Diet

The Ord's Kangaroo Rats Diet
They mostly hunt at night because that is when the grasshopers and moths are out. The Ord's Kangaroo Rats are omnivores. An omnivore is an animal that eats plants and meat. They eat plants such as milkvetch, Bushes, Flowers and fruits. They eat mostly plants and fruits. Ord's Kangaroo Rats eat mostly seeds,fruit,flowers such as milkvetch. Kangaroo rats eat seeds from a variety of desert grasses as well as mesquite beans. On occasion, some kangaroo rats will eat green grass,plants and veggies and some insects. Kangaroo rats graze among the plains and rainforests.

How much food they eat
Kangaroo rats are seed-eaters. While they primarily eat seeds, they are also known to eat leaves and other green vegetation. Some species will also eat insects on occasion. They also need to drink little if any water; the seeds they eat are frequently high in water content, and kangaroo rats can also rely on water produced by their cells to survive.

Kangaroo Rats usually eat about 60 seeds a day. They feed their babies half the food their parents gather. If the parents gather lots of food the babies eat either half or the whole. The babies need lots and lots of food in order to survive. The babies need water to survive. When they are older they will be able to survive. By:Katie