WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY 



the bran it does them no harm. They are rather ex- 

 pensive animals to keep. They will eat a little boiled 

 carrot, made sweet with sugar or honey. 



FRUGIVOROUS BAT (PTEROPUS). 



Mr. W. Jamrach informed me that on his way to 

 England he fed the common Indian Fteropus upon fruit 

 and dead birds, such as the various kinds of Ustrelda and 

 Mania, that died on the voyage, and they did well on 

 this food. 



SQUIRRELS (SCIURUS). 



Most of the squirrels feed largely upon nuts or hard 

 kernels. Unless they are supplied with food of this kind 

 they rarely live long in confinement. Soft food, such as 

 bread-and-milk, although most frequently used, is not 

 suited to a healthy condition. Let the food be dry ; hard 

 biscuits, nuts, fruit, such as apples, berries, and vegetable 

 substances. They sometimes eat animal food, but this is 

 rather an exception, and it is better to avoid it altogether. 



MARMOTS (ARGTOMYS). 



Marmots feed on much the same food as squirrels, but 

 are greater devourers of vegetables, roots, etc. They 

 should be fed on oats and other grain, carrots, lettuce, and 

 tender shoots of trees. Many rodents are great leaf and 

 bark eaters, and persons who undertake to keep and feed 

 animals ought to bear in mind how essential it is to prO' 

 vide constantly a change of food for them, and from time 

 to time find a fresh kind that may prove agreeable to 

 captive animals. 



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