Gumdrop Flashcards
Age
Hatched May 11, 1992. She is 31 years old.
Acquisition history
Came from San Francisco zoo
Species
Laughing kookaburra. Species of kingfisher. Listed as Least Concern by IUCN
Diet components
1-2 mice per day, once a day. Depends on her mood and how much she is willing to eat. Usually fed midday. If she eats one mouse, a second will be offered. Sometimes mice may be left with her overnight.
Diet expectations
Trainer made and fed once daily
Current medical conditions
Severe case of bumblefoot- requires weekly bandage changes by vet staff
Offset beak- Trimmed by vet staff
Past medical history of needing calcium supplements for egg-laying support in the spring
Medication expectations
Receives SD cream when bandages are changed once a week. May be moved to two weeks.
Trainers help vet staff with bandage changes
Cleaning expectations
Trainer Big 4 indoor/outdoor enclosure once a week. Indoor enclosure trainer responsibility to spot clean. Outdoor enclosure spot cleaned daily by area.
Trainer is required to sign the board for Gummy’s Big 4.
BE expectations
Enrichment to be given daily.
Approved enrichment: relationship building, cockroach, red wiggler, rubber snake, rearranging enclosure items, alternative enclosure, bird bath, cardboard tube/roll, carved pumpkin, discoball, grooming/preening, mirror, music, paper mache, paper rope, perching, pine cone
Mandatory behaviors and their current progress
Crate, scale, beak
CURRENT PROGRESS:
Safety
-working with animal
-potential escapes
-zoonotic diseases
-pecking?
-bird up- make staff aware, keep eyes on her location, probably get a ladder and help her get down
-low risk. Has been vaccinated
ZIMS expectations
- Medical: Record medical compliance daily
- Feed log: Record leftovers daily
- Enrichment: Record enrichment daily
- Casts recorded by area
- Big 4
- Training: Record any training sessions
Staff on Gumdrop
Gary and Taiki
