Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
When we had a team-building group create the awesome encounter bench at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, the plan was always that future groups could build different feeding devices to go in them. Fast-forward a couple of months, and another awesome group created four extra feeders. The encounter bench has two areas where the feeders can simply lift out of, and another feeder then drops into the space, making it very easy to change the devices around.
The new feeders were two broom head dig boxes, where the lid is opened, food is spread into the broom heads, and then the meerkats have to dig through the holes in the box to get the food.
The second design was a new prototype, with balls put under a clear surface. Polycarbonate has several holes cut into it, and the meerkats have to reach through the holes and move the balls about to reach the food. The polycarbonate can easily be removed for cleaning by simply rotating the four thumb-tacks.
In the wild, meerkats spend a lot of time foraging for food and can move a lot of soil to find a single piece of food. So, it is very important that they work for their food in a captive environment to keep up these food-finding skills and keep them healthy and in shape.
A massive thank you to the team for joining us, you all did an amazing job at building these feeders.
For more information about our unique team building events, courses or enclosure design service, head to TeamBuildingwithBITE.com or email Info@TeamBuildingwithBITE.com
When we had a team-building group create the awesome encounter bench at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, the plan was always that future groups could build different feeding devices to go in them. Fast-forward a couple of months, and another awesome group created four extra feeders. The encounter bench has two areas where the feeders can simply lift out of, and another feeder then drops into the space, making it very easy to change the devices around.
The new feeders were two broom head dig boxes, where the lid is opened, food is spread into the broom heads, and then the meerkats have to dig through the holes in the box to get the food.
The second design was a new prototype, with balls put under a clear surface. Polycarbonate has several holes cut into it, and the meerkats have to reach through the holes and move the balls about to reach the food. The polycarbonate can easily be removed for cleaning by simply rotating the four thumb-tacks.
In the wild, meerkats spend a lot of time foraging for food and can move a lot of soil to find a single piece of food. So, it is very important that they work for their food in a captive environment to keep up these food-finding skills and keep them healthy and in shape.
A massive thank you to the team for joining us, you all did an amazing job at building these feeders.
For more information about our unique team building events, courses or enclosure design service, head to TeamBuildingwithBITE.com or email Info@TeamBuildingwithBITE.com
