Pumpkin Stuffed Treats

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Pumpkin Stuffed Treats

Enrichment of the Month " Thanksgiving Stuffed Pumpkins

Behaviors

Foraging, Chewing, Rooting

Animals

Non-Human Primates, Pigs

Type

Tactile, Food, Olfactory

Why They Love It

NHPs can manipulate, forage, and eat this treat. Pigs can root, explore, chew all the treats inside.

Sanitization

None

Recipe

Thanksgiving Stuffed Pumpkins

Thanksgiving Stuffed Pumpkins are a cross species enrichment treat, where pigs can root and eat the salad inside, and monkeys can forage and sift through what they like and don't like.

Species: Cross Species, Non-Human Primates, Pigs

Type: Food, Foraging, Manipulative, Tactile

Keyword: chewing, foraging, rooting

Yield: 1

Equipment

1 Knife
1 Heavy Duty Basing Spoon
1 metal bowl

Materials

1 Large Pumpkin
2 tbsp Honey
1 tsbp Dried Cranberries
2 cups Lettuce
1 cup Chopped Fruit: Apples, Strawberries, Berries, Cantaloupe, Mangoes, Watermelons
1 cup Sliced Oranges

Instructions

Cut 1 large pumpkin in half with large sharp knife
Stick large knife on top of pumpkin and push down on one side
Stick large knife on top of pumpkin and push down on the other side
Cut through middle of pumpkin
Open pumpkin to have to 2 halves
One half, use spoon to scrape and take out all of the seeds on one side
Once 1 half of pumpkin is carved out and seeds are removed, pour 2 tablespoons of honey inside pumpkin
Pour 1 tsp of dried cranberries on top of honey
Pour 1-2 cups of mixed lettuce and sliced fruit inside pumpkin
Add 1 sliced orange to cover the salad and serve

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