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Little egret

Egretta garzetta

Natuurlijk dieet Little egret

Little egrets are carnivorous birds that primarily consume fish. This is supplemented with a variety of other animals such as: amphibians, small vertebrates, crustaceans, molluscs and insects.

Fish
Fish
Insects
Insects
Vertebrates
Vertebrates

Voedingsadvies Little egret

Voerhoeveelheid per dag

15-20%

Voorbeeld van procentberekening

Als een dier 0,45 kg weegt en 15% van zijn lichaamsgewicht eet, krijgt het
 
0,45 x 0,15 = 0,07 kg voer in totaal per dag

Voedersamenstelling

20% Vlees en hele prooidieren
50% Visproducten
30% Concentraten

Verhoudingen (vers product)

0,2 x 0,07 kg = 14 g vlees en hele prooidieren
0,5 x 0,07 kg = 34 g visproducten
0,3 x 0,07 kg = 20 g concentraten

Dieetadviezen

Aanbevolen

Variety of fish

Whole fish

Whole prey (mice or chicks)

In moderation

Variety of insects

Niet aanbevolen

Bread

Veelvoorkomende ziekten

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

  • Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism
  • Hypervitaminosis E

Aanvullend advies

  • Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
  • Small fish can be offered whole, but larger fish should be cut into smaller pieces.
  • Avoid feeding bread as the high starch content may cause gastro-intestinal disturbances.
  • Stimulate foraging behaviour by using feeding puzzles and scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
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