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Red panda

Ailurus fulgens

Natuurlijk dieet Red panda

Due to its jaw, teeth and feet, red pandas are technically carnivores. However, they have adapted to a highly specialized herbivorous bamboo diet. Their diet consists for 95% out of bamboo leaves and shoots. However, during the fall, opportunistically some fruits, roots, insects, bird eggs and grasses are consumed as well.

Bamboo
Bamboo
Grasses
Grasses

Voedingsadvies Red panda

Voerhoeveelheid per dag

5-10%

Voorbeeld van procentberekening

Als een dier 5 kg weegt en 10% van zijn lichaamsgewicht eet, krijgt het
 
5 x 0,1 = 0,5 kg voer in totaal per dag

Voedersamenstelling

5% Concentraten
95% Gras, luzerne, ruwvoer

Verhoudingen (vers product)

0,05 x 0,5 kg = 25 g concentraten
0,95 x 0,5 kg = 475 g gras, luzerne, ruwvoer

Dieetadviezen

Aanbevolen

Bamboo
Grass hay (if bamboo is unavailable)

In moderation

Leafy 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.
  • When bamboo is seasonal or not available, it can be replaced with grass hay.
  • Food intake is higher during the winter. During this period, feeding ad libitum is recommended.
  • 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).