Zoo database

Clouded leopard

Neofelis nebulosa

Natural diet Clouded leopard

Clouded leopards are opportunistic carnivores and their diet consists mainly of ungulates, such as deer, wild pigs, and monkeys. They are also known to eat small mammals, birds and reptiles. They are known to have a special preference for small prey, such as tree shrews, which makes up a significant part of their diet.

Vertebrates
Vertebrates

Feeding advice Clouded leopard

Feed quantity per day

1-3%

Sample percentage calculation

If an animal weighs 20 kg and eats 3% of its body weight, it will get
 
20 x 0.03 = 0.6 kg feed in total per day

Feed composition

99% Meat and whole prey
1% Supplements

Proportions (fresh product)

0.99 x 0.6 kg = 594 g meat and whole prey
0.01 x 0.6 kg = 6 g supplements

Diet Suggestions

Recommended

Variety of prey

Whole prey

Supplements

Not recommended

Common diseases

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

  • Obesity
  • Secondary alimentary hyperparathyroidism
  • Gingivitis

Additional advice

  • 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.
  • Stimulate foraging behaviour by hanging, stacking or hiding the feed. For instance by feeding large bones, frozen food or placement in food puzzles (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).