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Animal Wishlist

Give a Gift to the Animals at the Houston Zoo! You can drop off items at the Guest Relations office at the main entrance of the Zoo.

All items donated must be new and un-used please!

Animal

 Item

 Description

     

 Natural Encounters  

Straw Colored Fruit Bats

Plastic Hummingbird feeders

 

 

Metal Skewers for hanging fruit

 

 

Fishing Line

 

 

Bubbles

 

 

Lixit Bottles

Used for small animals like rabbits - available in pet stores

     

 Children's Zoo  

 Coati Spices and extracts for scent enrichment  
  Sisal rope, 1/4- 1/2 inch diameter  
  Sheets and Towels  for bedding
  Laser Pointer  for target training
  Jolly Balls  available in pet stores
     

 Carnivores  

 Fossa  Chain  to hang toys
   Galileo Bones  available in pet stores
   Bubbles  
   Extracts  
   Nature Sounds CDs  
     

 Hoofstock  

 Warthog  Bastetballs  
   Bubbles  
   Nature Sounds CDs  
   Footballs  
   Spieces and Extracts  
     

 Elephants  

   Spices  
   Tempura Paint  
   Sugar Free Jell-O  
   Sidewalk Chalk  
     

 Veterinary Clinic  

 Amazon Parrot  Rope  
   Bells  
   Keys  
   Mirror  
     

 Birds  

   Parrot Toys  available in pet stores
   Wood Blocks  for making toys, for example: Toy Box by Jungle Talk available in pet stores
   Cholla/manzanita pieces  available in pet stores
   Shredder Toys  by Planet Pleasures - available in pet stores
     

 Primates  

 Orangutans  Hats  
   Purses  
   Pillows  
   Stuffed Animals  no bean fillings please
   Panty Hose  

 

 

 
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