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Jennifer Brown ● Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica ● Husbandry manual
Fig 9.5: Browse can be cut from trees for enrichment (J.Brown,
2010)
The fresh browse that is used regularly
in th e enrichment colander is often
the b rowse l eft o ver f rom t he K oalas,
but many other species can be used.
See A ppendix 5 for a list of species
that can be used for the Emerald
Dove an d are found i n t he birds’
natural habitat. These species are also
low m aintenance w hich m eans t hey
would be easy to keep in a plantation
and c ut only when req uired. Th ese
species ar e al so s uitable t o u se as
furniture in an ex hibit as t hey r equire
little wat er and m aintenance an d ar e
a variety of shapes and colours.
The f eed p latforms t hat are m entioned i n the c alendar consist of t wo t ypes. These a re
switched around to provide extra enrichment. One is a free standing platform that stands
in th e g round. The o ther i s a h anging p latform t hat is su spended f rom t he c eiling. Th e
designs of such devices are limited only by the keepers’ imagination.
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