Rhesus monkey feeding

Family-raised macaques like to eat a variety of cooked foods such as steamed buns, steamed buns, cooked soybeans, biscuits, and candy. However, these concentrates should not be used as the staple food of the macaques. Instead, they should be based on various feeds such as corn, fruits and vegetables. Normally, raw and cooked feeds can be fed. Only in this way can it be beneficial to the healthy development and reproduction of rhesus monkeys. Therefore, pay attention to the mix of various feeds when feeding. The mix of feed is roughly as follows: When feeding staple foods such as rice and steamed bread, in order to avoid single feed and to make up for lack of nutrition, a certain amount of milk, milk powder, eggs, fish meal, bone meal and salt can be incorporated. After feeding the staple foods, they are fed with non-staple food. Non-staple foods can be supplied with easily-available fruits, vegetables, etc., depending on the season, such as watermelons, pears, apples, bananas, sweet potatoes, carrots, and cabbage. Before feeding, fruits and vegetables must be rinsed with water. It is best to sterilize with 0.2%-0.3% potassium permanganate solution before feeding. In order to avoid causing monkey diarrhea or pesticide poisoning and other issues. The amount of feed is generally about 500 grams per adult monkey. When feeding, staple foods and non-staple foods are fed in a ratio of 1:2 or 1:1. Feed 3 times a day and feed 1 time in the morning, mid-afternoon, and afternoon. Do not feed too much, otherwise it will not only cause feed wastage, but also affect the monkey's digestive function, resulting in diarrhea and so on. In particular, long-term caged monkeys will have large belly-like appearances. The feed must be kept fresh and must not be rotted and spoiled. The monkeyâ€™s drinking water must be sufficient to allow it to be freely consumed. In addition to drinking tap water, it is also possible to add some sugar water, tea, etc. for the monkeys to drink.

Posted on July 02, 2018