L6 - Carnivore Husbandry 2

Question 1

Give 5 safety points of what a carnivores enclosure should include

Answer 1

1. Highly fenced as some species are arboreal
2. Privacy from each other and the public
3. separation of the male when the females are cubbing
4. Paws to able to pass through or under barriers

Question 2

Briefly describe what a cubbing den should be like?

Answer 2

Wide and long enough to be able to lie down outstretched

Tunnel entrance, lip at the end to stop cubs wondering off

Drainage

No cleaned too often, to maintain smell (make of wood)

Question 3

How are carnivores fed?

Answer 3

Removed from the enclosure

Double gates

Question 4

What climatic environment can large felids live in?

Answer 4

• tolerant of a wide range of temps
• lighting - in the wild there usually nocturnal so do well under normal light conditions
• indoor enclosures should have a negative pressure of 10-15 air changes, and humidity 30-70%

Question 5

NAme 5 species of large cat that should be kept in solitary situations

Answer 5

Puma, leopard, cougar, jaguar clouded leopards