WildTHink's
Enrichment
Database
Number of enrichment items found:
129
Food-Based
Anteater PVC Forager
Roger Williams Park Zoo via NBC
Anteaters, aardvarks, echidnas, pangolins
Environmental
Aquarium PVC Maze
Fish for Brains on Youtube
Great for fish and aquatic invertebrates
Food-Based
Bamboo Surprise
Caldwell Zoo via Pinterest
Great for most mammals, some invertebrates, and some reptiles and amphibians.
Food-Based
Bobbing for Fruits
Great for land-dwelling animals of all sizes. Use larger fruits for bigger animals, and tiny things like frozen peas for animals like rodents and birds.
Food-Based
Box Surprise
Sarah Mays, Brevard Zoo
Most land animals. Not great for aquatic animals.
Food-Based
Browse with Berries on Branches
Zoológico de Guarulhos via Pinterest
Great for land-dwelling animals able to eat berries or grapes
Sensory
Cardboard Shredding Mat
The Rabbit House Blog
Felids, hedgehogs, tenrecs, mustelids, rodents, lagomorphs, shrews
Food-Based
Cup Holder Hanger
Gemma via Pinterest
Best for small, land-dwelling animals.
Food-Based
Drying Rack Forager
Great for herbivores.
Food-Based
Egg Carton Surprise
The Raptor Center, College of Veterinary Medicine at University of Minnesota
Most land-dwelling animals
Sensory
Feathers
Bears, canids, felids, hyena, meerkats, mongoose, civets, genets, fossa, reptiles
Food-Based
Floating Cap Forage
Great for birds, rodents, and other small animals.
Sensory
Floating Ring Raft
Best for smaller aquatic animals
Food-Based
Forage Cube
Cheetah Experience
Can be adapted for many small animals who nest
Sensory
Foraging Cage
EverythingBirdsOnline.com
Made for birds but can apply to small animals
Environmental
Giant Wind Chimes
Bears, large canids, large felids, hyena, hoofed animals, pachyderms, large primates
Environmental
Grass Hideaway
Great for reptiles, amphibians, fish, and some invertebrates
Sensory
Hanging Feathers
Rachael Pippen via Pinterest
Best for meat-eating animals such as small cats, small canids, meerkats, mongoose, raccoons, and more.
Food-Based
Hanging Holey Wood Chunk
Blackpool Zoo via Liam Southern on Pinterest
Can be made the right size for just about any land animal.
Sensory
Hemp Rope Scratching Post
Wild Enrichment
Designed for big cats.
Food-Based
Holey Log
Because We Matter Rescue
Make big versions for large animals and smaller ones for small animals
Food-Based
Insect Ice Tray
Wild Within Enrichment
Great for insectivores of all sizes
Food-Based
Kerplunk
Animals with the capability to grasp and manipulate sticks
Sensory
Log Maze
Columbian Park Zoo
Designed for snakes but can be made for small animals like hedgehogs and rats.
Food-Based
Newspaper Forager
Birds, bats, and small mammals who climb
Food-Based
PVC Hose Strips
WildThink's Creation
Great for larger animals, particularly carnivores.
Sensory
PVC Rock Rattle
Bears, canids, felids, and hyenas
Sensory
Paper Mache Termite Mound
Hose2Habitat
Best for insectivores and felids
Food-Based
Pig Push Log
Team Building with BITE
Designed for pigs, but can also be used with hoofstock and other large animals capable of rolling a log.
Food-Based
Primate Cup Board
Center for Great Apes (Pinterest)
Great for dexterous primates (particularly apes)
Sensory
Scratching Board
Minipiginfo.com
Pigs, goats, cats, tapir, and more
Food-Based
Seed Board
University of Winnipeg Enrichment Club
Great for any animal that eats seeds and grains
Food-Based
Skewered Fruit Mobile
Wild Within Enrichment
Most land animals who can eat skewer-able foods.
