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More informationSquirrel monkey
Saimiri
Natural diet Squirrel monkey
Squirrel monkeys are omnivorous primates that eat both plants and animals. Their diet is very diverse and may consist of fruits, seeds and other small insects and animals.
Feeding advice Squirrel monkey
Feed quantity per day
20%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 1 kg and eats 20% of its body weight, it will get
1 x 0.2 = 0.2 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
40% Insects and other invertebrates
10% Concentrates
40% Other vegetables
10% Browse
Proportions (fresh product)
0.4 x 0.2 kg = 80 g insects and other invertebrates
0.1 x 0.2 kg = 20 g concentrates
0.4 x 0.2 kg = 80 g other vegetables
0.1 x 0.2 kg = 20 g browse
Feeding advice Squirrel monkey
Feed quantity per day
20%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 1 kg and eats 20% of its body weight, it will get
1 x 0.2 = 0.2 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
40% Insects and other invertebrates
10% Concentrates
40% Other vegetables
10% Browse
Proportions (fresh product)
0.4 x 0.2 kg = 80 g insects and other invertebrates
0.1 x 0.2 kg = 20 g concentrates
0.4 x 0.2 kg = 80 g other vegetables
0.1 x 0.2 kg = 20 g browse
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Insects
Variety of vegetables
Variety of browse (willow, aspen, birch, rowan)
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Periodontal disease
- Reproductive failure
- Cardiovascular disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Gastrointestinal problems
Additional advice
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least three 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).
- Supplement a diverse selection of vegetables (read more about differences between 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
Insects
Variety of vegetables
Variety of browse (willow, aspen, birch, rowan)
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Periodontal disease
- Reproductive failure
- Cardiovascular disease
- Diabetes mellitus
- Gastrointestinal problems
