Essential small exhibit animals

[nutrit]

Narrowing it down to 30 was a quite challenge
Insects
1. Hercules beetle
Frogs and Toads
2. Tomato frog
3. South American horned frog
4. Australian green tree frog
5. Malaysian leaf frog
6. Surinam toad
7. Amazon milk frog
Salamanders
8. Tiger salamander
Turtles
9. Painted turtle
10. African softshell turtle
11. Roti island snake-necked turtle
12. Pig nosed turtle
13. Mata mata turtle
Tortoises
14. Indian star tortoise
15. Leopard tortoise
16. Red footed tortoise
Lizards
17. Thorny devil
18. Frilled lizard
19. Philippine sailfin lizard
20. Panther chameleon
21. Plumed basilisk
22. Rhinoceros iguana
23. Chuckwalla
24. Madagascar day gecko
25. Fiji iguana
26. Tuatara
Snakes
27. Gabon viper
28. King kobra
29. Emerald python
30. Yellow eyelash viper

I have no place for small Mammals

 

[DarthQuell]

Narrowing it down to 30 was a quite challenge
Insects
1. Hercules beetle
Frogs and Toads
2. Tomato frog
3. South American horned frog
4. Australian green tree frog
5. Malaysian leaf frog
6. Surinam toad
7. Amazon milk frog
Salamanders
8. Tiger salamander
Turtles
9. Painted turtle
10. African softshell turtle
11. Roti island snake-necked turtle
12. Pig nosed turtle
13. Mata mata turtle
Tortoises
14. Indian star tortoise
15. Leopard tortoise
16. Red footed tortoise
Lizards
17. Thorny devil
18. Frilled lizard
19. Philippine sailfin lizard
20. Panther chameleon
21. Plumed basilisk
22. Rhinoceros iguana
23. Chuckwalla
24. Madagascar day gecko
25. Fiji iguana
26. Tuatara
Snakes
27. Gabon viper
28. King kobra
29. Emerald python
30. Yellow eyelash viper

I have no place for small Mammals

Nice choices. Will add them. And no, I don't really care much for small mammals either. Use these enclosures for arthropods or reptiles instead. Actually, you gave me an idea. Maybe Frontier will add a mew type of small exhibit designed for small mammals?

 

[nutrit]

Nice choices. Will add them. And no, I don't really care much for small mammals either. Use these enclosures for arthropods or reptiles instead. Actually, you gave me an idea. Maybe Frontier will add a mew type of small exhibit designed for small mammals?

I would really love that. Maybe something like two exibits combined. I have a small list of my most wanted exibit mammals but indeed they are not my priority.

1. Chinese flying squirell
2. Oriental giant squirell
3. Sumatran striped rabbit
4. Luzon giant cloud rat
5. Cape squirell
6. Spring hare
7. African crested rat
8. Plains viscacha
9. Golden agouti
10. Chipmunk
11. Black spotted cuscus
12. Numbat
13. Echidna
14. Platypus
15. Tamandua
16. Three banned Armadillo
17. Black and rufous elephant shrew
18. Pygmy sloth
19. Kinkajou
20. Otter civet
21. Virginia opossum
22. Water opossum
23. Small clawed otter
24. Common genet
25. Owston’s civet
26. Sunda stink badger
27. Striped skunk
28. Common marmoset
29. Golden lion tamarin
30. Cotton top tamarin
31. Slow Loris
32. Potto
33. African Bush baby
34. Aye aye
35. Chevrotain
36. Pudu
37. Dik-dik
38. Night monkey
39. Sand cat
40. Fennec fox
41. Margay cat
42. Bush dog
43. Bat eared fox
44. Hirara
45. Grison
46. Long eared hedgehog
47. Streaked tenrec
48. Hispaniolan solenodon
49. Northern treeshrew
50. North American porcupine
51. Malagasy stripped mongoose
52. Meerkat
53. Pygmy mongoose
54. Banded mongoose
55. Zebra duiker
56. Tufted deer
57. Indian muntjac
58. Malagasy narrow stripped mongoose
59. Yellow mongoose
60. Darwin fox

 

[DarthQuell]

I would really love that. Maybe something like two exibits combined. I have a small list of my most wanted exibit mammals but indeed they are not my priority.