Food-Based
Spinning Jar Game
Most land animals, and can be modified to dispense fish for pinnipeds
Food-Based
Stacked PVC Cups
Houston Zoo via Pinterest
Musteloids and primates, could be used with giraffe and okapi
Food-Based
TP Roll Stacks
Great for small animals able to climb or fly
Sensory
Tire Ball Roller
Wild Within Enrichment
Best for large carnivores
Food-Based
Tree Cookie Stacks
Marian van der Krift via Pinterest
Great for primates and procyonids. Can be modified for use with most land mammals and some birds.
Environmental
Underwater Hoops
Aquarium of Niagara
For use with aquatic animals, particularly fish and aquatic reptiles. Could be used with pinnipeds.
Food-Based
Underwater PVC Feeder
Water Colors Aquarium Gallery
Great for aquatic animals of all sizes
Food-Based
Veggie Spinner
guineapigler
Best for small herbivores
Food-Based
Water Jug Tongue Game
zoochat.com, submitted by Zambar
Anteaters, tamanduas, echidnas, giraffe, okapi
Food-Based
Wiffle Ball/PVC feeder
Jessica Ranney, Racine Zoo
Great for animals using their tongues or their hands to extract small pieces of food or smeared food from the feeder.
Food-Based
Aquarium Cucumber Stacks
Great for fish, invertebrates, and other underwater animals capable of eating cucumber
Sensory
Ball Pit
Phoenix Zoo via Pinterest
Great for small mammals, some reptiles, and some invertebrates.
Sensory
Bat Painting
Jenna McMichael at the Lubee Bat Conservancy
Bats, possible use with birds
Food-Based
Bottle Drying Rack Forager
Lauren Culley via Pinterest
Best for small-medium sized animals capable of using hands/paws or their tongues to extract food. Not recommended for rodents or lagomorphs due to risk of chewing plastic grass.
Food-Based
Brown Bag Surprise
Amanda Siciliano, Stow Kent Animal Hospital & Portage Animal Clinic
Most land animals
Environmental
Bucket Forest
International Crane Foundation; submission by Alyssa Lochen
Most land dwelling animals
Sensory
Clawbreakersâ„¢
Edible Animal Treats, submitted by Jennifer B. from The Loveland Living Planet Aquarium
Best for felids.
Food-Based
Deck Brush Forager
Birds, bats, mongoose, meerkats, civets, binturongs, genets, small marsupials, mustelids, and small primates.
Environmental
Egg Carton Furniture
PetDIYs.com
Most small land animals
Food-Based
Egg Hunt
Dade City’s Wild Things Zoo
Best for egg-eating animals
Food-Based
Firehose Strip
Great for primates, anteaters etc, large carnivores, pinnipeds & cetaceans, musteloids, and some pachyderms
Environmental
Floating Decoy Duck
Birds, some feliformes, otters, some pinnipeds
Sensory
Floating Scratcher
seaturtleresearch.weebly.com
Some fish, otters, pinnipeds, sea turtles and other water-dwelling animals
Food-Based
Forage Mat
Ape Initiative
Best for primates of all sizes
Food-Based
Foraging Cork
ForagingForParrots.com
Only suitable for small birds like parakeets, budgies, and cockatiels.
Sensory
Giraffe/Okapi Tongue Mobile
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Perfect for giraffe and okapi
Food-Based
Hamster Ball Feeder
Rickey Kinley at Cincinnati Zoo
Great for aquatic animals like penguins, otters, fish, sharks, rays, octopuses, pinnipeds, cetaceans, and turtles.
Food-Based
Hanging Food Platform Knocker
Domy Sherpa on Pinterest
Best for bears but can be used with large hooved mammals and some pachyderms
Environmental
Hanging Log Platform Feeder
Wild Enrichment
Great as-is for small animals like birds and small primates. Stuff with wool or fur for carnivores.
