Small Animal Care at Myerscough
On their last morning at Myerscough College doing small animal care, the pupils were introduced to the tutors' pet chihuahuas, Teddy, Missy and Bear.
Category: 4M 2022-2023
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Bathing the Bearded Dragon
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.
Category: 4M 2023-2024
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Myerscough College: Animal Husbandry
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.
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Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024
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Rabbit Care at Myerscough College
Pupils have been caring for the. Myerscough rabbits this morning, cleaning out their hutches, changing their water and feeding them.
Category: 4M 2023-2024
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Animal Husbandry: Feeding Small Animals.
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.
Category: 4M 2023-2024
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Myerscough College: Small Animal Care
In their morning session the pupils looked after the welfare of mice, rats and gerbils by feeding, watering and cleaning out their cages.
Category: 4S 2023-2024
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Indian Stick Insects
Pupils looked after Indian Stick and Sungaya stick insects replacing their brambles and spraying the habitats with water.
Category: 4M 2023-2024
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More Animal Husbandry at Myerscough College.
This morning the pupils revisited animal Husbandry for small animals. They prepared food, cleaned cages, watered and fed pygmy hedgehogs, hamsters, giant African land snails, rats and bearded dragons. The pupils really enjoyed caring for the animals and are learning life skills, such as food…
Category: 4M 2023-2024
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Rat Husbandry at Myerscough
Before dinner the group looked at different aspects of rat Husbandry. This included handling with positive reinforcement using meat paste, cleaning their cage, feeding and looking at enrichment. (Making their lives more interesting)
Category: 4S 2023-2024
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Snail Husbandry at Myerscough College
This morning in Animal Studies at Myerscough College, the pupils learnt about animal Husbandry.
Animal Husbandry is the process of looking after animal health and wellbeing. With the giant African land snails this involved bathing them in clean warm water and cleaning their shells.
Category: 4M 2023-2024
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Myerscough College: Animal Care (part 2)
This morning on the year 11 group's first day of Animal Care the pupils have had a lovely tour of the campus and seen some of the animals they'd be working with.
They visited the reptile room, rodent room, aviary and looked at the animals in the foundation learning buildings, handling a…
Category: 4S 2023-2024
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Myerscough College: Animal Care.
This morning on the year 11 group's first day of Animal Care the pupils have had a lovely tour of the campus and seen some of the animals they'd be working with.
They visited the reptile room, rodent room, aviary and looked at the animals in the foundation learning buildings, handling a variety…
Category: 4M 2022-2023