1. Chinese flying squirell
2. Oriental giant squirell
3. Sumatran striped rabbit
4. Luzon giant cloud rat
5. Cape squirell
6. Spring hare
7. African crested rat
8. Plains viscacha
9. Golden agouti
10. Chipmunk
11. Black spotted cuscus
12. Numbat
13. Echidna
14. Platypus
15. Tamandua
16. Three banned Armadillo
17. Black and rufous elephant shrew
18. Pygmy sloth
19. Kinkajou
20. Otter civet
21. Virginia opossum
22. Water opossum
23. Small clawed otter
24. Common genet
25. Owston’s civet
26. Sunda stink badger
27. Striped skunk
28. Common marmoset
29. Golden lion tamarin
30. Cotton top tamarin
31. Slow Loris
32. Potto
33. African Bush baby
34. Aye aye
35. Chevrotain
36. Pudu
37. Dik-dik
38. Night monkey
39. Sand cat
40. Fennec fox
41. Margay cat
42. Bush dog
43. Bat eared fox
44. Hirara
45. Grison
46. Long eared hedgehog
47. Streaked tenrec
48. Hispaniolan solenodon
49. Northern treeshrew
50. North American porcupine
51. Malagasy stripped mongoose
52. Meerkat
53. Pygmy mongoose
54. Banded mongoose
55. Zebra duiker
56. Tufted deer
57. Indian muntjac
58. Malagasy narrow stripped mongoose
59. Yellow mongoose
60. Darwin fox

I honestly prefer mammals over anything else in the game. I rarely have arthropods, reptiles, amphibians, or birds. But, still, they're important.

My theory is that PZ will add an aviary building that does a similar purpose to exhibits (they'll have maybe a loop animation for the animals). My other theory is that PZ will likely (I don't want it) make very small exhibit mammals in the exhibits, like burrowns and stuff. But nothing larger than a rat

 

[Loganispokey]

1. Cobra(Any)
2. Black mamba
3. Reticulated python
4. Gabon viper
5. Bush viper(Any)
6. Sloth(Any)
7. Blue poison frog
8. Green anaconda
9. Madagascan hissing cockroach
10. Axolotl
11. Chinese giant salamander
12. Elephant shrew(Any)
13. Naked mole rat
14. Earless monitor lizard
15. Monarch butterfly
16. Alligator snapping turtle
17. Jerboa(Any)
18. Agama(Any)
19. Panther chameleon
20. Bearded dragon
21. Frilled lizard
22. Chinese crocodile lizard
23. Tuatara
24. Lord howe stick insect
25. Tokay gecko
26. Day gecko(Any)
27. Fire salamander
28. Solenodon(Any)
29. Basilsik
30. Mata mata

 

[DarthQuell]

I apologize for not updating the list sooner. Well, it's up. And I finally figured out how to save space (forum space, that is) by making it a "spoiler". Woo hoo, che

 

[sgurrdearg]

I went off on one a little towards the end.... hope that’s ok haha. Just see exhibits as being perfect for fish.

1. axolotl
2. Pygmy marmoset
3. Goeldi’s monkey
4. Lion tamarin
5. Emperor tamarin
6. Atlas moth
7. Blue morpho
8. Chameleon
9. Tokay gecko
10. Green gecko
11. Sand lizard
12. Emerald tree boa
13. Mexican blind lizard
14. King cobra
15. Natterjack toad
16. Black rain frog
17. Northern leopard frog
18. Cane toad
19. Olm
20. Chinese giant salamander
21. Tiger salamander
22. Clownfish
23. Moon jellyfish
24. Common octopus
25. Piranha
26. Blue-green chromis
27. Seahorse
28. Powder blue tang
29. Clown triggerfish
30. Lionfish

 

[DragonNTiger]

How's this for an exhibit animal: Ants!

