Keepers should be able to reach Arboreal Feeding Platforms!

[Tally]

I would looove to be able to put these Arboreal Feeding Platforms in the trees....you know, because they're arboreal!

And since Keepers can reach the Underwater Feeders remotely, let's allow them to reach the Arboreal Feeding Platforms remotely, too! Currently the arboreal feeders need to be on the ground where Keepers can touch them which...is a bit silly. Let's give them the same treatment as the Underwater Feeders!

 

[jcp011c]

Yes, agree. To be honest I always thought it was strange they were called that, when they really needed to be on the ground to be able to be reached by the keepers. I would love to put those in the trees and have them function.

 

[AlexSea]

Yes! And on the topic of changing how keepers traverse habitats, why not add the capability to add more than one habitat gate per habitat, so we can have pieces of land surrounded by water with food enrichment items on them without having to add a bridge?

 

[DrBurrito]

It used to be that keepers had to physically be able to reach the feeders to refill them at launch, or at least this was the logic behind it for a long time in the beginning. However, with the addition of underwater feeders, Frontier already proved that this logic can be overridden, so I see no reason why it shouldn't also apply to arboreal platforms.

 

[Firestar97]

Either this or that we need to place a Ladder that will temporarily appear in the Enclosure during the Feeding Time. You could do such nice Stuff with those Platforms. For Example a big wooden Pole with the Platform on it with multiple Ropes connected that the Animals would use to reach it (they would still need to finally fix the Rope Bug for Orangutans and Gorillas though)

 

[Moonfox]

Yes!! How silly that arboreal feeders have to be put on the floor. Surely there’s a way for keepers to be able to throw food in from a distance like they can with enrichment items.

 

[Pentoleaf]

This has bothered me since launch. The arboral feeding platforms should just be called "natural feeding platforms" because you can't put them in the trees AND there are groind dwelling species like the prarier dogs whoch require them. Makes no sense!

 

[Tally]

Yes, agree. To be honest I always thought it was strange they were called that, when they really needed to be on the ground to be able to be reached by the keepers. I would love to put those in the trees and have them function.

Yes! I so badly want to make some neat tree feeding platforms with raised paths for guests to watch the animals eat, but we can't actually put the platforms in trees and still allow the Keepers to fill them!

 

[Cocolori]

Second this, it would hopefully not be too much work to change as we have the underwater feeder system. I do wonder if they would have to change some animations though as I think some animals gather around them and sit on the floor to eat?