Should I be switching them over to pellets? How?

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Ok, so some context. I kind of outlined this in another thread but I'll recap here.

We got budgies several years back when my siblings were younger. And by younger I mean my brother was probably close to 8, maybe closer to 6. My sister was probably 9 or something. Probably not the best idea on my parents part, but here we are. :)

I even got one, but there was an age gap there so I was older. Our parents really weren't experienced with parrots so we mostly went off of what the pet store people told us... And they obviously weren't experienced either. We fed them with seed mixes because we didn't know any better at the time. We didn't feed them any fruit or vegetables because they wouldn't eat them so we gave up (I still feel bad for that :().

Fast forward a few years, the inevitable happened. We now have two budgies (mine died because we went on a trip, story for another day) that aren't tame and my siblings do nothing with them except look at them sometimes. They aren't tame, one bites a lot, bad situation.

And since my siblings were bored with them (sad, I know) I have now stepped up to take care of them. Their cage hadn't been cleaned in 6 months so someone had to.

Anyway, that was a long description. And by now you're probably thinking many things about how neglectful we were, and we really were, but we didn't know any better. Mom and Dad thought the usual "they're starter birds" and "they're ok pets for kids". It's a bad situation. But I'm taking care of them now, so that's what matters.


Sorry for that long description, but I have a few questions. They're on a seed diet still because that's what the pet store told us to feed them and we stuck with it. Reading on this forum, pellets are the best thing for them to be on. So, I'd like to switch them, but I don't know what's the best thing to do. If I should, what pellet brand would you recommend (Zupreem and Harrison's seem to be the main ones) and how should I switch them? And, also, how can I get them to eat vegetables?

Your help will be very appreciated.
 
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Typing this whole thing out, I feel bad about how we treated them. I really should have stepped up before...
 

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Same here. First 2 years we had birds they didn't get the right care. Like you, I started taking care of my sister's bird.

I feed zupreem natural pellets.
Switch to pellets by mixing in with the seed, add a little at first, and gradually add more pellets when they start eating it.

As for fresh veggies, try hanging strips of veggies in the cage, they'll get curious and try it.
Also you can press seed into pieces of fruit, they'll get a taste of the fruit when trying to get to the seed. Could probably do it with some vegetables as well.

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My usual thoughts on pellets...

Harrison's Bird Foods
I feed Harrison's, supplemented by fresh healthy treats. My first, and later, my current avian vet recommended it. My bird loves the pellets now, but to get him converted, my avian vet suggested putting pellets out all day, and putting seeds (his old diet) out for two 15-minute periods a day. That would sustain him but leave him hungry enough to try new stuff. I presume the same technique could be used to get him to eat other healthy stuff, like fruits and vegetables! My guy was eating pellets in a couple of days, and now I can feed a good variety of other stuff, knowing he has the pellets as a basic. Pellets are out all day... fresh treats a few times a day. I also like Harrison's via mail because I never have to worry about out-of-date products.
Another couple of ideas...
My ol' man is an athlete and health nut. He actually EATS all the good stuff, so it's always around. I find that tossing various stuff into the food bowls at random is good... the variations and differences seem to stimulate curiosity and attention.
The other idea... if you can stand it (lol) EAT the stuff in front of the birds, yes. That encourages them. I have also found that if my ol' man eats stuff in front of the bird, the bird WANTS it for himself. Kinda a rivalry thing!
 

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We all learn in different ways and this is just another one of those learning experiences.

Many people have budgies that aren't tame but continue to keep them in flight cages so they are able to fly around and be happy with their friends but they do not come out of the flight cage. Have you considered doing this? Something like this would be excellent. That way they have a ton of room, don't need to be tame but will do well in a cage with lots of room.

