Bat-eared Fox Enrichment Activities
Environmental
- Scattered logs
- Patch of tall grass
- Splash pool filled with sand
- Large shelter
- Moveable small dog house
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Food
- Live insects
- Dead day-old chicks
- Dead mice and unborn rats
- Large bones
- Large bones or bloodsicles hung from bungee feeder
- Raw eggs
- Corn on the cob
- Insects buried in sand
- Piece of termite mound with termites inside
- Hiding food in logs and under bark
- Scattering fruit around enclosure
- Feeding meat in toilet paper rolls
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Novel and Sensory
- Balls and Kong toys
- Battery-operated ball with furry tail
- Feather duster
- Cardboard boxes
- Papier-mâché ball with treats inside
- Pine cones stuffed with fruit
- Fish gel or liver paste
- Switching enclosures with other animals
- Straw from other enclosures
- Fish gel, liver paste, spices rubbed on objects
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Social
- Interaction with other bat-eared fox
- Interaction with other animals
- Interaction with staff and volunteers
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Exercise
- Walks on harness and lead
- Chasing plastic bottle attached to whip
- Chasing guinea fowl wing or feather duster attached to whip
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