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Welcome to the animal husbandry guidelines!
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Please note that the guidelines and manuals listed are to provide guidance only and as such should not be followed verbatim and may not be applicable to every situation.
We would like to keep this area as current as possible. If you have any husbandry guidelines or any concerns with those provided, please contact eo@aszk.org.au.
Mammals
Monotremes
Marsupials
- Agile Wallaby (Macropus agilis) – Sadler, S. 2010
- Bridled Nail-tail Wallaby (Onychogalea fraenata) – Phillips, R. 2008
- Bare-nosed Wombat (Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis) – Stubbs, A. 2017
- Brush Tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillate) – Wright, S.J. 2007
- Brushtail Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) – Smith, E.N. 2004
- Common Ringtail Possum (Pseudocheirus peregrinus) – Poolman, C. 2017
- Eastern Pygmy Possum (Cercartetus nanus) – Forsdick, M. 2010
- Fat-Tailed Dunnart (Sminthopsis crassicaudata) – Walker, K. 2012
- Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagus goodfellowi) – Domenique, D. 2007
- Koala – Insights in to Koala Behaviour – O’Brien, M., West, E., White, R. (2021)
- Kultarr (Antechinomys laniger) – Attard, T. 2009
- Long Nosed Bandicoot (Perameles nasuta) – Maher, C. 2006
- Long Nosed Potoroo (Potorous tridactylus) – Piipari, L. 2007
- Macropod Husbandry
- Northern Nailtail Wallaby (Onychogalea unguifera) – Engstrom, E. 2012
- Rufous Bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens) – Carson, N. 2006
- Southern Bettong (Bettongia gaimardi) – Tuthill, L. 2011
- Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) – Read, B. E. 2016
- Southern Hairy Nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) – Treby, D. 2005
- Spotted Tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) – Marten, J. 2014
- Spotted Tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) – O’Donnell, J. 2014
- Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) – Scandizzo, V. & Coupland, C. 2005
- Wombat Husbandry (all species) – Treby, D. 2005 (revised 2020)
- Yellow Bellied Glider (Petaurus australis) – Carroll, L. 2005
Eutherians
- African Lion (Panthera leo) – Hillerman, A. 2008
- Arabian Camel (Camelus dromedarius) – Moretti, J. 2008
- Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia) – Altin, R. 2007
- Bats in Captivity – Barnard, S.M. 1995
- Black and White Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata variegate) – Macgillivray, C. 2007
- Black Capped Capuchin (Cebus apella) – Honeysett, J. 2006
- Brazilian Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) – Hall, M.L. 2008
- Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) – Lorenzo, S. 2009
- Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) – Harris, H. 2010
- Common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibious) – Jones, R. 2008
- Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) – Freeburn, S. 2007
- Dugongs (Dugong dugon) – Evans, F. 2008
- Ghost bat (Macroderma gigas) – Jones, K. 2007
- Grey Headed Flying Fox (Pteropus poliocephalus) – Griffiths, M. 2005
- Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas) – Turner, L. 2009
- Hog Deer (Axis porcinus) – Blanch, E. 2008
- Lorisine Husbandry Manual (Nycticebus & Loris ssp.) – Fitch-Snyder, H. & Schulze, H. (al) 2001
- Maned Wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) – Maned Wolf SSP, 2007
- North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) (Chapters 1-6) – Reed-Smith, J., 2012
- North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) (Chapters 7-10) – Reed-Smith, J., 2012
- North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis) (Chapters 11-15) – Reed-Smith, J., 2012
- Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) – AZA Ape Taxon Advisory Group & Orangutan SSP, 2017
- Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) – Sodaro, C. 2008
- Persian Onager (Equus hemionus onager) – Klaassens, K. 2009
- Plains zebra (Equus quagga) – Husher, S. 2010
- Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) – Hannigan, K. 2017
- Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) – Dierikx, T. 2015
- Ring-tail Coati (Nasua nasua) – Geraldene, B. 2012
- Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta) – Taylor, K. 2009
- Serval (Leptailurus serval) – Hayward, A. 2012
- Siamang (Hylobates syndactylus) – Riley, R.W. 2008
- Spectacled Flying Fox (Pteropus conspicillatus) – Smith, E. 2005
- Spotted Deer (Axis axis) – Moran, H. 2009
- Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) – Foote, J. 2015
- Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) – Van Thai, N., Clark, C., Phuong. T. Q. 2010
- Tiger (Panthera tigris) – Baker, R. 2006
- The Successful Hand Rearing of Two Orphaned Vampire Bats (Desmodus rotundus) – Barnard, S.M. & Sachs, N. 1992
- Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) – Sheehan, J. 2011
- White Fronted Brown Lemur (Eulemur fulvus albifrons) – Quine, H. 2009
- White Fronted Capuchin Monkey (Cebus albifrons) – Littlefield, K. 2009
- White Handed Gibbon (Hylobates lar) – Miller, S. 2009
Amphibians
- A Manual For Control of Infectious Diseases in Amphibian Survival Assurance Colonies and Reintroduction Programs – San Diego Zoo, 2009
- Amphibian Husbandry Resource Guide – Poole, V. A., Grow, S. 2008
- Green Tree Frog – Harper, B. 2007
- Native Frog Captive Husbandry Manual – Webster, N. 2004
- Southern Corroboree Frog – Richards, N. 2007
Invertebrates
- Blue ringed octopus – Hayter, L. 2005
- Goliath stick insect – Bearman, T. 2007
- Mourning cuttlefish – McDonald, K. 2011
- Campbell’s Keeled Glass Snail – Daly. A, Williams Clow. T, Hyman. I, Bonson. P, Finlayson, B. 2022
- Sydney funnel web spider – Battishill, V. 2008
- Tarantulas – Gallon, R. C.
