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More informationTiti monkeys
Callicebus spp.
Natural diet Titi monkeys
Titi monkeys are herbivorous primates that primarily eat fruits such as figs, berries, and other tropical fruits. They also consume a variety of leaves, flowers and insects. Their diet varies depending on the season and availability of different types of food in their natural habitat. Occasionally, they may also eat small vertebrates like lizards or birds.
Feeding advice Titi monkeys
Feed quantity per day
15-20%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 1 kg and eats 10% of its body weight, it will get
1 x 0.1 = 0.1 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
2% Insects and other invertebrates
10% Concentrates
40% Leafy greens and cabbages
30% Other vegetables
10% Browse
8% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0.02 x 0.1 kg = 2 g insects and other invertebrates
0.1 x 0.1 kg = 10 g concentrates
0.4 x 0.1 kg = 40 g leafy greens and cabbages
0.3 x 0.1 kg = 30 g other vegetables
0.1 x 0.1 kg = 10 g browse
0.08 x 0.1 kg = 8 g other
Feeding advice Titi monkeys
Feed quantity per day
15-20%
Sample percentage calculation
If an animal weighs 1 kg and eats 10% of its body weight, it will get
1 x 0.1 = 0.1 kg feed in total per day
Feed composition
2% Insects and other invertebrates
10% Concentrates
40% Leafy greens and cabbages
30% Other vegetables
10% Browse
8% Other
Proportions (fresh product)
0.02 x 0.1 kg = 2 g insects and other invertebrates
0.1 x 0.1 kg = 10 g concentrates
0.4 x 0.1 kg = 40 g leafy greens and cabbages
0.3 x 0.1 kg = 30 g other vegetables
0.1 x 0.1 kg = 10 g browse
0.08 x 0.1 kg = 8 g other
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of leafy vegetables
Variety of root/green vegetables
Variety of browse
Concentrates
In moderation
Variety of insects
Nuts and seeds
Starchy/ sweet vegetables
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Metabolic bone disease
Additional advice
- Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
- Supplement a diverse selection of vegetables (read more about differences between vegetables).
- Although present in their natural diets, feeding fruits might lead to gastro-intestinal disturbances because of the high sugar level and low fiber level in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
- Provide less palatable food in the morning, when hunger is greatest.
- Feeding in bowls is not recommended.
- Stimulate foraging behaviour by hiding, stacking or hanging the feed. Examples can be feeding puzzles, tubes, hanging boxes and/ or scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).
Diet Suggestions
Recommended
Variety of leafy vegetables
Variety of root/green vegetables
Variety of browse
Concentrates
In moderation
Variety of insects
Nuts and seeds
Starchy/ sweet vegetables
Not recommended
Fruits
Common diseases
An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:
- Obesity
- Metabolic bone disease
Species within this group
- Brown titi monkey
- Chestnut-bellied titi monkey
- Ashy gray titi monkey
- Red titi monkey
- Bolivian gray titi monkey
- Hershkovitz’s titi monkey
- Hoffmann’s titi monkey
- Bolivian titi monkey
- Dusky titi monkey
- Andean titi monkey
- Beni titi monkey
- Masked titi monkey
- Collared titi monkey
