Different plants for animals?

[coppppaz911]

I've seen quite a lot of people and youtubers putting plants in an animals habitat however the plants don't match with the animals. For example: They are putting tropical plants with a dessert animal. My question: Does it actually matter if the plants dont match with the animals.

[Alphakuh]

There are many ways to play the game. Most of them are builders and play in sandbox. So you can change the settings that it doesnt affect them. if you play a "normal" game with maangemant or franchise, you need the plants the animals know and want.

[kesi96]

I think it depends a little. As said that´s for builders who care more about optical impression but the animals, but in small amounts it doesn´t affect the animals that much. So you won´t have animals suffering from just a few wrong plants in their habitats.

[MrHappy]

You will have some filters available so that you know you are only choosing plants that are acceptable to the given animal.

[Just Kevin]

I think it can affect their welfare. get all their needs out of the red. It is best to have plants native to them, even though in reality zoos never do. Planet zoo acts as if the animals are captured in the wild, which is not the case, they are usually captive bred and used to the plants, and temperatures within reason, they are raised in.

[coppppaz911]

Thanks yall

[hybrid_gerbil]

it does but some animals like plants from diffrent countries

[Firestar]

It doesn't matter that much. You can give them Plants that are from the same Continent but from another Biome or you can give them Plants that are from the same Biome but from another Continent. I think you can even put a few Plants that aren't suitable at all in the Enclosure if you also add some of the other Plants. The Animals won't be 100% happy but if you do it right, you can still reach 99% Happiness. I do absolutely love it that it is like this because I like it to build realistic Zoos

[AdahnGorion]

Originally posted by coppppaz911:

I've seen quite a lot of people and youtubers putting plants in an animals habitat however the plants don't match with the animals. For example: They are putting tropical plants with a dessert animal. My question: Does it actually matter if the plants dont match with the animals.

You can pretty much play how you like.

I mostly try to make it true to their real habitats, but sometimes it is also fun to have more "creative" freedom. So it depends. It is also time consuming to build a habitat, that has to look and have the same setting, plants, etc as the animal. I did once (I will link the workshop)
It took my days to complete, because I had to research about the animal and where it lives, how the enviroment looks like, etc etc..

Then it is easier to "just" be abit more creative and then put in what "looks" good and often also "blends well" many times you can still put in "the required" plants that the animal needs and then the extra ones.


And even with that, I am certain that it has plenty of mistakes.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2360260930

[Just Kevin]

It would be handy to have the landscaping tool with the same options as the Jurassic World game, not to mention the huge tool sizes from Planet Coaster.

[Just Kevin]

it does but some animals like plants from diffrent countries

A: Perhaps if they eat them. The problem often is in most real zoos is that plants not native to that environment simply will not grow. The animals get on quite well living within habitats full of plants native to the zoo they are living in.

[Just Kevin]

because I had to research about the animal and where it lives, how the enviroment looks like, etc etc..

A: the game more or less tells you which plants to use. Unsuitable ones when used are listed angry red. allowing you to delete them.

[AdahnGorion]

Originally posted by kevlms:

because I had to research about the animal and where it lives, how the enviroment looks like, etc etc..

A: the game more or less tells you which plants to use. Unsuitable ones when used are listed angry red. allowing you to delete them.

That was not the point. I can put plants that the game suggest, but that the animal has no interaction with in the wild (in real life) but due to being part of the right category it will be "green listed" again. it does not really matter much however, it is all about what "you" want and what "you" think your zoo and habitats should look like.

[Just Kevin]

Indeed you can do what you like. As I say, most zoos mainly have plants that are local to them. Otherwise they will not grow. That is for outdoor habitats. For anything that needs it hot or cold they often have them indoors. Like the small exhibits in PZ, but huge! That way they can grow plants not native to where the zoo is. (Perhaps a future update could allow barriers to be fixed so that the temp with in them is set, instead of having to use dozens of heaters/coolers everywhere?)

[x_tricks]

If the rest of the animal's habitat needs are met, putting inappropriate plants seems to do little to bother them.

[Just Kevin]

One has to wonder why the game warns you about unsuitable plants for each species then. There are Welfare 'points'.