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Brown-headed spider monkey

Ateles fusciceps

Natuurlijk dieet Brown-headed spider monkey

Brown-headed spider monkeys are herbivorous primates that prefer ripe fruits and leaves. Besides this, they also eat seeds and occasionally bark and insects.

Fruits
Fruits
Grain / seeds
Grain / seeds
Leaves
Leaves

Voedingsadvies Brown-headed spider monkey

Voerhoeveelheid per dag

10-15%

Voorbeeld van procentberekening

Als een dier 7 kg weegt en 15% van zijn lichaamsgewicht eet, krijgt het
 
7 x 0,15 = 1,05 kg voer in totaal per dag

Voedersamenstelling

2% Insecten en andere ongewervelden
10% Concentraten
40% Bladgroenten en kolen
30% Andere groenten
10% Blad- en takvoer
8% Overig

Verhoudingen (vers product)

0,02 x 1,05 kg = 21 g insecten en andere ongewervelden
0,1 x 1,05 kg = 105 g concentraten
0,4 x 1,05 kg = 420 g bladgroenten en kolen
0,3 x 1,05 kg = 315 g andere groenten
0,1 x 1,05 kg = 105 g blad- en takvoer
0,08 x 1,05 kg = 84 g overig

Dieetadviezen

Aanbevolen

Variety of vegetables
​Variety of leafy and green vegetables
Variety of browse (willow, aspen, birch, rowan)

In moderation

Insects

Niet aanbevolen

Fruits

Veelvoorkomende ziekten

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

  • Periodontal disease
  • Reproductive failure
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Gastrointestinal problems

Aanvullend advies

  • 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 the diet with sufficient vitamin D and folic acid. When feeding appropriate concentrates, this is not necessary.
  • 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).