Lemurs have nutritional requirements that are best met by feeding a balanced diet
based on a nutritionally complete biscuit. This may be supplemented with browse,
but high-starch and high-sugar food items should be limited. Common nutritionally
related diseases including obesity, iron-overload, and diabetes can be avoided by
adherence to appropriate diet. Behavioral needs are related to the social nature of
primates. Housing in appropriate social groups in adequately complex environments,
with added enrichment and operant conditioning, will reduce abnormal behaviors