Hi, I was wondering what the easiest animals to Lok after and please were to start a new zoo with thanks if you can help
Holly
Holly
Easy Animals to Look after and please?
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Lemurs. Specifically, red ruffed. They breed a lot, can live in large groups, and you get a fair amount of CCs when you release them
Common warthogs and ostriches have proven good starter animals for my franchise and challenge zoos since they're explosive breeders and relatively cheap to take care of as long as their habitats are frequently cleaned up. And once your zoo is stable financially, try the Bactrian camels since they are long lived, decent breeders and releasing them gives you a huge load of CC for some reason.
Somewhat disagree with that one. They fight quite often, so you have to manage that.
Ostriches will fight less than warthogs, though.
Hi Holly -
If this is literally the first time with the game, and you want to play in franchise:
I think the best starter location is probably the 'temperate biome', basically North American or Europe with four seasons. Not too hot or too cold, but desert and tropical animals will get cold in the winter and cold environment animals like penguins will get too hot in the summer - but these animals will probably be too hard to find on your first go with the franchise. Tropical might be the next easiest if you're going to focus on warm weather animals.
Some of the most flexible, affordable and easy to care for animals that are good for first time franchise zoos are timber wolves or dingoes, or african painted dogs, greater flamingos. Indian peafowl (ie: peacocks) are super easy to care for and cheap and they breed rapidly (great of you want to get a few conservation coins per bird), ostriches are easy to care for in big enclosures in warm environments.
If you're concerned about making quick cash money (the less valuable currency in the game), I might suggest an exhibit (one of the boxes) with an insect in it. They require no care beyond setting their environment requirements at the start, breed rapidly and can be sold for cash. Not a lot, necessarily but can help if you're running low on cash.
I also strongly suggest you go through the tutorial if you've never played the game before - it walks you through some of the key basics. In addition, if you've never played any of the 'Planet X' style games, I'd suggest finding a youtube video on how to create paths, and one on barriers at the minimum. Those two aspects of the game are what makes it work and understanding it will make things much easier. Paulsley and deladysigner both have good tutorials (in English). Finally, experiment in sandbox - it's a great way to try things out without costing you conservation credits.
If this is literally the first time with the game, and you want to play in franchise:
I think the best starter location is probably the 'temperate biome', basically North American or Europe with four seasons. Not too hot or too cold, but desert and tropical animals will get cold in the winter and cold environment animals like penguins will get too hot in the summer - but these animals will probably be too hard to find on your first go with the franchise. Tropical might be the next easiest if you're going to focus on warm weather animals.
Some of the most flexible, affordable and easy to care for animals that are good for first time franchise zoos are timber wolves or dingoes, or african painted dogs, greater flamingos. Indian peafowl (ie: peacocks) are super easy to care for and cheap and they breed rapidly (great of you want to get a few conservation coins per bird), ostriches are easy to care for in big enclosures in warm environments.
If you're concerned about making quick cash money (the less valuable currency in the game), I might suggest an exhibit (one of the boxes) with an insect in it. They require no care beyond setting their environment requirements at the start, breed rapidly and can be sold for cash. Not a lot, necessarily but can help if you're running low on cash.
I also strongly suggest you go through the tutorial if you've never played the game before - it walks you through some of the key basics. In addition, if you've never played any of the 'Planet X' style games, I'd suggest finding a youtube video on how to create paths, and one on barriers at the minimum. Those two aspects of the game are what makes it work and understanding it will make things much easier. Paulsley and deladysigner both have good tutorials (in English). Finally, experiment in sandbox - it's a great way to try things out without costing you conservation credits.
I agree with most of your comments XTs, and very good advice. except the peafowl. I mean, it's almost like a tradition initiation that everyone must go through at least once, but easy to care for, I disagree. I've had so many issues with them I'd decided they are heretofore banned from my zoos.
I dunno. I mean the poop gets out of control once the population booms but I've never had problems with them - the guests like 'em and they were the first walk-through animals I did. Perhaps I have a soft spot for them. Then again, I tend to make habitats that are ... usually three times the minimum size for an animal.
Here are my suggestions. Even though they may be pricey, anteaters were big ticket animals that brought in a ton of people. Also, bongos and gemsbok are good.
Some people may disagree, but if you start off with 6 penguins (3 breeding pairs), you can get a huge amount of animals. I only bought 6 and ended up with 35+. Of course, they have their needs (deep water, cool temperatures).
As a general rule, carnivores tend to be more popular but more expensive. I'd suggest any animal that has many offspring and lives in large groups (primates, usually). Then, go for big ticket animals.
Some people may disagree, but if you start off with 6 penguins (3 breeding pairs), you can get a huge amount of animals. I only bought 6 and ended up with 35+. Of course, they have their needs (deep water, cool temperatures).
As a general rule, carnivores tend to be more popular but more expensive. I'd suggest any animal that has many offspring and lives in large groups (primates, usually). Then, go for big ticket animals.
Thanks for everybody's help I really do appreciate it all.