I know, sounds crazy, but I had an idea of how the could work! First of all, the workers don't matter; they exist, but they're just part of the scenery and don't count as part of the population. What does count towards the population--and the actual animals you adopt, trade and breed--are Drones (males) and Queens (females). Like wolves, ants would have alpha males and females and only the alpha pair can breed--I know, not super realistic, but you work with what you got. The habitat itself could be divided into two halves--above ground and below--and props could include things like the piles of food they eat or long branches with lines of worker ants running across them. The alpha female would have a distinct look to her and always appear in the same location in the exhibit; the underground queen's chamber.

 

[Fossa]

I love ants, moths and butterflies, but I think these need special buildings, like an Ant-hill thing, and a butterfly/moth garden, that is really cool.

1: Frilled Lizard

2: Any big Mantis (suprised we didn’t seen this one yet)

3: Biggest Millipede

4: Emerald Wasp

5: Moloch Or Thorny Devil (same creature, other name)

6: King Cobra

7: Panther Chameleon (is this the biggest?)

8: Fire Salamander

9: Giant Salamander

10: Olm

11: Axolotl

12: Caecilian (I’m surprised they aren’t mentioned before!?)

13: Assassin Bug (red/black one)

14: Basilisk

15: Tuatara

16: Bearded Dragon

17: Alligator Snapping Turtle or Matamata, but I think they are too big for such a small cage.

18: Giant Weta

19: Coconut Crab

20: Mudskipper

21: Giant Water Bug

22: Some Aquatic Spider

23: Ogre Spider

24: Trapdoor Spider

25: Horseshoe Crab

26: Velvet Worm (everybody forget about this jewel? Very awesome and bizarre ancient worms)

27: Surinam Toad

28: Camel Spider or Solifugid

29: Cerastes Snake

30: Sandfish Lizard

 

[DarthQuell]

How's this for an exhibit animal: Ants!

I know, sounds crazy, but I had an idea of how the could work! First of all, the workers don't matter; they exist, but they're just part of the scenery and don't count as part of the population. What does count towards the population--and the actual animals you adopt, trade and breed--are Drones (males) and Queens (females). Like wolves, ants would have alpha males and females and only the alpha pair can breed--I know, not super realistic, but you work with what you got. The habitat itself could be divided into two halves--above ground and below--and props could include things like the piles of food they eat or long branches with lines of worker ants running across them. The alpha female would have a distinct look to her and always appear in the same location in the exhibit; the underground queen's chamber.

Any ant species in particular? Or just in general (I'm interested in this)

 

[Jazzy-Sunflower]

Lizards:

1. Central Bearded Dragon
2. Frilled-Necked Lizard
3. Boyd's Forest Dragon
4. South African Sungazer/Giant Girdled Lizard
5. Northern Caiman Lizard (Semi-Aquatic!)
6. Barking Gecko
7. Tokay Gecko

Snakes:

1. Inland Taipan
2. Reticulated Python
3. Black-Headed Python
4. King Cobra
5. Monocled Cobra
6. Eyelash Viper
7. Hairy Bush Viper

Turtles and Tortoises:

1. Eastern Snake-Necked Turtle
2. Northern Map Turtle
3. Common Snapping Turtle
4. Painted Turtle
5. Indian Star Tortoise
6. Serrated Hinged Terrapin
7. Spider Tortoise

Invertebrates:

1. Transvaal Fat-Tailed Scorpion
2. African Giant Millipede
3. Madagascar Hissing Cockroach
4. Spiny Leaf Insect
5. Goliath Stick Insect

Amphibians:

1. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
2. Fire Salamander
3. Southern Corroboree Frog

Tuataras:

1. Northern Tuatara

I just had to look up what a tuatara was because I’ve never heard of them and HOLY COW!! Those are some neat little critters! They’re now on my “most-wanted” list!