Have you considered sprouting?? It is SO easy and it is great for our birds. It's basically using a trusted seed mix, letting some soak in a bowl overnight and continuing to rinse them for a couple days until they germinate and sprout. You feed it right to the bird like that and most LOVE them. Read more about it here! (written by one of our members here)

It is okay. Start over with the budgies and begin cleaning their cage papers once a week. Change the water every day, food also, and wash them with soap and water at least once a week. Don't punish yourself for past mistakes. Learn from them and continue to stick around here, you will learn so much.
 
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Thanks everyone for your advice!

Same here. First 2 years we had birds they didn't get the right care. Like you, I started taking care of my sister's bird.

I feed zupreem natural pellets.
Switch to pellets by mixing in with the seed, add a little at first, and gradually add more pellets when they start eating it.

As for fresh veggies, try hanging strips of veggies in the cage, they'll get curious and try it.
Also you can press seed into pieces of fruit, they'll get a taste of the fruit when trying to get to the seed. Could probably do it with some vegetables as well.

Thanks for the advice. I think I'll go with Zupreem. What's the difference between natural and fruit blend (I think that's what the other one was called)? It looks like the fruit blend stuff has dyes in it, which seems bad. Natural looks like the best one.

The other idea... if you can stand it (lol) EAT the stuff in front of the birds, yes. That encourages them. I have also found that if my ol' man eats stuff in front of the bird, the bird WANTS it for himself. Kinda a rivalry thing!

Umm, no thank you lol. One time me and my friends were playing Truth or Dare (always a bad idea, lol) and one of my friends was dared to eat a Milkbone dog treat... He didn't finish the whole thing and puked. I'd imagine eating pellets in front of birds would be like that. Yuck! :) Unless you were meaning vegetables, but then I still wouldn't, lol.

We all learn in different ways and this is just another one of those learning experiences.

Many people have budgies that aren't tame but continue to keep them in flight cages so they are able to fly around and be happy with their friends but they do not come out of the flight cage. Have you considered doing this? Something like this would be excellent. That way they have a ton of room, don't need to be tame but will do well in a cage with lots of room.

Ya, I have a fairly big cage for them. Although, the injured one is in a smaller cage until he gets better because the other budgie was picking on him.

It is okay. Start over with the budgies and begin cleaning their cage papers once a week. Change the water every day, food also, and wash them with soap and water at least once a week. Don't punish yourself for past mistakes. Learn from them and continue to stick around here, you will learn so much.

Thank you. I've been doing that, but it's hard not to punish myself. I guess it's not really my fault my siblings aren't responsible.
 

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http://www.parrotforums.com/parrot-food-recipes-diet/23367-converting-parrots-healthier-diet-tips.html

This is a great thread of all the different things to try for your keets to get them on pellets. No single thing will work universally. Every bird is different. For instance, my conure just started noming pellets right away. However my parakeet and parrotlet took well over 3 months. I tried just about every trick in that thread and nothing worked. Came to find out my answer was simple: switch from parakeet sized pellets to conure sized pellets and they went crazy for it (you cannot fathom the level of internal screaming I went through after seeing this). I have to note, a lot of birds don’t like dry pellets. Mine all like them slightly soaked (add enough water to the dish and roll the pellets around in it until the water disappears. You don’t want water left over, it makes the pellets icky). You may even want to try flavored pellets first (zupreem fruit is working well for me). Just jumping into natural may make them think pellets are icky. I’m personally starting with fruit, then slowly going to incorporate natural, then also mix in different blends of pellets (I know a few people do that here, I’ll include a forum post I screenshotted that I really liked and want to follow, it’s just going to take me time to get there). I may have to include the picture in a separate response as it’s telling me I’ve reached my limit to posting pictures lol. Also with wet pellets, try adding some millet on top. That’ll help them be tempted to try it. It’s my parakeet and parrotlet’s first week on pellets (seeds still in cage as well) and so I’ve been putting millet on top to help them enjoy it. I’ll give it maybe two weeks before I stop adding millet, and slowly start removing the seed bit by bit in their other dishes while adding more and more pellets.

