, which mimics the way they would move in a tree to access different leaves or fruits.
Materials
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Circular clothes drying rack
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Hanging hardware
How to Make It
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Clean the drying rack
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Place pieces of food in each clip
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Safely hang in your animal's enclosure and ensure there is no risk of entanglement
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