Zoo database

Nutria

Myocastor coypus

Natuurlijk dieet Nutria

The nutria is a herbivorous animal that mainly feeds upon stems, leaves, roots, bark and other aquatic vegetation. Their diet is often supplemented with floating objects such as logs.

Grasses
Grasses
Herbs
Herbs
Leaves
Leaves

Voedingsadvies Nutria

Voerhoeveelheid per dag

10-15%

Voorbeeld van procentberekening

Als een dier 7 kg weegt en 10% van zijn lichaamsgewicht eet, krijgt het
 
7 x 0,1 = 0,7 kg voer in totaal per dag

Voedersamenstelling

10% Concentraten
20% Bladgroenten en kolen
20% Andere groenten
50% Gras, luzerne, ruwvoer

Verhoudingen (vers product)

0,1 x 0,7 kg = 70 g concentraten
0,2 x 0,7 kg = 140 g bladgroenten en kolen
0,2 x 0,7 kg = 140 g andere groenten
0,5 x 0,7 kg = 350 g gras, luzerne, ruwvoer

Dieetadviezen

Aanbevolen

Variety of hay (timothy, grass, oat, prairie and meadow)
Variety of root and watery vegetables
Variety of leafy and cabbage vegetables

Niet aanbevolen

Fruits

Veelvoorkomende ziekten

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

  • Obesity
  • Dental disease

Aanvullend advies

  • Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
  • Make the diet wet before feeding it, since dipping their food in water is a behavioral trait seen in the wild.
  • 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).
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