Other causes of death are vulnerability to diseases or accidental crushing by the mother. Some of the objects are frozen like icicles with a bit of food inside. Others are simply pieces of bamboo or a pile of hay. Occasionally she will get a ball. The trick is to keep changing the toys so Hua Mei does not get bored with them.
Panda milk is very similar to bear milk, with a lot of fat in it.
Our biscuits are high fiber manufactured biscuits, used to supplement the fresh bamboo. There are reports that nearly half of the bamboo forest has disappeared in the last 20 years. However, there are hopeful signs. Right now, the Chinese government is conducting a survey of the number of pandas and their remaining habitat. In some places, there are plans to replant bamboo.