Question 2: FOOD PREPERATION
Certain feeding patterns
Serval kittens:
They eat small amounts few times a day because it takes longer for a kitten to digest food. the need small periods of sleep in between meals to digest food as it is crucial for their growth. this is the pattern they would follow in the wild
Baby Owls:
They are fed small amounts few times a day because they cant consume huge amounts of food at once as their stomachs cant stretch at such a young age and its a strain to digest. this is how they would portion their food in the wild.
23/7/2011: Good work Laure - the baby owls we have at the moment are Barn owls. Remember too that they receive supplements for Calcium and other nutrients they need for good growth.
ReplyDeleteThe other point for the feeding times is that certain animals are nocturnal and sleep during much of the day, thus they only receive "breakfast" in the afternoon feeding...
Thanks. Heidi.