Enrichment & Training

About Us
Animal Enrichment & Training
Enrichment
Our objective with enrichment is to stimulate the cats to express natural behaviors on a regular bases. Some of the natural behaviors we are looking to stimulate include scratching, rubbing, tearing, biting, wrestling, and playing. In order to keep the cats playful and active, toys and other stimulants are provided. We like to rotate enrichments daily, triggering the different senses. We use essential oils, fresh herbs, boxes, phonebooks, watermelons, pumpkins, fresh cut trees, beef femurs, and many more items in order to stimulate the cats senses.

One of most asked questions is what types of enrichments can our guests bring the cats? Provided below is a list of enrichments that are keeper approved!
EnrichmentStimulation responseWhere to buy!
Egg cartons
Rubbing, scratching
Donate your empty egg cartons!
Paper towel roll tubes
Scratching, tearing, batting around
Donate your leftover paper towel rolls!
Phonebooks
Scratching, shredding
Donate your old phonebooks!
NewspaperBeddingDonate your old newspapers!
Produce Boxes
Napping, scratching, shredding
Free from Costco, Winco, Walmart, Albertsons
Lawn Leaf BagsHiding, stalking, scratching Amazon
Essential oil “Pine”
Rubbing, scratching, drooling
Essential oil “Lavender”
Rubbing, scratching, drooling
Essential oil “Nutmeg”
Rubbing, scratching, drooling
Essential oil “Rosemary”
Rubbing, scratching, drooling
Essential oil “Lemongrass”
Rubbing, scratching, drooling
Cat scratcher Scratching, rubbing
Milk crates
Hiding, napping
Amazon
Large wheatgrass flatChewing, rubbing, scratchingSprouts Farmers Market, Whole Foods
Beef femurChewing Local butchary, Albertsons deli
Fresh beef heartFood enrichment
Local butchary, Albertsons deli
Fresh sirloin steak
Food enrichment
Local butchary, Albertsons deli
Large feeder goldfishChasing, stalking, huntingPetsmart, Petco
Drought tolerant treesClimbing, hiding, scratchingLocal plant nurserys, Home Depot, Lowes
Bamboo
Hiding, scratching
Local plant nurserys, Home Depot, Lowes
Training
Our objective is to provide the cats with additional stimulation, as well as to decrease potential stress that may accompany crating for transport, daily heath checks, and medical procedures. Keepers use positive reenforcment training to teach our cats, meaning they get a lot of treats!
Hours:

NEW OPERATING HOURS: 10 am to 4 pm
We will now be open every day except Wednesdays and Sundays, unless we are closed due to government restrictions.

Private Tours & Behind the Scenes Tours are available (advance reservation necessary).

Admission:
General                $10
Children (3-12)     $5
2 and Under           Free
Seniors (60+)         $8
Veterans & Active
Military (With ID)    $8

Members & our Cat's Adoptive Parents
receive free admission


Recent Births &
Acquisitions:
  • Caracal arrived December 2020
  • Ocelot male and female arrived October 2020
  • Ocelot arrived July 2019
  • Serval arrived May 2019
  • Snow Leopard arrived May 2019

Upcoming Events:

Saturday, July 2, 2022 is our 4th of July Party for the cats! Join us for themed enrichments and treats! Celebration starts at 12pm!