Crested porcupine
Hystrix spp.
Natuurlijk dieet Crested porcupine
Crested porcupines are herbivorous rodents that forage during nighttime. Their diet mainly consists of bark, roots, fallen fruits and cultivated crops. Occasionally, it is complemented with insects and small vertebrates.
Voedingsadvies Crested porcupine
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
15%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 15 kg and eats 15% of its body weight, it will get
15 x 0,15 = 2,25 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
10% Concentrates
85% Other vegetables
5% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0,1 x 2,25 kg = 225 g concentrates
0,85 x 2,25 kg = 1.913 g other vegetables
0,05 x 2,25 kg = 113 g other
Voedingsadvies Crested porcupine
Voerhoeveelheid per dag
15%
Voorbeeld van procentberekening
If an animal weighs 15 kg and eats 15% of its body weight, it will get
15 x 0,15 = 2,25 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
10% Concentrates
85% Other vegetables
5% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0,1 x 2,25 kg = 225 g concentrates
0,85 x 2,25 kg = 1.913 g other vegetables
0,05 x 2,25 kg = 113 g other
Dieetadviezen
Aanbevolen
Variety of root and watery vegetables
Variety of browse (willow, aspen, birch, rowan)
Rodent kibbles
In moderation
Fruits
Niet aanbevolen
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Dental diseases
- Hepatic lipidosis
Aanvullend advies
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least one feeding moment per day.
- Avoid calcium deficiency by feeding adequate concentrates.
- Limit the amount of fruits given since their high sugar level increases the chance of diabetes (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
- 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 root and watery vegetables
Variety of browse (willow, aspen, birch, rowan)
Rodent kibbles
In moderation
Fruits
Niet aanbevolen
Veelvoorkomende ziekten
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Dental diseases
- Hepatic lipidosis
