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Restraint of zoo animals
In my assignment I will talk about different types of equipment and methods on how to
restrain a reptile and an amphibian
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I
will talk about restraint methods and the animal’s wellbeing
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When handling
the lizard, care must be taken to avoid pushing down and damaging the dorsal spine
especially in ones such as iguanas
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For example geckos have extremely delicate skin that
can easily be damaged by restraining
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If it
is drown back into an ‘S’ shape it is depicting it is about to strike
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It is best to handle a snake after it has eaten recently is
preparing to shed its skin with great care supporting it as fully as possible
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Hooks: When using a hook, it must be aimed for the middle of the body with taking care not
to hurt the snake with the hook
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The snake is less likely to
fall off the hook if lifted in one swift move
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Some snakes may constrict around the hook and are harder to get off the hook
than on it
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The distance when lifting the snake must be minimalized
to cause less stress for the snake
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Snake scoop: Some snakes can be hard to restrain with the hook
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Gloves: When handling a snake (or any reptile) gloves should be worn for protection
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Long gloves can be worn when handling gloves if not confident with them or
depending of the species of snake
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Tongs: Tongs are best used by an expert as when grabbing the snake, if gripped to hard; it
may cause pain and injury for the snake
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When using the tongs, never grab the snake by the neck as this will cause
harm, stress and will cause the snake to struggle more
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In some cases, another tong may be
needed to hold the snakes lower third section of its body, making sure the tong is longer
than the remaining length of the snake’s body
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The tongs can be used to
slowly drag the snake across the ground in a ‘come along’ hold, pushing it into a sturdy
container that has already been prepared
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This is an easy way of capturing a snake
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Place the net
in front of a dark tunnel as snakes like to hide in them, making it easier to capture them
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So the snake goes to the bottom of the bag, shake or
push making the snake move
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Using a cable tie secure the bag, keeping
the blocking stick between the stick and hands
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Use a soiled object to contain and manipulate snake bags
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Restraining an amphibian:
Hands: when restraining an amphibians with hands, they, they must be wet with no
chemicals substances on
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If it is larger amphibian, its head can be caught between using the first two
fingers with the thump gently restraining the neck
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Gloves: gloves must be unpowdered latex gloves
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Fish net: a fish net can be used if the amphibian is in the water
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A fish net is most suitable for catching tadpoles