Comments on: Toys, Treats, and Toenails http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2005/02/08/toys-treats-and-toenails/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:02:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Zoo InternQuest http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2005/02/08/toys-treats-and-toenails/#comment-3 Zoo InternQuest Tue, 22 Feb 2005 23:57:50 +0000 http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2005/02/08/toys-treats-and-toenails/#comment-3 To answer Dana's question, yes, sometimes they do depending on the situation. Sometimes the keepers observe one animal hoarding the food and separate it out. The keepers are even more careful with a pregnant or lactating animal; they might need to give her a special type and quantity of food separate from the other individuals. When they are separated, there are different areas in each enclosure for the animals to be fed in. Other times, the keepers hand-feed them in order to know exactly how much each animal eats. To answer Dana’s question, yes, sometimes they do depending on the situation. Sometimes the keepers observe one animal hoarding the food and separate it out. The keepers are even more careful with a pregnant or lactating animal; they might need to give her a special type and quantity of food separate from the other individuals. When they are separated, there are different areas in each enclosure for the animals to be fed in. Other times, the keepers hand-feed them in order to know exactly how much each animal eats.

]]> By: Dana L. http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2005/02/08/toys-treats-and-toenails/#comment-2 Dana L. Tue, 15 Feb 2005 23:01:45 +0000 http://sandiegozoo.org/wpmu/zoointernquest/2005/02/08/toys-treats-and-toenails/#comment-2 Do the keepers ever have to separate animals during feeding time who normally live together to keep one from hoarding all the food? I know I have to do that with my two dogs, otherwise the passive one would starve. Do the keepers ever have to separate animals during feeding time who normally live together to keep one from hoarding all the food? I know I have to do that with my two dogs, otherwise the passive one would starve.

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