Greater+Hedgehog+Tenrec

toc //Setifer setosus// Order: Afrosoricida =**__Husbandry Information__**=

Notes on Enrichment & Training


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Potential Messaging

 * Cell Phones - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: The Congo region and the island of Madagascar are extensively mined for coltan and other minerals that go into cell phones, tablets, and computers. Natural habitat, frequently in areas that are legally protected, is lost for wildlife, trees and topsoil scraped away. In addition, toxins from discarded electronics leach out of local landfills and contaminate waterways here at home. Please ask guests to think twice before replacing their electronic devices and to recycle their old ones when they do. []
 * Wood - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle:One of the best ways for people to help the rainforest is to reduce their use of tropical woods. Flooring, musical instruments, picture frames and other products made of rosewood should be particularly avoided to slow deforestation on Madagascar and to avoid the extinction of endangered or vulnerable rosewood tree species from forests all around the equator. Ask guests to consider used or vintage furniture or new furniture made of wood that has been reclaimed from old structures. There are many alternatives to conventional lumber including flooring and other products made from fast-growing bamboo, and decking made of recycled plastic formed to look like wooden boards. [] [] []

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 * Houston Zoo: Very deep seasonal torpor, so off handling for several months in the winter.
 * National Zoo: Can be nippy, especially during breeding season. Easily touchable by small groups while in torpor.
 * Toledo Zoo: I have dealt with animals that bite a lot.

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Threats and Conservation Status
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 * Houston Zoo, Natural Encounters