title: Captive marsupial nutrition.
abstract: Marsupials comprise an interesting group of mammals, which are increasingly being kept as pets. Few actual feeding trials have been published, although many anecdotal diets have years of usage with good success. Marsupials have dental and digestive tract adaptations that allow them to use specific niches in their environments. Knowing the diet in the wild is instrumental in designing diets used in captivity.
authors.affiliation: Washington Ferret Rescue & Shelter, Box 1034, 11700 Mukilteo Speedway, Suite 201, Mukilteo, WA 98275, USA. Electronic address: cajddvm@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Cathy A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Johnson-Delaney
mesh_terms: D000220:Adaptation, Biological / Q000502:physiology*; D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000379:methods*; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006605:Hibernation / Q000502:physiology; D008394:Marsupialia / Q000502:physiology*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D013045:Species Specificity
keywords: Macropod; Marsupial; Nutrition; Opossum; Sugar glider; Wallaby