Tip for stressed animals with suspended path systems?

[morganruttle]

I have a nice large African multi species exhibit that has a suspended path system viewing platform.

I have had no issues with this until recently as now one specieses is getting stressed due to the crowds.

Any tips on fixing this? I don't seem to be able to place a fence around the path as its above ground.

Thanks

[Kajsa_Kavat]

Do you have any do not disturb signs around the habitat?

[gidro]

a small solution is to bury their shelter or at least put a fence on the side where the crowd could see, so that they have a place to run when they are stressed. Not perfect but they should not end up in boxes all the time if they have somewhere safe to get their social up.

[Moosegun]

Originally posted by Hlaine:

Do you have any do not disturb signs around the habitat?

100% this, those signs are awesome but also agree you need to give them a bit of cover to hide in

[morganruttle]

There are do not disturb signs? Ill have a look

This is a Huge exhibit so they can easily hide but its anoying.

[XrystalBelle]

For a suspended pathway system, if you are able to, try and place some sort of wall restricting the view into the habitat where you don't want them to. You could use one way glass barrier once researched.

Another alternative is to raise the habitat wall so that it blocks the view. Again, it all depends on what parts of the path were intended for viewing purposes.

For example .. I have a vehicle station high up near a habitat... however, the path leaving it circles down allowing visitors to use it to view into a nearby habitat. It wasn't intended and short of redoing the path I can't stop it due to the path design but it thankfully doesn't block the path way ( yet ) so will leave it at the moment.

[CrazyGraham]

build the path higher

[CrazyGraham]

this video will guide you mate the guy is a legend to start with he is building a suspended path in this video a it works great he also talks about how its not stressing animals and how he done it.

https://youtu.be/VmHkjptyJJ0