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24 June 2010

Zoo Wish List

In Kind Donations of goods or services help offset the Zoo’s operating budget by supplying needed items and materials from generous donors like you.


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

All items should be new or in good and working condition. Turtle Back Zoo reserves the right to decline any donation that is not needed or does not meet zoo and animal care standards. If you have any of the items listed (or if you have any other items you think might be useful), call 973-731-5800 x233 or x231.

 

 

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560 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, New Jersey, 07052
Main Phone Number: 973-731-5800