 

[Markiz]

Wow I can't believe I haven't posted here yet. Well two down one to go. Here goes :

No mammals here until we get one in the game, then I might change my mind

1. Coconut Crab
2. African Whip Spider
3. Hercules Beetle
4. Fire Salamander
5. Alpine Newt
6. Axolotl
7. Olm
8. Mata Mata
9. European Pond Turtle
10. Panther Chameleon
11. Namaqua Chameleon
12. Jackson Chameleon
13. Red Headed Agama
14. Frilled Necked Lizard
15. Texas Horned Lizard
16. Plumed Basilisk
17. Philippine Water Dragon
18. Camel Spider
19. Spectacled Cobra
20. Gabon Viper
21. Coral Snake
22. Green Tree Boa
23. Black Mamba
24. European Nose Horned Viper
25. New Caledonian Gecko
26. Chinese Crocodile Lizard
27. Madagascar Leaf Gecko
28. Tuatara
29. Rhinoceros Iguana
30. Florida Sofshell Turtle

I evaded some animals I would like to see in the game like pythons, snapping turtles and anaconda. I didn't want to mention them until we get bigger exhibits. And tell me what you think of this idea : Anaconda as an habitat animal ?

 

[DragonNTiger]

Any ant species in particular? Or just in general (I'm interested in this)

Lol I didn't think that far ahead actually... although now that you mention it, Leafcutter Ants (Atta sp.), Honeypot Ants (Myrmecocstus sp.) and Bulldog Ants (Myrmecia brevinoda) would all make for interesting additions... their workers could be depicted doing all sorts of unique things.

Also, while I'm thinking about it, you list both Giant Weta and Wetapunga on your list... but aren't those the same thing? I mean, Giant Weta can refer to one of several species, but the biggest and most obvious would be the Wetapunga.

Also 2, I'm of the opinion the Alligator Snapping Turtle wouldn't work in an Exhibit and should be a Habitat animal... not sure that will change anything, I just felt I should say it...

 

[DarthQuell]

Also, while I'm thinking about it, you list both Giant Weta and Wetapunga on your list... but aren't those the same thing? I mean, Giant Weta can refer to one of several species, but the biggest and most obvious would be the Wetapunga.

Yes, but since some people weren't specific, I added both. It's much easier this way

 

[DarthQuell]

Also 2, I'm of the opinion the Alligator Snapping Turtle wouldn't work in an Exhibit and should be a Habitat animal... not sure that will change anything, I just felt I should say it...

I think it would depend on it's requirements. I can see both, but I typically see them in very small habitats (relatively, I mean)

 

[DarthQuell]

Anaconda as an habitat animal ?

I can see that, actually, but many wouldn't agree

 

[Markiz]

I can see that, actually, but many wouldn't agree

I got inspired by this exhibit they have in Parco Natura Viva in Verona :

It's pretty big, with almost as big pool beside it. And I honestly think you can't keep anaconda in anything lesser.

I also don't think animations should pose that much of a problem. It's a simple animal, I would even settle with HENDRIX's snake mod animations for ZT2

 

[DarthQuell]

I got inspired by this exhibit they have in Parco Natura Viva in Verona :

It's pretty big, with almost as big pool beside it. And I honestly think you can't keep anaconda in anything lesser.

I also don't think animations should pose that much of a problem. It's a simple animal, I would even settle with HENDRIX's snake mod animations for ZT2

That Green Anaconda exhibit is larger than the one at my zoo:

 

[Markiz]

That Green Anaconda exhibit is larger than the one at my zoo:

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Oh yeah. It seems species is smaller too. Well that can work eh? If we got smaller pythons and anaconda they should fit in exhibits fine. And if we got bigger exhibits on top of that. Perfection

 

[DarthQuell]

Oh my goodness, there are just so many ideas that I fear we won't get all of them. I'm getting a ton of inspiration from my local zoo but most of the animals I can't have