What's for dinner ?
Here is what others told me about their feeding habits ... please fill in the form below to do the same thing.
!!!!!! The goal of this page is only to inform you what others feed their monkeys NOT to help you choose the right diet !!!!!!
Name: Johan Mommens Monkeys: 5 Common Marmosets Since: Nov 1994 Meal: Vegetables (cooked or fresh), fresh fruit (banana, apple, grapes, mango...), cereal balls, baby milk (powder), eggs, cooked turkey and chicken, grasshoppers, mealworms, arabic gum, ... Name: Poly Schultz Monkeys: 1 Rhesus Macaque (infant female) Since: March 1998 Meal: monkey chow, fruit veggies, formula, water, etc. Name: Sony Rickson Monkeys: 6 capuchins, 1 rhesus, 1 spider monkey Since: 1994 Meal: mainly monkey chow (Purina) with fruits or vegetables Name: Amy Rausch Monkeys: 1 female java macaque 1.5 yrs old Since: Oct 1996 Meal: Zu Preem, vegetables, fruits, still on bottle, "snacks" Name: June Mclean Monkeys: 1 Java Macaque Since: March 1998 Meal: Simalac low iron Name: Tammy Geary Monkeys: 1 Cotton Top Tamarin Since: March 1998 Meal: Zupreem marmoset diet, table food Name: Jennifer Cochran Monkeys: 1 Tufted Capuchin female Since: April 1998 Meal: Still on similaw with iron, bananas and baby rice cereal Name: Dori English Monkeys: 2 Male Javas Since: 1990 Meal: Monkey biscuits, fresh fuit & vegetables, juices, gatorade and spcial bottle formula Name: ppla@palaunet.com Monkeys: Male Java Macaque (7 month) Since: 1998 Meal: cooked rice, tofu, cooked spaghetti noodles, fruits, veggies, Grape Nuts cereal, lots of carrots, but he wont eat meat, and can anyone please tell me what is "Monkey Chow" and how can I order it off the net? Name: Vicki Monkeys: 1 Rhesus (8 months old) Since: April 1998 Meal: Fruits, veggies, cereal grains (monkey chow when accepted), yogurt, applesauce (sugar-free), water and small amounts of various treats such as fruit bars, nuts, etc. Also Fintstone vitamins and tums once every other day. Name: Lynn Smallwood Monkeys: 1 male Red handed tamarin (6 months old) Since: Jan 1998 Meal: Bottle 3/a day Simalac Low Iron (blended in with 2 monkey biscuits,slice of marmoset canned,rice cereal,Poly Vi Sol vitamins) mixed veggies, fruits, wheat bread crust. Name: Michelle Monkeys: 3 Tufted Capuchin Female's Since: Dec 1997 Meal: Fresh fruit, vegetables, juices, mokey biscuits, table food. Name: Yukihiro Koizumi Monkeys: 1 female Squirrel Monkey (8 months old) Since: March 1998 Meal: Monkey biscuits, fresh fuit, vegetables and special bottle formula. Name: Aldo Tiu Monkeys: 1 pair common marmosets Since: 1997 Meal: Banana with milk, dog food, vegetables Name: Kristen Monkeys: 1 Grivet (3 years old) Since: 1996 Meal: Fresh fruit, vegetables, commercial biscuit and some nuts to clean pouches. Name: Linda Geno Monkeys: 1 Tufter/weeper cross capuchin female (Betsy) Since: 1993 Meal: Zupreme canned monkey food, Zupreme monkey biscuits, oranges, fresh and juice, bananas, chicken, ham, turkey, sweet potatoes, corn on the cob, sugar peas, apples, peaches, strawberries, plums, whole wheat rolls, almonds, hard boiled eggs in shell, blueberries, cucumbers, squash, carrots, kiwi, etc. She has fresh water available at all times and at night still takes a bottle of Isomil (soy based ) formula. Name: Lu Hall Monkeys: 3 Jave Macaques Since: forever Meal: Monkey chow!! A trail mix-dry cat food, dry dog food, nuts, sunflower seeds,dried fruit,cereals. Daily vitamin.Fruit & veggies. Egg occasionally,bread,pasta,rice,chese,chicken, yogurt..I try to vary their diet and keep it interesting. Name: Laurie Monkeys: 1 Squirrel monkey Since: June 1998 Meal: Enfamil low iron mixed with monkey biscuits, baby food-sweet potatoes, papaya, & mango, rice cereal, grapes Name: Kim Judy Monkeys: 1 Rhesus Since: 1995 Meal: Table foods, fruit bars, fresh fruits, still takes a bottle at night Name: Sandy White Monkeys: 1 Cinnamon Weeper Capuchin Since: 1995 Meal: Obviously a little bit of anything I eat.
