Woodrow

Question 1

Assigned staff

Answer 1

Gary and Amanda

Question 2

Age

Answer 2

Born August 24, 2018. He is 4 years old.

Question 3

Acquisition history

Answer 3

Born at Conservation Ambassadors. Last reported caretaker ZooToYou. On loan to us from them as of May 8th, 2019.

Question 4

Species

Answer 4

American beaver

Question 5

Diet components

Answer 5

AM and PM diet prepared by commissary and dropped by trainers twice daily.
AM:
74 grams root veg (beets, carrots, turnips, yam)
61 grams wild herb cubes
24 grams mini leafeater
PM:
126 grams root veg (beets, carrots, turnips, yam)
104 grams wild herb cubes
16 grams mini leafeater
200 grams whole greens (kale, spinach, dandelion, romaine, turnip greens)

Question 6

Current medical conditions

Answer 6

Sores on back feet. Treated with SD cream by trainers once daily if possible. This is recorded in compliance binder and in ZIMS.
Past and current history of stomach issues/regurgitation.

Question 7

Cleaning expectations

Answer 7

Trainer cleaned twice daily. Signed for on the trainer board. Big 4’d once weekly by trainers- usually on Wednesdays. Note Big 4 on trainer board and ZIMS. Chloroform test performed daily and recorded the following day. Result is passed on to other trainers and assigned staff. Also getting pool drains. Full once a week. Half twice a week.

Question 8

BE expectations

Answer 8

Enrichment required daily
At least 9 to 11 feet of browse required daily.
Approved enrichment:
Music, outreach, tactile, video of animal sounds, walk, ice, rearrangement of enclosure items, grooming, relationship building, alternative enclosure, dirt, manzanita sticks, banana, blueberry, celery, honeydew melon, mashed apple, mixed veg ice block, watermelon

Question 9

Mandatory behaviors and current progress

Answer 9

Crate, scale, target, shift, station, mark, recall out of water
CURRENT PROGRESS:

Question 10

Safety
-working with animal
-potential escapes
-zoonotic diseases

Answer 10

-“darth vader” noises means he is grumpy. Can get food possessive and grabby.
-baffle board and trying to target him back would probably work
-rabies, giardiasis. Low risk. Vaccinated and no contact with fecal/oral contamination

Question 11

ZIMS expectations

Answer 11

1. Feed Log: Record daily leftovers
2. Medical: Record SD cream
3. Training: Record any training sessions
4. Big 4: Record when Big 4 was done
5. Chloroform: record chloroform test results
6. Enrichment/Browse: Record amount of daily browse and any other enrichment given
7. Currently on Top 10