- Tarantulas (exotic) – Pasaila, N. 2005
- Titan Stick Insect (Acrophylla titan) – Veenstra, J., 2013
- Wolf spider – Gane, A. 2008
Fish
Training
Enrichment
Hand-rearing
Birds
- Hygiene Protocols for the prevention and control of diseases (particularly Beak & Feather Disease) in Australian Birds – Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2006
- Babblers (Timaliidae) – Pichner, J. 2003
- Birds-of-Paradise (Paradisaeidae) (Development and Growth Weights) – Mejeur, J. 1998
- Black-necked Stork Husbandry Manual– Little, J 2022
- Brolga (Grus rubicunda) – Veyret, L. 2008
- Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) – Reeve-Parker, L. 2007
- Cockatoos (Cacatua) – O’Brien, J.
- Crows, Jays & Magpies (Corvidae) – Fox, T. 2003
- Dollarbirds (Eurystomus orientalis) – Owen, R. 2008
- Eastern Whipbird
- Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis) – Wilkes, K. 2015
- Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica) – Brown, J. 2009
- Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) – Swarbrick, K. 2008
- Galah (Eolophus roseicapillus) – Scamell, C. 2008
- Green Catbird (Ailuroedus crassirostris) – Good, A. 2009
- Hummingbirds (Trochilidae) – Krebbs, K.& Rimlinger, D. & Mace, M. 2002
- Hooded Plover (Thinornis rubricollis) – Honeyman, M. 2015
- Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) – Williams, L. 2008
- Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor novaehollandiae) – Bombonato, E. 2005, Updated by Wright, L. 2012
- Long-Billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris) – Oosthoek, F. 2010
- Major Mitchell’s Cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri) – Carver, J. 2008
- Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) – Kuc, D. 2009
- Noisy Pitta (Pitta versicolor)
- Ostrich (Struthio camelus) – Murrells, E. 2017
- Painted Finch (Emblema pictum) – Spain, M. 2010
- Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) – Treby, D. 2005
- Pesquet’s parrot – Breeding and hand-rearing Pesquet’s parrot Psittrichas fulgidus at the Zoological Society of San Diego – Witman, P. & Lewins, E. 2000
- Pesquet’s parrot – Breeding Pesquet’s parrot Psittrichas fulgidus at Jurong BirdPark – Buay, J. & Thirunavukkarasu, R. 2000
- Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) – McCray, J. 2008
- Princess Parrot (Polytelis alexandrae) – Flew, S. 2009
- Rainbow Bee Eater (Merops ornatus) – Webb, J. 2009
- Rainbow Lorikeet (Trichoglossus haematodus moluccanus) – Klarich, R. 2011
- Red Crested Cardinal (Paroaria coronate) – Lindholm, J.
- Red Tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksia) – Bennett, S. 2008
- Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) – Biggs, J. R. 2013
- Square-Tailed Kite (Lophoictinia isura) – Hutchings, J. 2011
- Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii) – Naylor, K. 2005
- Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina) – Vince, M. 2003
- Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) – Harris, L. 2007
Reptiles
- Alpine She-oak Skink (Cyclodomorphus praealtus)
- Australian Water Dragon (Physignathus lesueurii) – Hosking, C. 2009
- Broad-Headed Snake (Hoplocephalus bungaroides) – Morris, C. 2008
- Eastern Clemmys Turtle (Clemmys) – Herman, D.W. 1991
- Eastern Snake-necked Turtle (Chelodina longicollis) – Host, B. 2006
- Fijian Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) – Reidpath, D. 2006
- Fresh Water Crocodile (Crocodylus johnstoni) – Manson, L. 2010
- Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) – Dowling, A. 2007
- Guthega Skink (Liopholis guthega) – Post, M. 2015
- Indian Star Tortoise (Geochelone elegans) – Draper, C. 2010
- Lace Monitor (Varanus varius) (Raising) – Kirshner, D. S. 2017
- Major Skink (Bellatorias frerei) – Stokes, M. 2020
- Perentie (Varanus giganteus) – Ryman, R. 2009
- Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta cornuta) – Candy, C. 2008
- Shingleback Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa) – Titmuss, A. 2007
- Short Tailed Monitor (Varanus brevicauda) – Standen, W. 2007
- Spotted Python (Antaresia maculosa) – Powe, L. 2011
- Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar) – Swan, M. 2007
- Tiger Snake (Notechis) – Mostyn, J.J. 2006
- Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi) – Gildon, S. 2008