Food-Based
Hol-ee Roller Surprise
Jessica Clark, Houston Zoo
Small land-dwelling animals
Food-Based
Ice Treat
Most animals
Sensory
Interactive Board
Hose2Habitat
Can be adapted for various species
Food-Based
Labyrinth Puzzle Feeder
Jackie Bray, Cincinnati Zoo (inspired by Auckland Zoo enrichment manual)
Best for highly intelligent birds like kea, parrots, corvids, etc
Food-Based
Meat Barrel Surprise
Best for large carnivores, but size can be modified for smaller carnivores
Food-Based
PVC Cap Forager
Parrot 1-2-3 Blog
Great for small animals like birds, rodents, small primates, gliders, and more
Food-Based
PVC Insect Feeder
Land-dwelling insectivores
Food-Based
PVC Spinner
RandomLineGifts
Adaptable for most larger animals
Food-Based
Paper Punch Forager
PetDIYs.com
Best for smaller animals, especially great for birds.
Food-Based
Pineapple Tops
Katie Alexander via Pinterest
Great for birds and bats. Small marsupials, primates, and rodents would also enjoy this enrichment.
Food-Based
Raisin Board
Chimp Sanctuary Northwest
Great for animals capable of using tools
Sensory
Scratching Brush
Toronto Zoo
Great for large carnivores, hoofed animals, pachyderms, primates, and marsupials
Sensory
Sensory Panel
EquiScholars
Best for herbivores
Food-Based
Small Animal Puzzle Feeder
Potter Park Zoo
Great for the smallest species of foxes, meerkats, tortoises, birds, and more
Food-Based
Spinning PVC Puzzle
Zoo Atlanta via YouTube
Best for large animals capable of grasping and manipulating the item
Sensory
Stick Monster
Lynbrook Vet
Best for herbivores; can be scaled up for larger animals
Sensory
Texture Board
Desert Museum
Can be adapted for most small animals
Sensory
Tire Knocker
Lee Richardson Zoo
Best for large pachyderms like rhinos and large hooved animals who spar
Food-Based
Tube Lifting Game
Birds
Food-Based
Underwater Jugs
seaturtleresearch.weebly.com
Water-dwelling animals like fish, aquatic reptiles, some invertebrates, pinnipeds, and cetaceans
Food-Based
Vegetable Feeder Rack
Great for foraging herbivores
Food-Based
Walnut Stack
Kiwitan.com
Great for birds and smaller animals like rodents, small primates, meerkats, etc.
Food-Based
Wiffle Ball Jar
Anteaters, tamanduas, echidnas, giraffe, okapi,
Environmental
Wine Rack Gym
PetDIYs.com
Any land dwelling animal that climbs or uses perches.
Food-Based
Aquarium Feeder Cone
SurrealAqua
Aquatic aquarium animals
Sensory
Ball Pool
Wild Within Enrichment
Best for servals and other small predators
Food-Based
Block Puzzle Feeder
Wild Enrichment
Use this with any land-dwelling species that would have the ability to lift the blocks.
Food-Based
Bottle Pull
Best for small land animals
Food-Based
Browse Spinner
Team Building with BITE
Best for hoofstock, tapir, and other animals that eat browse. Scale it down for small herbivores!
Sensory
Burlap Scent Bag
Five Sisters Zoo
Can be adapted for carnivores of all sizes
Food-Based
Cone Food Spinner
Gyuyeong Han, Seoul Zoo, uploaded to zoochat.com
Pigs, camels, equids, large ruminants, elephants, rhinos, tapirs, hippos.
Sensory
Disco Ball
Birds, bats, and fish.
