citation_inspection: 13406

(a) *****Adequate experience and knowledge of the species maintained by a facility is required. The general husbandry practices of feeding and cleaning alone does not demonstrate this. The ability to recognize the required materials for building enclosures, housing units, enrichment choices, condition of the animals themselves to aid in evaluating good nutrition, ability to reconize an animal which is not acting as the others which can be an indication of a health issue so that this can be conveyed to the attending veterinarian are just a few of those that this facility has failed to show which would demonstrate some of the experience and knowledge which pretains to the species under their care. If the facility personnel are not certain of the needs then they should seek out other persons in the same type of business or similar business such as zoos other individuals who have similar animals. They should be able to determine the types of materials which would be appropriate or not for use around the animals if they have the experience and knowledge of the species they are working with. This facility currently lacks a person of experience and knowledge and needs to incorporate into the facility a plan for gaining this help from a person that possesses this experience and knowledge on a routine basis or that can help to educate those personal at the facility. TO BE CORRECTED BY: 10/31/14