Filling Arboreal Feeders Remotely

[ralphthestick]

With the introduction of the fish feeder, we have a feeder that does not require direct keeper access in order to be filled (they just need to be able to get within a certain distance of it I assume? I've not actually seen one get filled up!) Could something similar be put in place for the arboreal feeding platform? It's been mentioned a few times, but it is odd that something with that name still needs to be placed on the ground for keepers to access it - being able to place the platform elevated on a climbing frame (presumably with some sort of maximum height that keepers are able to throw food up to it) would allow for a lot of interesting builds.

Yes, at the moment, you can put in ramps etc for the keeper to climb up to an elevated platform, but they are 1) very difficult to make aesthetically pleasing and 2) normally give any climbing animals an easy way to walk up to the platform, and if they're not climbing up, it's a bit pointless making it elevated in the first place!

 

[NZFanatic]

I can see this becoming a bigger issue if they introduce birds, too. It will be a pain in the A if we're forced to build keeper access to every high-up feeder. I had hoped this would have been changed in 1.3.0 with the Australia Pack for the koalas.

 

[Firestar97]

I would absolutely love this. They could re-use the Feeding Animation from the Educator

 

[FoxyDee]

Would love it, because I had several problems with using the arboreal platform actually arborealy. It was not even that high, and I had a ramp for keepers to reach. They could fill the platform with food without a problem, but, if there was any food left, they were unable to clean it and it kept rotting, until replaced with new food. So the guest would constantly see rotting food in the enclosure.

 

[agapomis]

I've wanted this for a while now! One of the best parts of seeing monkeys at the zoo is seeing them eat and have enrichment on their climbing structures.