He doesn't like the dry monkey biscuits so for
breakfast I crush them and mix with yogert or
applesauce. Sunflower seeds, dry pasta, fruits,
etc. I don't know how I could begin listing, it
varies everyday.Name: Joy Monkeys: 1 Squirrel Monkey Since: 1995 Meal: Zoo preen, fruit and vegs. bugs, lizards seeds &peanuts Name: Dawn Carlucci Monkeys: 2 Capuchin Monkeys Since: 93 and 98 Meal: nuts, fruits, muffins, milk products and ice cream Name: Julie Fisher Monkeys: 2 Common Marmosets Since: 1996 Meal: All fruit, milupa baby food, Abidec vitamins once a week. brown bread, cheese,boiled egg, crickets loaded with vitamin D3, garden bugs and anything else they will eat! Name: Anita Larsen Monkeys: 2 Javas, 1 Spider & 1 Weeper Capuchin Since: 1995 Meal: Mainly Monkey Chow!! Fresh Fruits and Veggies, vitamins daily Name: Denise Mattocks Monkeys: 1 Capuchin Since: July 1998 Meal: Similac with low iron,mixed with rice cereal and powdered jello for taste. Name: George Carlson Monkeys: 2 bushbabies Since: Nov 1993 Meal: Various fruits and vegetables and apple juice soaked biscuits Name: Beverly R. Higgens Monkeys: 1 pigtail macaque (19 mos.) and 2 Vervets Since: Jan 1997 Meal: The Vervets eat everything! Mnky Chow, alot of veggies: beets, carrots, collards, spinach, variety of squashs, corn, etc. Fruits: banana, apple, orange, grapes, papaya.
My macaque will only eat sweet foods. She is very picky! She will only each fruits, all kinds, but the only veggies she will eat is baby food sweet potatoes. She will eat corn on the cob, but that's it. She sometimes eats a little bit of dog food when she's playing with the dogs. At night, she drinks an entire can, 8oz., of Ensure. Please let me know if anyone has any great ideas for getting her to each like the Vervets! ThanksName: Julie Monkeys: 2 common marmosets, 2 tamarins Since: 1998 Meal: Fruits,veggies,marmoset diet,homemade marmoset/vitamin cubes, chicken, turkey, hamburg, cheese, noodles, graham crackers ( treat- mini marshmallows). Name: Diane Monkeys: 1 capuchin Since: 1997 Meal: Meeko still gets a bottle in the morning and before bed , it is a mixture of similac low iron, monkey biscuits, 4 oz jar baby food(fruit or veg.) flinstone chewable complete vitamin. She likes sweet potaoes, corn, trail mix fat free gummy bears ,chicken, gerber graduate meat sticks and whatever I'm eating . Could someone telll me where you get Zupreem canned monkey food my e mail address is egbert@intplsrv.net Name: Bob & Esther Monkeys: 2 capuchins Since: 1994 Meal: Our monkeys eat everything, cooked chicken bones and all, fish, crab, meal worms, cricket, beef, pork, any type of fruit, or type of vegetable cooked or fresh,eggs and milk. Favorite foods are apples, grapes, mellons, tomatoes, marshmallows, half and half coffee creamers, uncooked pasta, peanuts, nuts, dog food (not monkey biscuits) and bread & jelly.WE also give them Flintstone vitamin and Tums. The ligthing in thier area is full ray (dayligth bulb). Name: Carol Monkeys: 1 male pygmy marmoset Since: Juli 1998 Meal: hard boiled egg(once a week), apples, bannas, muffin crumbs(treat), sandwich bread soaked in water, orange juice(treat), brocoli, and rice. Name: Lynne George Monkeys: 8 common marmosets Since: 1989 Meal: ceral/milk powder/vitamins, banana+variety of other fruits, dates/raisins, green beans/carrots/potato, cheese/egg white, cat food, rice/pasta, mealworms. Name: Franck Candelon - interman@interlink.or.jp Monkeys: 1 squirrel monkey (Bongo, Male, 6 months) Since: 1998 Meal: Bongo eats a little bit of everything. Fresh veggies and fruits, banana biscuits, boiled rice... He likes especially dry shrimps and some kinds of insects as criquets.
