Grasses and other exhibit furniture can be changed out for new scenery and smells. |
The meerkats enjoy eating hibiscus flowers |
Shredded paper used as filling in boxes, bags or a hard plastic kiddie pool. |
Treats or scents can be hidden in between the pages of phone books. Meerkats have to flip through the pages to find the treats! |
Various hide-out toys/furniture |
Plastic Easter egg with holes in it, Kong toy, and plastic container with holes cut in it. Food placed inside and the meerkats have to manipulate the objects to get the food out. |
Straw used for filling in bags or boxes, or as a substrate in a kiddie pool. |
Aspen shavings for filling or substrate |
Cedar dust has a strong scent |
Various perfumes/colognes are great for olfactory enrichment. |
Various toys for playing.. I think the yellow one made sound as it was rolled around. |
Remote controlled dinosaur. Simply awesome. Not suggested to use with direct contact to meerkats |
Ostrich egg with holes cut in it. Can be filled with food items, or covered in scents. |
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