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Red River Hog

Potamochoerus porcus

Natural diet Red River Hog

Fruits
Grasses
Herbs
Insects
Invertebrates / crustaceans
Leaves
Vertebrates

They are an omnivorous grazing and browsing species, feeding mainly on roots and tubers. They supplement their diet with fruits, grasses, herbs, eggs, carrion, insects, and lizards. Red river hogs are nocturnal species that spend most of their active time searching for food.

Feeding advice Red River Hog

Feed quantity per day

2.5% of body weight

Sample percentage calculation

If an animal weighs 70 kg and eats 2.5% of its body weight, it will get

70 x 0.025 = 1.75 kg feed in total per day

Feed composition

25% Concentrates
20% Leafy and cabbage vegetables
35% Other vegetables
20% Grass, lucerne and other roughages

Proportions (fresh product)

0.25 x 1.75 kg = 437.5 g concentrates
0.2 x 1.75 kg = 350 g leafy and cabbage vegetables
0.35 x 1.75 kg = 612.5 g other vegetables
0.2 x 1.75 kg = 350 g grass, lucerne and other roughages

Diet suggestions

Not recommended

Fruits

Additional advice

Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
Although present in their natural diet, feeding fruits might lead to abnormal fermentation in the hindgut because of high sugar levels in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
Stimulate foraging behaviour by hiding, stacking or hanging the feed (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).

Common diseases

An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:

Obesity
Metabolic bone disease
Arthritis
Periodontal disease

Feed quantity per day

Sample percentage calculation

Feed composition

Proportions (fresh product)

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