By the way, I care very much about any kind of advice could improve my best friend's life so do not hesitate to contact me. Thanks.Name: Sharon Chilson Monkeys: java (3 year) - 2 mangabeys (11 and 2 year) - capuchin (15 year) Since: 1995 Meal: I cant get mine to eat monk chow. They eat fruits veggies nuts yogurt chicken Any suggestions on how to make them eat chow? Name: Stacie Rucker Monkeys: 1 vervet (15 weeks old) Since: June 98 Meal: Apples, strawberries, grapes, bananas, honeycombs, cheerios, cantalope, carrots & green beans. She gets raisins as rewards, cheese puffs as an occasional treat and a bottle every 4 hours of whole milk (she refuses any formula!) with polyvisol vitamins. I let her try whatever i eat alot of times! Name: Austin Monkeys: 1 white faced capuchin Since: Aug 1998 Meal: He likes to eat fruits, cheerios, pizza, and monkey biscuts. Name: Annette Kreiner Monkeys: 1 marmoset Since: Sep 1997 Meal: All sorts of veg (carrot, peas ...), bread, prawns, mealworm, mash potato, multivitamins, apples, banana, nuts, baby juice, baby food Name: Jillian Howitz Monkeys: 2 marmosets Since: 1996 Meal: all veggies, all fruits, baby cereal, yogart, lots of different nuts, pasta,chicken,cheese,jelly babies,arabic gum,vitamin drops in their cereal, mealworm,brown bread - just about all this is fed to them in small quantities every day Name: Loko Monkeys: 1 rhesus Since: 1996 Meal: rice cereal, fruits mainly bananas and papayas Name: Sue Druan - Payfast1@aol.com Monkeys: 1 squirrel monkey Since: Jul 98 Meal: Enfamil formula w/iron mixed w/rice or mixed infant cereal, and adding infant fruits and veggies. Also starting to eat meal worms, cheese, balogny, diced fruits and veggies (cooked - won't eat raw). Loves ice cream. He also gets small dab of Nutri-cal almost daily. He takes a bottle about every 4 hrs. He is now 17 wks old, I've had him since 4 wks!! Name: Matt Bloom Monkeys: 1 Japanese Snow Macaque 14 weeks Since: 98 Meal: Similac withh iron mixed with baby cereal and a touch of honey, banana, peach, rice, noodles, monkey chow, cheerios, raisens, grapes, apples, meats, nuts, seeds, grains. For treats occasionly give him fruity pebbles, swedish fish candy, pizza, lucky charms......and a tic-tac is his favorite! Name: Deborah Monkeys: 1 squirrel monkey Since: 1991 Meal: Chippy tries anything - he is still on a bottle-carnation follow-up formula with Poly ViSol vitamins - Fruits,grapes,melon,oranges,pears,watermelon
mangos - Vegetables -cucumber,green pepper,
green beans,green peas,corn,yams,rice,etc.
