Exercise Planner

🗓️ Weekly enrichment plan

Day	Enrichment sessions
Monday	Foraging puzzle & shreddable toys (20 min) Training & trick session (15 min)
Tuesday	Out-of-cage perch social time (30 min) Bathing / misting enrichment (10 min)
Wednesday	New-toy rotation & exploration (15 min) Foraging puzzle & shreddable toys (20 min)
Thursday	Training & trick session (15 min) Out-of-cage perch social time (30 min)
Friday	Bathing / misting enrichment (10 min) New-toy rotation & exploration (15 min)
Saturday	Foraging puzzle & shreddable toys (20 min) Training & trick session (15 min)
Sunday	Out-of-cage perch social time (30 min) Bathing / misting enrichment (10 min)

About 255 minutes of enrichment across the week. Every animal is different — introduce activities gradually and check suitability with a qualified exotic vet or behaviourist.

Enrichment is welfare, not a luxury

A bored exotic is a stressed exotic — feather-plucking birds, pacing mammals, and lethargic reptiles are often telling you their environment is too static. A rotating plan of species-typical activities gives them something to climb, hunt, shred, and solve.

Rotate activities so novelty stays fresh, and pair the plan with the right hides, branches, and foraging toys to make each session count.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How is the weekly plan generated?

You choose an animal group, an energy level, and how many enrichment sessions you can offer per day. The planner draws from a preset activity pool for that group — filtered so a low-energy or senior animal only gets gentler options — and lays the activities across seven days. The same inputs always produce the same plan.

What kinds of enrichment does it suggest?

They're tailored to each group: basking, supervised exploration, and target-feeding for reptiles; flight, foraging puzzles, and training for birds; wheel or playpen time, dig boxes, and tunnels for small mammals; and flow play, foraging feeders, and novel-object curiosity for aquatic animals.

How much exercise does my pet actually need?

It varies enormously by species, age, and individual temperament. Use the plan as a starting framework, introduce new activities gradually, and watch how your animal responds — enrichment should reduce stress and boredom, never cause it.

Is this veterinary advice?

No — these are general estimates only. Some animals have mobility, health, or temperature constraints that change what's safe. Check any new activity plan with a qualified exotic or wildlife veterinarian or a species-experienced behaviourist.