And don’t feel too hard on yourself. I’ll admit even me as a 5 year old when I got my first keet, I listened to what the pet store said, and my birds weren’t very well taken care of in the health department. What matters is you’re taking the time to understand they need more. You’re mature enough to realize seed only isn’t doing good, they need training, they need out time, they need love, and cages need to be cleaned. That’s what counts. Took me until about age 11 to understand that. And I didn’t have the luxury of internet at home. Had to walk to the library and read all sorts of books. Man, I wish I had access to this forum then. So many helpful people with so many different helpful ideas. Good luck in your pellet feeding endeavors. It may be easy and it may be hard. Just depends on your keets.

And one last thing. I did say add millet to your wet pellets (take the millet and crumble it off with your fingers to cover the tops of the pellets. Not completely, just enough to tempt your birds). This also works for fruits and veggies and whatever else you try to feed your birds. ;) THAT is just about the only universal thing I know of to tempt birds to eat something. Millet. Lol
 

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Here is the photo of the forum comment I saw and liked.
 

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http://www.parrotforums.com/parrot-food-recipes-diet/63942-most-nutritious-birdie-bread.html

Here is one more link I’m sending. You can find more like that in the forum by scrolling down from the main page to Community- Parrot Food, Recipes and Diet. It is a very helpful forum for all sorts of recipes, foods, nutrition help, tricks for getting your bird to eat things, etc. You will find most of what you need there. Hopefully all of this information helps. And remember: if you go out of your way to make recipes or cut up fruits/veggies etc, what you won’t use in a few days, you can freeze, and thaw in the fridge the day before use. Generally I stick my stuff into daily portion sizes in saran wrap, then put it in a sandwich bag, then seal the sandwich bags into a freezer bag. Seems to have prevented ice burn so far.
 
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Thanks Akrid! I think I did actually read that post you screenshoted, but thanks for bringing me back to it!

And don’t feel too hard on yourself. I’ll admit even me as a 5 year old when I got my first keet, I listened to what the pet store said, and my birds weren’t very well taken care of in the health department. What matters is you’re taking the time to understand they need more. You’re mature enough to realize seed only isn’t doing good, they need training, they need out time, they need love, and cages need to be cleaned. That’s what counts. Took me until about age 11 to understand that. And I didn’t have the luxury of internet at home. Had to walk to the library and read all sorts of books. Man, I wish I had access to this forum then. So many helpful people with so many different helpful ideas. Good luck in your pellet feeding endeavors. It may be easy and it may be hard. Just depends on your keets.

Ya, the way I see it now is that I still feel bad, but we didn't know better and weren't mature back then. They're being taken care of now, so that's what matters.

As for the internet part of what you said, I can't imagine what I would do without it. Most of my day when I'm not at school (and some when I'm at school, I'm bad, I know) is spent researching on the internet. Lately about parrots, but other stuff too. Actually, I came to this forum because I wanted a parrot and had questions to ask. Now I'm just going to wait a while, but I haven't left this forum ever since. :) Everyone seems so supportive here, it's awesome.
 
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Off topic a bit, but one of the budgies likes to a stinker (kind of literally, but no pun intended) and do this:
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In this case it's his food he's pooping in, but he loves to use his water like this as well, lol. Must be a protesting thing for me putting my hands in the cage (to change his water/give him food). I don't know, but it's weird. I need to get stainless steel dishes because these plastic ones that came with the cages are really hard to clean! :)

I mean, it's hard to be mad when he looks at me with that expression, lol.
 

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I have not read everyone's comments, but typing as someone who was an Adoption Coordinator for many years, I can say huge hugs to you for stepping up and taking responsibility for the little feathered ones in your home!

Not sure all the advice you have received, so apologies if this is duplicates or such, but had to chime in just to say I'm proud of you taking this on, accepting mistakes were made in the past and deciding to start fresh today!

