Bear – an animal wild. And it is wrong to think that in bondage can be better for him, than in the native habitat. By the nature he is not aggressive - rather constraining, and is more ready for defense, than for attack. Life in bondage for an animal – a huge stress which can make a bear potentially dangerous. But sometimes, in accordance with the circumstances, the animal cannot live in the wild nature. In this case the person who decided to undertake care of it has to take care of contents it in the conditions as close as possible to natural.
Bears on nature of the - nomads. In search of food they are capable passes daily considerable distances. Therefore contents in a close cage or just in house conditions for them is absolutely inadmissible. The bear needs the open-air cage of the biggest sizes and the dwelling where he can take cover if feels threat. The open-air cage has to be well aired and have the vegetation protecting from the sun as dense bear fur can heat up to 85 wasps sometimes.
It is very good to have the pool in "the bear territory". Bears very much like to bathe. In hot days it helps them to keep normal body temperature and to hide from importunate insects. If the pool deep, an animal is able even to float, and existence of unfamiliar objects at a bottom and a water surface will entertain and stimulate his inquisitiveness.
Bears are clever and curious, the monotony quickly bothers them. Besides they possess a sharp scent. Therefore when feeding do not spread all food in a bowl. Place a part in the territory of the open-air cage – under stones, in hollows or cracks, suspend or string on a branch of trees, etc. It will give the chance to an animal most "to get" the forage, will help to take its time and to avoid possible developing of a stress.
Place fresh fish in a plastic container, fill in with water and freeze. Then take out fish from a container and offer a bear in the pool or on the earth. Desire to get a treat from ice for a long time will occupy its attention. In the environment the bears climb trees, love the sublime places giving the review of the controlled territory. It is good if in the open-air cage there are strong, knotty trees, boulders. It is possible to establish wide rough stubs or to build the strong platform protected from public eyes by trees and a bush near "den". To encourage a bear to a lasagna, put delicacy on the platform. Make sure that the animal can independently get on the platform. For the aid to it make several steps, having beaten cross rough brevnyshka or boards. Fill the hill sawdust or shavings that the bear could roll in them. Daily restore the hill, raking up shavings, periodically replace them. Place small logs which the animal will be able to lift, roll or tear up claws in the open-air cage, getting insects and the delicacies hided in bark. In hollows of trees it is possible to place parts of honey hundreds. Bears are omnivores though vegetable food in their diet nevertheless prevails and makes about 75% of total amount. In bondage they have to receive daily as animal forages – meat, fish of fat grades, the crude and raw beef hem – and vegetable. Bears eat vegetables and fruit – carrots, cabbage, squash, pumpkin, boiled beet and potatoes, apples. Do not refuse rye bread and the cooked porridge. It is possible to diversify food of such animal by means of inclusion in a diet of seasonal forages – cucumbers, tomatoes, a rowan red and black-fruited. It is possible to give dried fruits and slightly begun to ferment jam. Green forages – a grass, branches, greens bean - give even if in the open-air cage there are a grass and trees. Greens serve them not only for food, but also for a game. It is useful to give 1-2 times a week to animals of egg and milk. In the period of an intensive nagul of fat stocks – from the middle until the end of summer – it is recommended to adjust a diet, being guided by observations of food preferences of animals. Before hibernation the diet becomes completely vegetable – berries, apples.