malik – Jul 20, 2012 12:00 AM

In addition to cedar oil, we have added cedar chips to the enclosure. This continues to be a good method for dealing with flies and having a natural repellent. We are also using some other fly predator products and some pheromone traps. I had an interesting behavioral observation this morning, Malik was standing on the den and did a threat display towards Shadow, who was digging up a cache 10 feet away. Malik didn't follow through with contact or an approach, and Shadow didn't stop eating the cache. Malik typically shows more food aggression, so the fact that Shadow wasn't intimidated is a good scenario.