Food-Based
Egg Carton Hanger
Parrot Enrichment Blog
Best for smaller animals able to climb or fly
Food-Based
Elephant Popcorn Shooter
Cincinnati Zoo via Pinterest
Elephants
Food-Based
Fishing Tray
Suncoast Primate Sanctuary
Best for tool-using primates
Food-Based
Floating PVC Wiffle Ball Feeder
Syracuse Zoo
Great for aquatic animals
Sensory
Foliage Spinner
guineapigler
Adaptable for most small animals
Food-Based
Foraging Box
International Animal Rescue via Pinterest
Can be used with most land animals
Sensory
Giant Pachy Scratcher
Ask a Biologist Podcast
Pachyderms and large hoofed mammals
Environmental
Gourd Surprise
San Diego Zoo Global
Most land animals
Food-Based
Hanging Container Forager
Como Zoo & Conservatory
For use with giraffe, okapi, and anteaters. Can be modified for use with other hoofed animals.
Food-Based
Hanging Holey Log
Ricky Reino, Paradise Wildlife Park
Great for large carnivores but can be tailored for small carnivores. Use peanut butter or oats for other animals
Sensory
Hanging Mop Head
MiniPigInfo.com
Best for land animals
Food-Based
Hol-ee Roller w/ Ice Treat
Lauren Culley via Pinterest
Good for smaller animals that aren't able to tear through the rubber of the Hol-ee Roller
Food-Based
Insect Forage Box
Wild Within Enrichment
Great for insectivores of all sizes
Food-Based
Jollyball Coral Feeder
seaturtleresearch.weebly.com
Great for sea turtles, can be used with fish, pinnipeds and cetaceans, otters, and some other aquatic animals
Food-Based
Leaf Smash Forage
Honolulu Zoo
Great for any foraging herbivores or omnivores
Food-Based
Mini-Golf Puzzle Feeder
Hose2Habitat
Best for tool-using great apes
Food-Based
PVC Honeycomb
Great for primates, procyonids, and animals capable of reaching into long tubes
Food-Based
PVC Insect Maze
Great for pretty much any insect eating animal
Food-Based
Paper Mache Pinatas
Dudley Zoological Gardens
Most land mammals
Environmental
Pegboard
Great for snakes! Can also be used as a perch for birds & bats. Good climbing structure for small climbing animals.
Food-Based
Pinecone Surprise
Taronga Zoo, photo by Erin Stone
Most land mammals
Sensory
Scratch Board
Charlotte Fawkes at Borth Wild Animal Kingdom
Great for felines/feliforms of all sizes
Food-Based
See-Saw Feeder
Thijs Zonnenberg via Pinterest
Best for smaller land-dwelling animals that forage for food
Sensory
Sisal Digging Toy
CraftyMermaidSara on Etsy
Best for small animals who dig, especially rabbits
Food-Based
Spinning Dispenser
Great for most larger land animals, including larger reptiles.
Food-Based
Spool Roller
Zululand Rhino Orphanage
Most pachyderms, large hooved animals, bears, and big cats
Food-Based
Stuffed Seashells
Great for small animals, can also be used with reptiles/amphibians and fish
Sensory
Texture Mat
Mote Marine Aquarium
Designed for aquatic animals, but can be modified for land animals
Food-Based
Toilet Paper Hay Games
Keysar.org
For small animals who nest or eat hay
Food-Based
Tunnel Forager
Rachael Pippen via Pinterest
Use this with small mammals. Fill it with insects or an insectivore paste for insectivores or with fruits and veggies for herbivores.
Food-Based
Underwater Kale Feeder
Mote Marine Aquarium
Great for aquatic animals who eat seaweed and lettuce
Food-Based
Veggie Roller
RabbitHouse.com
Great for rabbits and guinea pigs
Food-Based
Water Jug Roller
American Mini Pig Association
Canids, Felids, Marsupials, Ungulates
Sensory
Wiffle Ball Scents
Zoo Atlanta via Why Animals Do the Thing
Great for animals who appreciate scent enrichment. Can be filled with food for animals with long tongues.
Food-Based
Woven Newspaper Box
Raising Parrots Info via Pinterest
For use with birds, bats, small carnivores, hedgehogs and friends, small marsupials, small primates, and rodents.