Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest

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Ice Eggs

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Brief description: Treats are frozen into ice ball molds to make a large round ice ball. Chimpanzees will enjoy both the ice and the treats frozen inside.

Materials: Ice ball molds

Assembly instructions: None required

How to use: Fill molds with fruit then close and fill with diluted juice, tea, water, etc. until they are full. Can also insert raffia into mold to allow for hanging once frozen. Place in freezer. When completely frozen, pull the mold apart to reveal the ice egg inside.

Price: ~$5/mold for initial purchase of mold. Molds can then be reused.

Drink Buckets

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Brief description: Chimpanzees can drink from straws as well as try and get bits of fruit or other food out of the water.

Materials: Plastic buckets of various sizes with plastic “straws.” Can also use recycled containers such as milk jugs if buckets are unavailable.

Assembly instructions: Plastic tubing can be cut in a variety of lengths (usually over 12 inches) to create the straws.

How to use: There is very little preparation time for these. Fill the buckets about half full of water or a diluted liquid such as fruit juice or tea and add a “straw” to each bucket. For a little extra, you can put small pieces of fruit in the drink. Place buckets outside of caging and provide the primates with the straws.

Price: If using recycled items such as milk jugs, the “buckets” can be free. Purchasing children’s sand pails from the dollar store is a very reasonable option as well. Plastic Tubing can be purchased online or at the local hardware store.

Jamie and Missy take advantage of the juice provided in the buckets outside the caging.

PVC Tubes

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Brief description: Tubes are a simple way to make a quick food puzzle. Chimpanzees can use tools to get food out of them.

Materials: 1” diameter PVC pipe, Small sticks such as chopsticks (PVC pipe diameter can vary slightly)

Assembly instructions: Cut PVC pipe into sections of 8-12 inches.

How to use: With a butter knife, smear peanut butter or other sticky food inside the full length of the pvc tubes. For a little extra, you can add small pieces of food such as sunflower seeds that will stick to the peanut butter. Freeze the tubes to make it even more challenging. Give each chimpanzees a chop stick or some sort of small tool to help get at the middle of the tube.

Price: $3-$5 for 10 feet of pipe. PVC pipe can be purchased at your local hardware
store or online retailer.

Foxie eats the applesauce she removed from her PVC tubes.

KONGS and Busy Buddy Food Puzzles

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Brief description: Kongs are durable rubber toys that are traditionally used as food puzzles for dogs, but they also work well for chimpanzees.

Materials: Kong Brand dog toys and other brands such as Busy Buddy. They come in different shapes, sizes, and levels of toughness. For heavy chewers, use the most durable black Kongs

Assembly instructions: No assembly required

How to use: Nuts work well in Kongs (no shreds of paper needed), although different nuts are best for each individual shaped Kong. Peanut butter and other sticky foods can be smeared inside them as well. For added difficulty you can freeze them as well as hide them inside large socks or tie them inside blankets and hide them throughout the enclosure.

Price: $5-$10 per toy. Can be purchased from local pet store or online retailer.

Jody collects a Busy Buddy Block Toy off a platform on Young’s Hill.

Annie uses her finger to scoop peanut butter out of a Kong.

Burrito plays with a Kong ZOO Classic. (These are special ordered from Kong Zoo and are more expensive than the smaller Kongs.)