Feeding - went to feed all the animals (fruit) and also the new Hedgehog (buddy) which was a very fun animal to see in that time of age ..as it is still very small and you can handle him very good and look in detail at him and see how he rolls himself into a ball and look at the quils.
cleaned the dishes that was left there after we had done the spot checks in all the animals cages
when washing dishes the sink must have one side filled with hot water and detergent and the other side just normal cold water for rinsing ..
at the end of the day we had the chance to go and sit at the lions and interact more with them and get to know them better and can learn their personalities better .. was very exiting and fun to be with the lions
20/6/2011
did meat preparation for all the animals except for the lions and trigger (the cheetah) as they are being skipped this morning and will be fed again in the afternoon .we do this so that the animals doesn't over eat or become sick and to balance out the metabolism of the animals .went to feed the animals an had to feed Lucy and Fur (servals) which is also a bit of struggling you have to keep them apart as well otherwise they will also fight over one bowl .
after lunch we were busy cleaning the boma's where the captured nyalas was held and we had to clear all the old grass and disinfect the whole boma for encase we got any new animals in that we need to keep there ..
21/06/2011
this morning i went to do spot checks in the cages to go and see if all the cages are still in good condition and that all the animals water bowls are still full and that the water is fresh .i also raked up the grass in the cages neatly into heaps sp that the animals can lay in it to keep them warm in the cold .
this afternoon we had to do stock take of everything in the wild life center like ; all the animals ,all the food sorts, all the maintenance equipment etc it was good to learn of how to keep stock and how to count stock in such place.and it helps to see what has been used and what food products or equipment etc you still have and what you need to replace ..
22/06/2011
had to do food preparation as this was an assessment and they needed to see if i can do it correctly
then after wards i was learned how to prepare the milk and what supplements we add and how much you add according to the milk quantity in the bottles . there are supplements like ;
- Denkavit calf
- Denkavit foal
- esbilac (carnivore milk replacement )
- Biorem
- protexin
- Iams
- predator powder
Today we also made a new enclosure for Dobby (the bushbaby) as we had to build him a bigger cage with more space to jump around in and have more fun ! we also had to build him a few toys like a ladder and new climbing places it was AMAZING to see how quickly he adapts in the new cage and how he enjoyed it .
23/06/2011
Today i had the chance to go and do a lion shoot with some guest this is where we go in with the lions and control the lions and just keep our eyes on them so that they do not do anything wrong like bite or claw the guest .it was another opportunity top interact with them and t learn more about their behavior
Today also gave m yet another great opportunity to go and capture animals again with oom Sieg
we learned on how to track the animal with a radar after you have darted him also how to follow the radars coordinates ..also learn more about the animal as you are working with them..
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