This trick makes breeding rare species easier and also saves space in cramped zoos. You also have to make sure that however large the area, that its enclosed otherwise you’ll get a message saying “Ostrich 1 is not contained!” 2 other things you have to do to make it work is make sure there are no plants, food, or other animals outside of the small pen. Then on one corner, delete the fencing and in the opening put a statue of some kind, then put a fence piece on either side this keeps the animals in the smaller area, but makes the game think that the whole map is their exhibit. If you have say, a plains zebra, an african elephant, and an ostrich… and you don’t want to built big exhibits for each one of them, you can put them all in a single cage, however big or small you want. Here’s just a little hint I created while playing the game. They won’t be happy if they’re being stared at from every corner of the exhibit by guests.Īnd that’s about it! I hope this helps some aspiring zoo maker Put a little quiet spot for your animals in the exhibits. Herbivores can graze, but they need the occasional pile of branches. Only put food when absolutely needed(I.E. It saves you money and looks better, too. To save money, put natural water instead of bowls. Put at least 3/12 trees/plants/rocks for scenery. It’s good for you and hey, your guests will like it too.

When dealing with animals, 3 words- choose the cheapest.

The usual buildings for a small zoo are this:Īnd grow as you keep expanding your zoo. Then put picnic tables/umbrella tables on the area, along with garbage cans/recycling bins. Make a little area and put buildings around the edges of it. your zoo can include exhibits for bigfoot, yeti, mermaids, unicorns. When placing buildings, these are the basics: The sequel, Zoo Tycoon 2 (2004), brought the franchise into the world of 3D.

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