Seeds and nuts- sunflowers,pistacio,walnut,
almonds , Cheese ( cottage,mozarella) Pasta
snack - pretzels,goldfish pretzelName: Heather Braddock Monkeys: 1 squirrel monkey Since: Dec 97 Meal: I feed my little friend fresh veggies, monkey biscuits,yogart, grapes, orange juice, chicken, occasional crickets Name: Amy Rausch Monkeys: 2 java macaques, thanks Lu & John Since: 1996 Meal: treat for the little guys- brown paper lunch sack- Kaytee Exact parrot food minus peppers, 2 or 3 monkey friendly papers, cardboard, etc., hard plasic toy, small box of raisins (still in box!), any safe oddball items to play with. My guys love 'em, looks like a Christmas morning digging through the bag although Josh has a hard time not just ripping it open! The searching seems to give them more to do than just having it handed to them. Good ideas on the web about 5 gallon buckets with holes cut in them too! Name: Natalie Morris Monkeys: marmosets Since: I am getting him on november the 15.th. of 1998 Meal: babyfood, prosoybee baby milk made by enfimill. and chicken and chicken and dumpling's,pears, apple's,grape's Name: Jen Garner Monkeys: 1 lesser bush baby, 6 weeks old (rescued from gassing) Since: 11/11/98 Meal: baby biter biscuits mushed up with bananas, oatmeal, carrots
and potatoes mashed in chicken broth (recommended by vet)Name: Misty Bruun Monkeys: 1 Rhesus Macaque Since: May 98 Meal: Still on bottle (formula, rice cereal w/bananas and oatmeal) Eats Almost all fruits, eats peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, celery and purple cabbage. Also eats cheese, numerous different kinds of breads, occasionally nuts and miniature marshmallows for treats only. NO MONKEY CHOW! Name: Angie Monkeys: 1 Rhesus (Jimbo) Since: 1995 Meal: He eats mainly what ever I eat.Also gets chewable vitamins and is still on a bottle. for breakfast he gets a bottle of cream of wheat mixed with a fruity yogart. He gets lots of juices.he loves all fruits and veggies.and pastas.there isn't much this little boy wont eat Name: Maharani, DVM Monkeys: Macaca fascicularis of Sumatera Island = 100 - 200 heads Since: 1998 Meal: Monkey chow ex Thailand = 6 pieces
Guava Fruits = 1 pieces
Papaya leave = 25 grams
Sweet Potatoes = 100 gramsName: Mike Walczak Monkeys 9 Rhesus Monkeys Since: 1996 Meal: I feed mine a cut up pears , apple,bannana,and an orange.Add a little orange juice and serve Name: Lisa Monkeys: 1 Java Macaque Since: sept 98 Meal: Table Food,Sugar Smacks, Fruit,Trail Mix,Some veg Name: Jorge Rojer Curacao Netherlands Antilles Monkeys: 12 Pygmy Marmosets/7 Squirrel Monkey/8 Cotton-Top and 10 Red Handed Tamarins Since: 1990 Meal: I feed my animals apple, bannanas,orange, wurms, Marmoset diet, puppy chow, live birds,pompcan, Carrots, Tomato, Vegetables and Arabic gum.
