Usually bigger cones with about a tight finger's space between the "shingles" will be easiest to stuff. Put up a notice for the Docents and Keepers to bring some in. Cones can sometimes be reused but as you can't really clean them well try to have a steady supply of new ones.
Cones can be stuffed ahead of time and refrigerated until use. Any paste-like food item may be used (e.g., peanut butter, other nut butters, raisins, fruit paste); also seeds or nuts can be mixed in. Items that are part of an animal's regular diet can be used, or you will need to get permission to use alternative items.
Since it takes time to stuff the cones, we found it worked well to have volunteers stuff them at home and bring them in. We provided the cones and ingredients.
Species this can work for:
-- This information comes from DBS
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Last update 29-Aug-1998 by DBS.