Animals with low size genes.

[Dr4gon]

Is my assumption right if I think they are cheaper to maintain food wise?

 

[Imagin]

Probably not. I'm 5' and can put away a 1 pound steak. I only speak for the carnivores though

 

[Jaggid Edje]

I think size does effect it, either that or some other factor I don't have a clue about does. I had a habitat with one 100% size indian elephant bull, and 2 females with less than 20% size, and 2 juveniles. Removing just the one bull elephant cut my food costs for the habitat as a whole by nearly 50%. Either size is a factor in food costs or the formula for calculating it is buggy...or something.

Probably not. I'm 5' and can put away a 1 pound steak. I only speak for the carnivores though

Your personal ability to eat a lot isn't really relevant. It's a known fact that body mass effects caloric intake requirements. And you feed animals based on need, not how much they are willing to eat.

 

[Dr4gon]

I think size does effect it, either that or some other factor I don't have a clue about does. I had a habitat with one 100% size indian elephant bull, and 2 females with less than 20% size, and 2 juveniles. Removing just the one bull elephant cut my food costs for the habitat as a whole by nearly 50%. Either size is a factor in food costs or the formula for calculating it is buggy...or something.


Your personal ability to eat a lot isn't really relevant. It's a known fact that body mass effects caloric intake requirements. And you feed animals based on need, not how much they are willing to eat.

Okay, it's time I test it. Since elephants are mentioned, I place two male elephants (of similar age) of substantial difference in sizes in different habitats. I don't know if they will like it, but I assume that in that case they will both be equally unhappy. I don't think it's 100% conclusive that removing a giant bull elephant away from two smaller females is substantial proof. It may be circumstantial and not missive in court. The poor lady elephants may just have been unhappy about the their macho friend been taken away. I get back to this topic, with hopefully proof. Size may be just one of the variables, but I am not a scientist.

Also if this is true, small sized animals may have more worth to me that the big ones, unless they are elephants. I like them big

 

[Dr4gon]

At least there is a whole sale for elephants. So cheap

They should both eat just as much, or at least the food should be the same price.

I wait 1 year, and than remove the big one, which is 100% size genes.

 

[Dr4gon]

I will remove the biggest one now, but I am afraid there is already a conclusion.

An elephant big or small eats 3000 each grade 1 meal. But, maybe something will change after a year. I am in no hurry.

 

[Dr4gon]

Hmm, it's getting more complicated. I need more than a year for this. It looks like the big one on the left actually eats more efficient from what he gets to eat, while the small one (33% size) let most waste away.

And the big one probably becomes hungry faster.

 

[Dr4gon]

Well, it turns out an elephant eats 3000 worth of grade 1 food. Even with one enrichment it is still 3000 a year.
I added two baby elephants, and they eat also for 3000 a year. I wait an other year to confirm. The next yer there should again be consumed around the same value. I think the two cents less is probably because of research.

Efficient eating or not, it made no difference.

 

[Imagin]

Baby elephants are growing, that uses a lot of energy. Also, they are much more active. That's why it balances out

 

[Jaggid Edje]

Well, it turns out an elephant eats 3000 worth of grade 1 food. Even with one enrichment it is still 3000 a year.
I added two baby elephants, and they eat also for 3000 a year. I wait an other year to confirm. The next yer there should again be consumed around the same value. I think the two cents less is probably because of research.

Efficient eating or not, it made no difference.

You tested them in seperate habitats. The price difference I was talking about was when they were all in one habitat. If you pay attention to food costs, it's not a linear increase per animal as more animals are added to the same habitat. I honestly don't know how the game is calculating it, but it's wierd that removing just one of 5 had such a big impact on the feeding costs.

 

[Dr4gon]

You tested them in seperate habitats. The price difference I was talking about was when they were all in one habitat. If you pay attention to food costs, it's not a linear increase per animal as more animals are added to the same habitat. I honestly don't know how the game is calculating it, but it's wierd that removing just one of 5 had such a big impact on the feeding costs.

I had an habitat with 9 elephants, and that is where the young ones came from. I'll go to there later. I am now checking how much they eat with all the enrichments placed and fully researched.

 

[Jaggid Edje]

I loaded that zoo and for the African elephant habitat, you are actually right, if I gave them grade 1 food it would be 3,000 per elephant. Completely linear, even in the same habitat.

It was Indian Elephants where removing the bull lowered the food cost by more than a linear amount; sadly I only have 2 Indian elephants remaining in that zoo right now so no real way to experiment for further data atm. Elephants are too freaking expensive to buy more just for testing purposes... LOL

 

[Dr4gon]

Well, that is it. It's 3000 each elephant, big or small, young or old.

It seems the guests are tired of my elephants, because I made a loss this year. But that is okay, I can deal with that.Maybe it is because I decided to train my staff, because I was bored staring at the elephants all the time. But this test is over.