I give them every day a mix of the things and have very good results. The Pygmy Marmosets get babys 2x a year, and the other once 1x a year. 3 weeks ago one off the pygmy marmosets got 3 babys and they are all still alife. I love the animals.Name: Danielle Doolin Monkeys: Rhesus Since: Oct 98 Meal: Old World Monkey Biscuits, fresh fruit and vegtables, and most table food Name: Leda and Ed Monkeys: 1 tufted capuchin (female) Since: 1982 Meal: 12 Ralston Purina Monkey Chow biscuits (6 a.m. and 6 p.m.) Soaked in apple juice with Polyvisol with Iron vitamins. Goody bag in a.m. when we leave for work. Each day the contents vary: cheese, bread with olive oil, grapes, apples, bell pepper, mushrooms,bananas,mango. Loves grits, rice, vegetarian pizza, oatmeal, pasta, bread, crab, lobster, Gatorade. Name: Beckie Webster Monkeys: 1 spider monkey Since: 1995 Meal: I only feed Mikey monkey chow and a children's vitiamin. He throws a fit to eat what we eat but i was told it wasn't good for him. But, he looks so pitiful sometimes i have to give in. Name: Karla Majewski zoomom@access#1.con Monkeys: 2 Squirrel Monkeys 5&12, 1 Albafrons Capuchin 9, 1 Ring tailed lemur 22 Since: 1987 Meal: All eat monkey chow, and leaf eater pellets by Zupream, occasionaly soaked in juice, Veggie mix with cooked carrots, corn, green beans, black eyed peas, cooked sweet potatoe, apple slices, oranges, red grapes, for veriety we feed seasonal fruit and veggies, and the capuchin drinks isomeal am/pm. The leamur loves bananas and cranraisins (only a few) the squirrels love jumbo mealworms. For fun we seed spread or hide in boxs for them to find. Name: Catalina Brisban Monkeys: 14 pygmy marmosets Since: 1998 Meal: fried carrots, monkey chow,apples, oranges,tomatoes, and sometimes I go out and catch some small insects after I bring the cages outside so they could get some of their natural diet.They really like it!!!!! Name: Kay Ikertang Monkeys: 10 Rhesus monkeys Since: 1980 Meal: sweet potatoes,chow main, fruits and vegs Name: Jasmine Monkeys: 2 Albafrons Capuchin Since: 1994 Meal: Seasonal fruit,oranges,bananas, red grapes,veggies,apple slices,potatos,pear pealings,and capuchin drinks(a meal am/pm). Name: Sue Kuhn Monkeys: two java girls Since: 1996 Meal: bread & fruit. veggies. still on the bottle most anything we eat Name: Alisia Davies: Monkeys: 1 spider monkey Since: 1992 Meal: BREAKFAST:toast
DINNER:bread,fruit and nuts
TEA:more fruit and cat foodName: diana@ascent .net Monkeys: monkey biscuits,fruit, vegetables, ice cream, popsicles (their favorite) they eat whatever we eat. spagetti they love raw onions and garlic. these guys are spoiled. the female won't eat chocolate Since: 1989 Meal: monkey biscuits,fruit, vegetables, ice cream, popsicles (their favorite) they eat whatever we eat. spagetti they love raw onions and garlic. these guys are spoiled. the female won't eat chocolate Name: Animlgrl@aol.com Monkeys: 4 White Handed Gibbons, 13 Spider Monkeys (3 species) 4 Ring tailed Lemurs 1 Slow Loris and 2 Pygmy Marmosets Meal: All recieve Mazuri Leaf Eater biscuits soaked except S. Monkeys also receive them dry. All receive a mixture of every fruit and veggie you can imagine, without seeds. Marmosets receive yogurt, Marmoset diet and Marmoset Jelly in addition to F/Vs, and they LOVE beemoths!.. All receive canned Primate, and only Gibbons will eat greens. Every Friday, they all receive cereal, popcorn, small amount potato chips, raisins and other assorted treats.Please email me if anyone has questions or suggestions! Name: Kelly Monkeys: 2 squirrel Since: 1999 Meal: Bananas, veggies from my garden
Dry cereal
Wheat Toast
POPCORN! Their Favorite!Name: Josie Warrington - twarrington@compserve.co.uk Monkeys: Marmosets - 1 male ( Harry ) 1 Female (Sally ) Since: Feb 99 Meal: fresh fruit (grapes plumbs mango melon apple raisins kiwi fruit bannanna papia nuts & seeds)
fresh and cooked veg of any description
boiled and scrambled eggs,boiled ham, bread
rice crispys
As a treat they like canned baby foodName: Judie Perry Monkeys: Capuchin Since: 1994 Meal: monkey chow primate high protein food supplemented with steamed vegetables and sometimes for a treat fruite Name: Dottie and Lee-florida-usa-vwag@worldnet.att.comonkeys: Monkeys: 1 Common marmoset (Remmy) Since: 1998 Meal: cottage cheese,apple sauce,milk,bananas,zoopream marmoset diet,ham slices,turkey slices, all cheeses,raisins, snacks include chips mini marshmallows, canned peaches ect Name: Allison Monkeys: 3 Spiders Since: May 91 Meal: popcorn,rasins,biscuts,lettuce,green beans,and anything green! Name: CJ Jacobson (H8wiggers1@aol.com) Monkeys: 1 Squirrel monkey (I had him since he was 7 days old) Since: Oct 98 Meal: for his bottle i mix zuprima monkey chow with water; i also feed him a variety of fruits.
