Animal Enrichment Items:
· White PVC pipe of various sizes
· Large wooden beads (non-toxic)
· Infant Toys
· Shredded paper basket filler
· “Wood wool”
· Burlap
· Cotton ropes of various diameters
· Tempra Paint
· Art paper/poster board
· Barrels/ Garbage cans
· Various sports balls
· Lacrosse nets
· Bait sticks
· Silk Plants
· Metal skewers (for hanging fruit)
· Jolly Balls
· Boomer Balls (these can be ordered at local pet shops or online)
· Laser Pointer
· Parrot toys
· Parakeet toys
· Wood blocks (for making toys, for example: Toy Box by Jungle Talk available in pet stores)
· Sisal Rope, ¼” – 1” diameters
· Nature Sounds CDs
· Scratching Posts
· Coco Mats (natural fiber “welcome mats”)
· Disco ball-type light projection systems
· Stringed holiday lights (various colors)
· Traffic cones (clean and unripped)
· Wind chimes
Animal Care Items:
· Lixit Bottles
· Bird Baths
· Saucers (plastic, for under planters) 18”-24” diameter
· Humidifier and Dehumidifiers
· Glass Aquariums (any size)
· Misters
· Box Fans, Oscillating Fans and Industrial Pedastal Fans New Item Needed!
· Incubator
· Food Saver Bags
· Digital Gram Scales
· Infant Scales
· Simple Green Disinfectant
· Stock tanks
Gift Cards
(Suggested stores include)
· Pet Stores (i.e. PetCo)
· Craft Stores (i.e. AC Moore, Michael’s)
· Grocery Store
· Home Depot
· Target
· WalMart
· Visa
· Christmas Tree Shops
Tools:
· Paint (interior or exterior)
· Power tools (drills, circular saws, etc.)
· Tools (screw drivers, socket sets, hammers, etc.)
· Hand gardening tools
· Rubbermaid storage locker
· Pond pumps
· Metal detector
· Bobcat or mini excavator
· Portable generators
· Chainsaw
Medical:
· Ultrasound machine
· Equine hydraulic surgery table
· Endoscopy equipment
· Dental drill unit
· Portable light weight x-ray machine
· Ultra low freezer (-40 or -75)
· Mammography unit
· X-ray film
Miscellaneous:
· Digital Camera
· Photo printer
· TV/DVD Combo (19”)
· Portable stereo
· Portable CD Players
· Animal Related Children’s Books
· Transferable travel vouchers or travel miles, so that staff can use them for conference and conservation travel.
· Video equipment (with infrared nighttime capabilities) for 24-hour monitoring of animals’ activities
· Camping equipment for keeper staff use in emergencies (back packing stove and cooking utensils, self-inflating air mattresses, head lamps, Swiss army knives or multiuse tools, and emergency wind up or shake-type flash lights)
· Locker room type locker units
· GPS Unit