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What do prairie dogs eat?

January 24, 2023 by PDP

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What can I feed a prairie dog?

Similar to rabbits, prairie dogs require a diet high in fresh fiber. Feeding hay is essential, mainly timothy or other grass hay, avoiding large amounts of the richer alfalfa hay. Rabbit pellets may be offered in small amounts (about ¼ cup per pet,) decreasing or even eliminating this after 1 year of age.

Do prairie dogs eat apples?

Anyone can feed a prairie dog. They eat: Only lettuce and celery; leafy greens such as kale and spinach are not easily digested by prairie dogs. On occasion, an apple, grapes or melon.

Basic Prairie Dog Care.

Can prairie dogs eat oranges?

Avoid seeds and nuts as treats as they are very high in fat, and prairie dogs already have a tendency towards obesity. Make fresh water available in a water bottle.

 

Guavas Orange
Beet greens Cabbage
Cauliflower Rutabaga
Kohlrabi Raspberries
Strawberries Spinach

Can prairie dogs eat peanut butter?

Prairie dogs, especially the bigger ones, apparently like peanut butter. About 70 percent of wild prairie dogs successfully ingested peanut butter flavored baits containing an oral sylvatic plague vaccine that were distributed throughout their habitats, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study.

Do prairie dogs eat carrots?

Fresh vegetables suggestions would be raw sweet potatoes & raw carrots. The Prairie dog eats a simple vegetarian diet of pellets, fresh hay, grasses, fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds and nuts, and fresh water.

Do prairie dogs need water?

DO PRAIRIE DOGS DRINK WATER? Not usually, but they will. In the wild, they get enough moisture from the native grasses and weeds that they normally eat. In Albuquerque during a drought, they will eat cactus to receive their needed moisture and to prevent starvation.

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