Box Forage Enrichment

Box Forage Enrichment

Empty blood tube boxes are perfectly designed to promote foraging in NHP's. The empty slots can be filled with any food items and then hung on the cage or given inside the cage.
Behaviors

Foraging, Chewing

Animals

Non human primates

Type

Manipulanda

Why They Love It

Empty blood tube boxes are perfectly designed to promote foraging in NHP’s. The empty slots can be filled with any food items and then hung on the cage or given inside the cage. The NHP’s have to use their fingers to individually empty each slot which provides them longer foraging time!

Sanitation

Use once

Recipe

Box Forage Enrichment

Empty blood tube boxes are perfectly designed to promote foraging in NHP's. The empty slots can be filled with any food items and then hung on the cage or given inside the cage. The NHP's have to use their fingers to individually empty each slot which provides them longer foraging time!
Prep Time5 minutes
Species: Non-Human Primates
Type: Food, Foraging, Manipulative, Tactile
Keyword: chewing, foraging

Equipment

  • recycled blood tube

Materials

  • tsp banana chips
  • tsp seeds, nuts
  • tbsp honey or low calorie strawberry jelly

Instructions

  • drizzle honey over blood tube boxes
  • sprinkle seeds, nuts
  • sprinkle banana chips, or fruits and veggies inside of box inserts
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