Thursday, August 14, 2014

Perch Wrapping 101


The life of an animal caretaker is not all fun and games all the time, one of the many jobs that we have to do from time to time is re-wrapping the perches for our birds. It may sound simple to do -  wrap a perch, yeah, but it can be very complicated if you really dig into the processes of doing it. Different size birds need different size perches and different species of bird need different angle on their perches. What type of rope is the best for this birds feet? How do we stop it from stinking ? Can we keep it from mildewing? Each animal that we work with requires special knowledge of what’s best for that animal. So just remember even something as simple as wrapping a rope around a stick can get very complicated very quick when you work with animals.