Captive diet for Tawny Frogmouth:
1 new-born rat or mouse - fed 3 times a day
2-3 crickets, or 1-2 sphinx moths
133 grams of leopard frog
6 grams of snail - crumbled
1 gram of Vionate multivitamin powder sprinkled on rodents, frog and moths
Diet for chick:
1-3 days old - 1 new-born mouse 3 times a day
3-8 days old - 1 new-born mouse 4 times a day
8-12 days old - 1 new-born mouse fed 5 times a day
12-19 days old - 2 small mice in am, 1 small mouse at mid morning and early afternoon, 1 new-born rat at dinner time
19-32 days old - 3 small mice in am, 1 small mouse at mid morning and early afternoon, 1 new-born rat at dinner time
32-+ days old - feed adult diet
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