and he goes coo coo for coco puffsName: valinda AOL@pnvjensen.com Monkeys: summer capuchin female born Jun 98 Since: Jun 98 Meal: bottle 2xsimilac low iron/baby food/monkey biscuits/flintstone/rice or oatmeal
limited fruits
fresh&cooked veggies/cheerios/cornflakes/pastas
i cut up monkey biscuits with all pasta/veg/fruitName: peggyhuscher@yahoo.com Monkeys: 2 Rhesus Macaques Since: 1995 Meal: 3 fruits and 3 vegtables daily plus primate biscuits. A banana is always one of the three fruits. Sweet potatoes, kiwi, strawberries, corn on the cob and a rare treat of coconut are their very favorites. Tiny cups of jello or deluted frozen kool-aid are sometimes given for treats. We give as much variety as possible. Name: Chris Smith Monkeys: 6 Cotton-top Tamirans, 6 Dusky silvery marmosets,2 pygmy marmosets Since: 1990 Meal: apples, bannana, cucumber,carrots, mango, papaya, orange, plum, pear, grapes, hard boiled eggs, cheese, cat meat, bread soaked in honey, meal worms, crickets, marmoset jelly, sultanes, boiled rabbit meat, vitimin D3 once a week, marmoset breakfast(new world monkey pellets, (soaked), honey, vegtable mylupa all mixed in to dry slop) arabic gum, when they want it leaves. Name: Francis Storey Monkeys: 1 bush baby Since: 1997 Meal: Primarily crickets, fresh and dried fruits (organic), meal worms, super worms.
Occasionally plain rice, plain pasta, yogurt drops, scrambled eggs, kashi cerealName: Cheryl Wallace Monkeys: Squirrel monkey Since: 1996 Meal: Yodas main diet is monkey biscuits, fruits and vegetables. He loves chocolate and gum. Dry cereal and mini marshmallows are his treats. Name: Joie Ngirmidol Monkeys: 3 Macaques, 1 Capuchin Since: 1978 Meal: fish,rice, fruits vegis fresh berries, other fruits and raw vegetables every 2 hours day time.
