Warning: Expected delivery min. 5 days
More informationHamadryas baboon
Papio hamadryas
Natural diet Hamadryas baboon
Hamadryas baboons are herbivorous primates that primarily eat fruits, leaves, seeds, and grasses. In addition, they may also eat insects and small vertebrates and mammals. The diversity of their diets makes them highly adaptable to different environments.
Feeding advice Hamadryas baboon
Feed quantity per day
5-10%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 15 kg and eats 10% of its body weight, it will get
15 x 0,1 = 1,5 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
15% Concentrates
20% Leafy greens and cabbages
50% Other vegetables
10% Browse
5% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0,15 x 1,5 kg = 225 g concentrates
0,2 x 1,5 kg = 300 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,5 x 1,5 kg = 750 g other vegetables
0,1 x 1,5 kg = 150 g browse
0,05 x 1,5 kg = 75 g other
Feeding advice Hamadryas baboon
Feed quantity per day
5-10%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 15 kg and eats 10% of its body weight, it will get
15 x 0,1 = 1,5 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
15% Concentrates
20% Leafy greens and cabbages
50% Other vegetables
10% Browse
5% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0,15 x 1,5 kg = 225 g concentrates
0,2 x 1,5 kg = 300 g leafy greens and cabbages
0,5 x 1,5 kg = 750 g other vegetables
0,1 x 1,5 kg = 150 g browse
0,05 x 1,5 kg = 75 g other
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of leafy vegetables
Variety of root/green vegetables
Variety of browse
Concentrates
In moderation
Nuts and seeds
Starchy/ sweet vegetables
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Metabolic bone disease
Additional advice
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
- Supplement a diverse selection of vegetables (read more about differences between vegetables).
- Although present in their natural diets, feeding fruits might lead to gastro-intestinal disturbances because of the high sugar level and low fiber level in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
- Provide less palatable food in the morning, when hunger is greatest.
- Feeding in bowls is not recommended.
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by hiding, stacking or hanging the feed. Examples can be feeding puzzles, tubes, hanging boxes and/ or scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of leafy vegetables
Variety of root/green vegetables
Variety of browse
Concentrates
In moderation
Nuts and seeds
Starchy/ sweet vegetables
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Metabolic bone disease
