Animal Care: Education, Aviary, and Avian Diet

Question 1

Peter (Rabbit)

Answer 1

Daily:

fresh water in bowl
1/4 cup pelleted food
change litter box(scoop out soiled litter and replace with new bedding)
add fresh hay
give clean blankets as needed

Question 2

Peter (Rabbit) Digestion

Answer 2

If a rabbit is not eating/not pooping, this is an EMERGENCY. Alert staff of any changes in behavior, appetite, or stool.

Question 3

Sheldon and Terra (Eastern Box Turtles)

Answer 3

Daily:

change water

use sprayer to mist mulch/substrate with water(for a couple minutes!!!)

give fresh greens dish and worms on schedule

Turn on UV light in the morning, turn OFF UV LIGHT AT NIGHT

Question 4

Toad

Answer 4

moves out to visitor center during the day

moisten dirt daily, give freshwater, feed meals worms twice weekly

Question 5

Lucy (Chicken)

Answer 5

Daily:

change water

top off food

change out soiled newspapers and replace with new paper

fruit cup at end of day

Question 6

Chloe (Chicken)

Answer 6

lives in aviary!

fresh bowl of crumble and fruit cup in mornings when opening aviary

(hot house info on checklist for winter)

Question 7

Winne (screech owl)

Answer 7

Daily:

change water

change out soiled newspapers

clean out basket

BE SURE the doors of the visitor center to the outside are CLOSED/LOCKED before you open cage doors

Question 8

Cleaning Procedures of Education Birds in the Clinic and Hallway

Answer 8

need papers and water changed daily

enclosures may have a weekly or as-needed hose and scrub schedule

Question 9

Cleaning Procedures as Education bird outdoor enclosures

Answer 9

hosed, scrubbed, and raked once weekly

waters changed twice weekly at MINIMUM

Question 10

Rehabilitation Bird cleaning procedures

Answer 10

in various places, check the rehab boards

water changed daily

papers changed daily, and rooms is hosed and srubbed daily

may be determined by bird care staff based on the individual bird’s needs!

Question 11

Rehabilitation Birds Flight Cage Cleaning Procedures

Answer 11

raked at least once weekly

waters changed at least twice weekly (weather dependent)

Question 12

General Meat Rules/Procedres

Answer 12

pulled in the afternoon for the next day

all whole animals (rats,mice, squirrels, muskrats, rabbits, quail, fish) should be gutted (removal of stomach and intestines); be careful not to rupture he gut tract and trim off excess fat

if any food is questionable to you or looks/smells bad, DO NOT use it

use any meat thawed within 2 days; no food is kept longer than 2 days after being thawed

Question 13

Pheasant meat

Answer 13

only the pheasant legs should be used; they need to be checked for lead pellets thoroughly

Question 14

Rabbit meat

Answer 14

if they come from hunters, check for lead pellets thoroughly

Question 15

Deer meat

Answer 15

bone-in deer can be fed to eagles and vultures; deer meet can be fed to any of the hawks, falcons, eagles, or vultures

Question 16

Rodent meat

Answer 16

donated rodents often have metal tags in the ear or neck or microchips under the skin, check for these and remove them; some mice or rats might have tattoos on then tails or paws, cut these parts off

Question 17

Songbird Diet

Answer 17

we chop a variety of fresh fruit for songbirds daily

Question 18

Rabbit diet

Answer 18

kale!!

Question 19

Box Turtle Diet

Answer 19

chopped fruit/veggies/Kale

Question 20

Crow Diet

Answer 20

fruits/veggies

Question 21

Ned

Answer 21

fruits/veggies

Question 22

Bowl Cleaning Procedure

Answer 22

all bowls should be scrubbed/washed after feeding, and then soaked in diluted HDQ solution; all dished should then be rinsed when taken out of the HDQ solution and placed in a rack to dry

Question 23

Bucket cleaning procedure

Answer 23

any bins or buckets that food is thawed or carried in should be washed and scrubbed after every use; be sure to wash the bottoms!

Question 24

metal bucket use

Answer 24

used for water

Question 25

gray bucket use

Answer 25

food

(sometimes water)

Question 26

black bucket use

Answer 26

cleaning

Question 27

Aviary Care AM

Answer 27

-take morning feeding (see checklist); pull all fruit bowls and dished from the day prior

• fresh crumble and fruit cup to Chloe, the chicken
• dump seed on aviary floor (IF RAINING, dump wet seed into a bucket to avoid mold on the aviary floor of wet seed); if there is rain in forecast, put out minimal seed and mealworms

Question 28

Aviary Care PM

Answer 28

take evening feeding (see checklist) and Ned’s food; place in designated areas; collect meal worm cups from visitors

Question 29

Cleaning of Aviary

Answer 29

• railings and rocks scrubbed once weekly
• mulch raked once weekly
• walkways swept/scrubbed as needed
• chloe’s hot house changed out weekly
• remove excess mulch and twigs from stream daily

Question 30

Stream filter procedures

Answer 30

• cleaned out at least once a month
• pond/basin at bottom of stream cleaned( scoop mud, leaves, mulch, etc. into bucket to empty outside aviary)
• unplug pump, take lid off and empty mesh bag into bucket
• hose/ rinse everything off
  -pull out filter brushed and spray down to remove mud
• replace everything and place pump back in

Question 31

Stream filter function procedures

Answer 31

• will make a sucking noise when not getting enough water
• to fix, turn on the hose connected to the stream at the hydrant between the Aviary and Eagle mew until stream level is appropriate
• alert staff immediately/take care of immediately to avoid burning up the pump!!