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Table 19.2 Los Angeles Zoo California Condor chick rearing guidelines.
Age in Solids, amount per Liquids, amount per Number of feedings per day Brooder
days Diet Supplements feeding, g (average) feeding, g (average) and feed interval (hours) temperature Other
0 Pinks (finely minced) — 4 2 7–2½ h 95 °F (35 °C) Distilled water in diet,
sterile towel substrate,
Betadine ointment to
seal q6 h x 72 h
1 Pinks (finely minced) — 4 2 7–2½ h 94 °F (34.4 °C) Introduce puppet
2 Pinks (finely minced) — 6 3 7–2½ h 93 °F (33.9 °C) Full isolation
3 Pinks 2 : 1 fuzzies (minced) — 7 3 6–3 h 92 °F (33.3 °C)
4 Pinks 1 : 2 fuzzies (¼” — 8 4 6–3 h 91 °F (32.8 °C)
pieces)
5 Fuzzies (¼” pieces) — 9 4 6–3 h 90 °F (32.2 °C)
6 Fuzzies 2 : 1 skinned mouse — 10 5 5–3½ h 89 °F (31.7 °C)
torsos (SMT) (¼-½”)
7 Fuzzies 1 : 2 SMT (¼-½”) — 11 5 5–3½ h 88 °F (31.1 °C)
8 SMT (½ in. pieces) — 13–14 6 4–4 h 87 °F (30.6 °C)
9 SMT (½ in. pieces) — 15–16 6 4–4 h 86 °F (30.0 °C)
10 SMT 1 : 1 mice (furred, — 29–30 12 3–5 h 85 °F (29.4 °C)
quartered)
11 SMT 1 : 1 mice (furred, — 30–38 12 3–5 h 84 °F (28.9 °C)
quartered)
12 Mice, adult (quarters & — 33–45 12–13 3–5 h 83 °F (28.3 °C)
halves)
13 Mice, adult (quarters & — 37–52 12–13 3–5 h 82 °F (27.8 °C)
halves)
14 Mice, adult (quarters & — 43–62 13–17 3–5 h 81 °F (27.2 °C)
halves)
15 Mice, adult (quarters & — 58–90 13–17 2–10 h 80 °F (26.7 °C)
halves)
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