Parrot food, dry cat food, seeds and nutsName: Marcie Monkeys: 2 Spider monkeys Since: 1997 Meal: apple bannanas vegetables monkey biscuits Name: Bob Togake Monkeys: 1 diana monkey Since: 1998 Meal: Old world monkey chow, jelly like jello, dog food, fruit, vegetables Name: Miss Tiger (MisTiger27@aol.com) Monkeys: 1 female white face capuchin Since: 1995 Meal: she eats everything i eat and most of the time we eat together. I do watch her diet carefully and don't allow her to have junk food (ie candy,soft drinks etc)which helps to keep me on a good diet myself. She does have her favorite goodies but i am very careful about her intake, i read all lables and try to keep her fat and salt intake to a minimum. I do try to feed her monkey chow but she will not eat it and just gives it to my parrot but i have seen on here a few ideas i am going to try. She also eats dry dog food nuggets when she can convince my dogs to share. Name: Derek Spurlock Monkeys: 1 Female Spider Since: 1997 Meal: Vegetables (cooked or fresh), fresh fruit (banana, apple, grapes, mango...), Monkey Chow,
and Anne LOVES Crown Royal,AND anything else that I eat except I try not to give it to her. (I know my diet is bad and I don't want her to become like me :))But it is tough sometimes to keep her out of the trash, and OUT OF MY DRINK!!Name: Peggy Monkeys: 1 Pigtail Macaque Since: 1998 Meal: eggs (hard boiled, scrambled) all vegetables, all fruits, nuts, whole wheat toast w/ small amount of honey, table onions, some yogart, monkey chow (loves it) hard or soaked in any kind of juice. grape nut ceral, rice ceral and cooked rice, there isn't much Mikee does not eat, however if he could read a menu, I am sure I would have to print up a menu for him and let him make his choice. He does not like the same food everyday, I have to arrange his food to differ each day. I love him and if thats how he wants his food than Mikee will get his food that way. Afterall I don't like the same menu everyday....... Name: Brenda Sechrist (bjn6439109@juno.com) Monkeys: 1 sykes guenon Since: 1999 Meal: Fruits, vegetables and Monkey Chow. Similac - low iron Name: Mark Burley (markschimps@webtv.com) Monkeys: Rhesus/1 yr Ringtailed Lemor 11 months Since: 1999 Meal: Both monkeys are spoiled,they eat whatever they see the wife and I are eating at the time.Usually Cooked pasta stuffed with cheese,orange slices,bread,biscuts when we can get them to eat them,which is hardly ever,pizza,juices,apple and other fruits. Name: Lainie (soline@mi-mls.com) Monkeys: ONE JAVA AND ONE RHESUS MACAQUES(2and 3 months old) Since: Nov 20 1999 Meal: They both have a bottle first thing in morning with formula, evaporated milk, an ounce of condensed milk, mixed with guava juice or any natural juices and baby cereal mixed with a fruit. All goes in blender and I make enough for the day ... four eight ounce bottles ... then i give them little baby snacks in between meals, like applesauce,raisins,yogurt,cut up fruits,like grapes and apples ... anything that is not too hard. till they get older ... i always leave a little water bottle or bowl.important for them to have lots of liquids, and they love their white grape juice if they get thirsty!:-) ... honey combs and fruit loops favourite little munchies ... try to not give them too much empty calorie foods ... If they try not to drink first bottle, then no snacks till bottle is drank ... warm of course ... Juicers are also excellent because i like to make them mixed fruit and vegetable shakes ... and try to trick them in thinking they are drinking fruit drinks ... :-) they also love once in a while fruit rollups and gummy bears ... their diet will change as they get older ... they are both three months old!:-) long ways to go ... but i will enjoy every step of the way....:-) Name: Alison Bates Monkeys: Sykes monkey and Spot-nosed guenon Since: 1997 Meal: fruit: bananas, apples, citrus, pears,etc
veg: carrots, potatoes, lettuce, commercial primate nuts
put something new and interesting into diet everyday eg. Yoghurt occasionly. Sweets as a treat. They also enjoy warm calves milk.Name: Bonnita Taggart (Bonnnita345@aol.com) Monkeys: 1 Java Macaque Since: 1998 Meal: I give her 3 bottles a day filled with milk (2%), baby food (2 jars), and monkey bisquits, blended together. She didn't like it at first but is getting very used to it. She also gets tons of fresh veggies and fruits. She tries whatever I am eating but will not eat meat of any kind. Her favorite is spaggetti O's. She loves them. I give her gummy vites and pedilite for her electrolytes. She seems to take it okay. The gummy vites are new and she loves them. They are low in Iron yet has all the essential vites for the day. You should try them at home as well.
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