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Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) Care Manual

This is just the nutrition chapter.

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The most appropriate diet for your animal is one that accounts for its nutritional, husbandry, behavioral, and clinical needs as well as individual preferences.

Therefore, we do not publish “standard” diets. Instead, we provide resources to help nutritionists develop diets.

We strongly encourage you to consult with or hire a zoo nutritionist to develop an appropriate diet plan for your animal.

Highlighted resources

Hay Quality Evaluation
Hay and Pellet Ratios: Considerations in Feeding Ungulates
Leaf-eating primates: nutrition and dietary husbandry
Assessment of nutritional status of captive and free-ranging animals
Elephants: nutrition and dietary husbandry

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