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Black-tailed prairie dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
Natuurlijk dieet Black-tailed prairie dog
The black-tailed prairie dog is herbivorous and consumes a variety of grasses, leaves, seeds, roots, stems and more. Opportunistically, they also eat insects. Most of their water comes from their diet but additional water should be available in captivity.
Voedingsadvies Black-tailed prairie dog
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
10%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 3 kg and eats 10% of its body weight, it will get
3 x 0,1 = 0,3 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
10% Concentrates
15% Leafy greens and cabbages
75% Grass, alfalfa, roughage
Proportions (fresh product)
0,1 x 0,3 kg = 30 g concentrates
0,15 x 0,3 kg = 45 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,75 x 0,3 kg = 225 g grass, alfalfa, roughage
Voedingsadvies Black-tailed prairie dog
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
10%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 3 kg and eats 10% of its body weight, it will get
3 x 0,1 = 0,3 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
10% Concentrates
15% Leafy greens and cabbages
75% Grass, alfalfa, roughage
Proportions (fresh product)
0,1 x 0,3 kg = 30 g concentrates
0,15 x 0,3 kg = 45 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,75 x 0,3 kg = 225 g grass, alfalfa, roughage
Dieetadviezen
Aanbevolen
Variety of hay (oat, meadow, brome and orchard)
High fiber pellets
Variety of leafy and cabbage vegetables
In moderation
Other vegetables
Niet aanbevolen
Fruits
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Fatty liver
- Dental disease
- Gastric Impaction
- Cardiac disease
Aanvullend advies
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least three feeding moments per day.
- Supplement the diet with ad libitum roughages.
- Do not feed more than 5% fresh grass per day because of higher toxin levels.
- Do not feed to much lucerne hay as this is high in calcium and proteins.
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by hiding, stacking or hanging their feed. Besides this, scatter feeding is also a good option (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Dieetadviezen
Aanbevolen
Variety of hay (oat, meadow, brome and orchard)
High fiber pellets
Variety of leafy and cabbage vegetables
In moderation
Other vegetables
Niet aanbevolen
Fruits
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Fatty liver
- Dental disease
- Gastric Impaction
- Cardiac disease
