Pumpkin Stuffed Treats
Pumpkin Stuffed Treats

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.
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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