VMD 512: Zoo/Wild Animal Breeding, Management, Nutrition and Health Care (1+1)

HANDLING OF VERY YOUNG WILD ANIMALS

• Infant wild animals are highly prone for the development of hypoglycemia. Further, once sedated among the adult animals, the infant animal may be crushed or even bitten by the other cage mates. The excitement caused during the capture operations might cause such type of unwanted reactions.
• Thermoregulatory derangements are to be taken care of immediately in any wild animal species and more particularly in case of infant wild animals.
• If infections occur as found by severe dullness and sign of concerned disease, the animal has to be attended immediately. If not immediate collapse occurs in case of wild animals in the neonatal state.