Guest RSoxNo1 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Has anyone had any luck keeping a self sustaining Greater Flamingo population? I can't figure out a way to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Trustee)genkicoll Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 They do die off quickly, don't they? Keep at least two mating pairs and don't put any predators in the exhibit with them. Remember that the offspring won't mate with their parents or siblings, so having multiple mating pairs is a must! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pukkie Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I wish you luck though as I once tried it with 4 couples but they die quicker then they breed I didn't last long Halfway building my zoo the last one died (Ok I must admit I am a slow builder) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciorstaidh Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I always tend to have a larger flock consisting of even numbers of males and females. They usually last a few years with me only having to buy new birds when they complain about having no one to breed with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalz07 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 I do exactly what Ciorstaidh does! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RSoxNo1 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Yeah, it doesn't seem like anyone has come up with a solution. In my zoo I've had as many as 8 males and 8 females that could be breeding pairs and the population is not self sustaining. I think this has been a problem since the games beginning. I know on previous installs, and back in the old Zoo Admin days I had downloaded a patch (or found a thread that instructed me how to fix) the life span and breeding habits of the flamingoes. However, it seems to be a flaw in the game where you can't create a self sustaining population. I know in real life, zoos had difficulty breeding flamingoes in smaller populations so they used mirrors in the enclosures so that the flamingoes thought there were more of them than their actually was. This forum doesn't seem to be all that active, so I'm gonna start some similar posts to this one about other problems I've encountered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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