What to Feed Your Fennec
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What to Feed Your Fennec
Diet:
In the wild, Fennecs are mainly carnivores eating a variety of small animals such as insects, eggs, birds, reptiles, and rodents. A large part of their diet is made up of desert plants through which they get their water intake.
In captivity, many owners feed their Fennecs a mixture consisting of dog food, cat food, vegetables, and fruits. Some recommend feeding raw meat, vegetables, and a vitamin mix while others choose to feed a a wild canine diet such as the zoos feed. Insects such as mealworms can also be fed as extra protein but should be considered a meat.
Basically, a well balanced diet would include a high-protien, high quality dog food with the rest of the diet being made up of raw or cooked chicken, boiled or scrambled eggs, and a variety of fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables.
NEVER FEED YOUR FENNEC:
-Pork
-Chocolate
-Grapes
-Raisins
THESE ARE ALL TOXIC!
*even though fennec foxes have the ability to go some time without water, please provide fresh clean water for them at all times.
In the wild, Fennecs are mainly carnivores eating a variety of small animals such as insects, eggs, birds, reptiles, and rodents. A large part of their diet is made up of desert plants through which they get their water intake.
In captivity, many owners feed their Fennecs a mixture consisting of dog food, cat food, vegetables, and fruits. Some recommend feeding raw meat, vegetables, and a vitamin mix while others choose to feed a a wild canine diet such as the zoos feed. Insects such as mealworms can also be fed as extra protein but should be considered a meat.
Basically, a well balanced diet would include a high-protien, high quality dog food with the rest of the diet being made up of raw or cooked chicken, boiled or scrambled eggs, and a variety of fresh or frozen fruits and vegetables.
NEVER FEED YOUR FENNEC:
-Pork
-Chocolate
-Grapes
-Raisins
THESE ARE ALL TOXIC!
*even though fennec foxes have the ability to go some time without water, please provide fresh clean water for them at all times.
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