Blog by Tag: animalcare

What a glorious day to spend at the zoo to finish off our Entry Level qualification in animal care. Students & staff enjoyed a guided tour from Chester zoo staff who educated us all on different animals & their care needs. 

5I took the school dogs out for a walk to learn the rules of dog walking and keeping dogs whilst outside with them (Keeping them on leashes etc). 

This prepares us for looking after our on pets and dogs, the rules that are involved and how to become good pet owners.

Well done…

At Myerscough this week we got to do a lot of hands on care. We got to give Spyro the beared dragon a bath and scrub with toothbrushes as to help with his shedding.

We then got to hold Jane the hamster and the tarantula. Finally we got to visit the chickens.

Great day KS5!!

In the afternoon Oracle students used the materials gathered in the morning to enrich the animal's environments.

In the morning at Myerscough College the pupils foraged around the college's wild spaces for enrichment materials for the animals.

Pupils collected bramble cuttings for the stick insects, leaves for the chickens and willow cuttings for the chickens and guinea pigs.

On their last morning at Myerscough College doing small animal care, the pupils were introduced to the tutors' pet chihuahuas, Teddy, Missy and Bear.

Pupils learnt of the importance of bathing Spyro the bearded dragon, as well as keeping him clean and healthy it also allows for a visual health check.

Students bathed Spyro the bearded dragon and learned about looking after a bearded dragon.

They also leaned an interesting fact about why bearded dragons are so named, when stressed they enlarge their throat and the skin turns black looking more beard-like.

Pupils have been caring for the. Myerscough rabbits this morning, cleaning out their hutches, changing their water and feeding them.

During the afternoon session the pupils prepared and fed the animals of the small animal unit.

They prepared fruit, vegetables and crickets to feed to hedgehogs, rabbits, rats, chickens, bearded dragon, frog, giant African land snails, guinea pigs, tortoise, leopard gecko and hermit crabs.

In their morning session the pupils looked after the welfare of mice, rats and gerbils by feeding, watering and cleaning out their cages.

Pupils looked after Indian Stick and Sungaya stick insects replacing their brambles and spraying the habitats with water.