Warning: Rope in environmental enrichment (1999)

Eckert, K.

Abstract

I have more than once recommended to people involved in environmental enrichment for macaques that sisal rope hanging outside of a cage made an excellent low-cost enrichment item for singly-housed macaques; they enjoy grooming, chewing, and pulling on it. However, a recent tragic incident has necessitated the removal of all sisal ropes from macaque cages at this facility.