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In our animal care sessions this week we got todo a lot of handling of the animals.

This gets them used to humans and being handled, this means that when the animals need to be seen by the vets or moved to cleaned the enclosures, they are less likely to become distressed.

We also made sure…

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!!

When we are on our day visits to college we also get to have dinner there. This is an important independent skill to develop.

We had to speak to the server and decide what food option we were to have. We then had to carry the food over to the till and give the staff member our form of…

At collehge today we were lookng after the small animals (including Guinea Pigs and Rabbits). We moved them into thier outdoor pens and cleaned their enclosures out with fresh hay and sawdust. We then made fresh food and water up for them.

Well Done KS5!

Our students had a lovely time meeting the horses in Myerscough's equine centre. 

Our students have enjoyed meeting the ferrets and taking them out for thier first walk around foundation learning. 

The pupils enjoyed their college visit to Myerscough again today. They were able to hold a corn snake and Tarantula and they also identified what food was suitable for different animals. 

We’ve had a fantastic first week at Myerscough. We’ve been able to groom Rabbits, a bearded dragon, Guinea Pigs and Giant African Snails. The students already can’t wait for next week! 

Students have learnt about looking after snakes and how they shed their skin. Alec lives at Myerscough and is a corn snake. Students handled and prepared a bath for Alec as this is part of helping him to stay healthy after a shed of skin. Students followed instructions and worked as a team to make…

Students have been handling small animals safely, doing health checks and weighing them. This data was then put into a spreadsheet by Aaron so there is a weekly log. 

Well done!