Maybe I should mention that I tend to assume that this diet still is much richer than in their habitat and I am still playing with the relative amounts.

E.g, this year I will start giving mainly pre dried greens (more or less= hay) in Mai, since I have heard that in the habitat of my U. a. nigriventris fresh green is already very rare at this time of the year.

Also the term "ad libitum" may be understood wrong. I offer insects for a few hours and my Uros are not always very interested. The male is very kean on insects when he did not get any for a long time, but rapidly looses interest if they are offered regularily. The female loves them during gravidity and I guess, thats OK.



And I want to stress that the use of straw pellets and Plantago ovata seeds has significantly reduced food intake without reducing activity and strength of the animal. Hence I assume that both are a quite good source of dietary fibres.



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