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Red fox

Vulpes vulpes

Natuurlijk dieet Red fox

The red fox is a carnivore that primarily consumes small mammals such as rodents, rabbits, and hares. Opportunistically, they eat birds, insects, carrion and fruit. In urban areas, they may consume garbage and pet food.

Fruits
Fruits
Insects
Insects
Vertebrates
Vertebrates

Voedingsadvies Red fox

Voerhoeveelheid per dag

10-20%

Voorbeeld van procentberekening

Als een dier 5 kg weegt en 15% van zijn lichaamsgewicht eet, krijgt het
 
5 x 0,15 = 0,75 kg voer in totaal per dag

Voedersamenstelling

70% Vlees en hele prooidieren
9% Insecten en andere ongewervelden
1% Supplementen
20% Andere groenten

Verhoudingen (vers product)

0,7 x 0,75 kg = 525 g vlees en hele prooidieren
0,09 x 0,75 kg = 68 g insecten en andere ongewervelden
0,01 x 0,75 kg = 8 g supplementen
0,2 x 0,75 kg = 150 g andere groenten

Dieetadviezen

Aanbevolen

Variety of prey

Variety of insects

Supplements

In moderation

Variety of vegetables

Niet aanbevolen

Fruits

Veelvoorkomende ziekten

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

  • Stomach torsion
  • Cystinuria
  • Proliferative gingivitis

Aanvullend advies

  • Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least one feeding moment per day.
  • Include at least one fasting day per week and slightly increase the diet portion on the day before.
  • The supplements should be given according to the appropriate dosage that is mentioned on the labelling.
  • To promote the oral health, it is important to offer the soft food first and then the hard food such as bones and skin.
  • Feeding fruits is not recommended because of high sugar levels in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
  • Stimulate foraging behaviour by hanging, stacking or hiding the feed (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
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