Capuchin Diet Info

DIET
For 1 animal 2-3 lb animal. Increase portions proportionately forincreased body weight. Do not overfeed. Monkeys waste a lot of food if excess is given and may overindulge which can lead to bloating. Fruitsand veggies should be cut into pieces appropriate for the monkey'ssmall hands. New World Monkey Chow can be soaked in Marmoset jelly orfruit juice. Moist foods can be sprinkled with a vitamin mineral powdersuch as Vionate. (approx 1/4 tsp per animal per day). Food should be offered at set times of the day .A.M. 1-3 oz canned primate diet (cut in small pieces) Zupreem, Science Diet 10-12 pieces of soaked New World Monkey Biscuit (Mazuri, Spectrum,Purina, etc.) or can be offered dry up 1/3 cup depending on size of the monkey. Soaking in fruit juice may increase palatability during conversion from poor diets.P. M.M-W-F 1/8 apple2 slices of banana 1/2'd 2 grapes 1/2'd 1 TBS diced orange 1/2 slice sweet potato (chopped) 1 1/2 TBS lettuce mix* (Romaine, cabbage, & celery) 4 primate biscuits (soaked in orange juice/mjelly) 8 peanuts 1 TBS sunflower seeds 1" piece of carrot - chopped 1/8 slice of whole wheat bread cubed 4 snow peas TU-TH-SA-SU 2 slices of banana 1/2'd 1 TBS diced orange green beans cut1/4 hard boiled egg with shell (cut up) 1 TBS corn (thawed frozen or fresh) 5 peanuts 1 TBS sunflower seeds 1 heaping TBS avocado few sprigs of parsely 1 heaping TBS black-eyed peas (shelled) 1/2 slice turnip 1 oz canned primate diet (cut in small pieces) 4 primate biscuits (soaked in fruit juice or M.jelly) 1/4 slice whole wheat bread cubed occasional cricket (cricket shold be dusted in vionate) as a treat. Some will really enjoy this, others won't know what to do with it. Other meats such as cooked fish, chicken, turkey, beef are sometimes enjoyed. Offer teaspoon-sized portions. Minimize intake of human sweets, dessert foods, milk products, carbohydrates and fats. It is ok to give the monkey one human children's vitamin tablet 2 - 3 X a week. Avoid foods which have been enriched with iron such as fortified cereals. Other treats occassionally: soaked raisins, other types of fruit - portion of treat/day should be less than 1 teaspoon in volume!* Lettuce mix ingredients are placed in a chopper and mixed. Use long and thin pieces.