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More informationCattle egret
Bubulcus ibis
Natural diet Cattle egret
Cattle egrets are carnivorous birds that primarily consume insects such as locusts and grasshoppers. Besides this, they also eat rodents, small reptiles, crustaceans and mollusks.
Feeding advice Cattle egret
Feed quantity per day
15-20%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 0.35 kg and eats 15% of its body weight, it will get
0.35 x 0.15 = 0.05 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
30% Meat and whole prey
40% Insects and other invertebrates
30% Concentrates
Proportions (fresh product)
0.3 x 0.05 kg = 16 g meat and whole prey
0.4 x 0.05 kg = 21 g insects and other invertebrates
0.3 x 0.05 kg = 16 g concentrates
Feeding advice Cattle egret
Feed quantity per day
15-20%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 0.35 kg and eats 15% of its body weight, it will get
0.35 x 0.15 = 0.05 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
30% Meat and whole prey
40% Insects and other invertebrates
30% Concentrates
Proportions (fresh product)
0.3 x 0.05 kg = 16 g meat and whole prey
0.4 x 0.05 kg = 21 g insects and other invertebrates
0.3 x 0.05 kg = 16 g concentrates
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of insects
Whole prey (mice or chicks)
Not recommended
Bread
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism
- Hypervitaminosis E
Additional advice
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
- Avoid feeding bread as the high starch content may cause intestinal disturbances.
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by using feeding puzzles and scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of insects
Whole prey (mice or chicks)
Not recommended
Bread
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Secondary nutritional hyperparathyroidism
- Hypervitaminosis E