One thing to remember, budgies do need seed in their diet, they are one of the few birds that needs the small millet type seeds! So do not go just pellets, that is not healthy or normal for them either, budgies love their seed and they need it!

You can pick the pellet you want to try to feed and grind it up into a heavy dust and coat all the seeds and such that you feed, plus include some of the small pellets in the mix too, give them the option to try the pellet, but so you know they are getting 'pellets' in them, the ground up pellets coat everything and they eat it whether they realize it or not!

For introducing fresh foods, big question - do your littles like to shred things? If they do, one awesome way to get fresh greens into budgies is by hanging leaves of fresh greens - collard or mustard greens are great starters, many budgies shred them apart and eat as they 'play'. Also try sprouting lentils, super easy to do and very affordable (you can pick up a pound bag of regular / tan lentils in any grocery store for about $1 or so). They are a very healthy sprout, very tasty (we eat them here too!), and because the lentil is usually attached to the sprout they give the appearance of seed and seem to be one of the easiest sprouts for seed loving birds to eat.

I would not overwhelm them with a bunch of fresh foods, start with adding in some pellets and grinding up some... If they take to the fresh leafy greens and sprouts, offer them something new every day or so, giving them a chop with a bunch of veggies can be counter productive, so maybe one day put in a bowl of chopped up shredded carrots, another day, small pieces of bell peppers, another day some mashed sweet potatoes... this also gives you an idea of what they like!

Good luck and keep posting, look forward to hearing how things go!!
 
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I have not read everyone's comments, but typing as someone who was an Adoption Coordinator for many years, I can say huge hugs to you for stepping up and taking responsibility for the little feathered ones in your home!

Thank you! :)

One thing to remember, budgies do need seed in their diet, they are one of the few birds that needs the small millet type seeds! So do not go just pellets, that is not healthy or normal for them either, budgies love their seed and they need it!

Ok, good to know! I was wondering, because we had bought seed recently so there's still tons left. I'd hate to see it go to waste!

You can pick the pellet you want to try to feed and grind it up into a heavy dust and coat all the seeds and such that you feed, plus include some of the small pellets in the mix too, give them the option to try the pellet, but so you know they are getting 'pellets' in them, the ground up pellets coat everything and they eat it whether they realize it or not!

Ok, good idea!

For introducing fresh foods, big question - do your littles like to shred things? If they do, one awesome way to get fresh greens into budgies is by hanging leaves of fresh greens - collard or mustard greens are great starters, many budgies shred them apart and eat as they 'play'.

Well, that's the thing. They don't really play with any toys I put in there, except the not-injured one that visiously attacks a bell toy to make noise. I'll try that, although I don't have collard or mustard greens. Would lettuce work?

I would not overwhelm them with a bunch of fresh foods, start with adding in some pellets and grinding up some... If they take to the fresh leafy greens and sprouts, offer them something new every day or so, giving them a chop with a bunch of veggies can be counter productive, so maybe one day put in a bowl of chopped up shredded carrots, another day, small pieces of bell peppers, another day some mashed sweet potatoes... this also gives you an idea of what they like!

Good luck and keep posting, look forward to hearing how things go!!

Ok. Will do! I'll be ordering some pellets soon but in the meantime I'll see if I can get the eating some fresh foods. Thanks for all your advice!
 

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Hah don’t get me wrong, internet did exist, just the best you could get at home at the time was Dial Up (barf). And of course my folks were penny pinchers so no internet at home. Library had internet, but if you don’t know how to use it, you’re just going to resort to books at a library. And honestly internet wasn’t insanely reliable when I was a kid anyway (they eventually taught us in school how to use it. Google existed but it was nothing like what it is now). It’s actually pretty crazy how much technology advanced in my life, I’m not even 30 yet! I still remember PAGERS, no cell phones LOL. Ah man, I didn’t have a cell phone until I went to college, and it was a junky slide phone (not a flip phone) literally for only calls and texting. I can’t imagine what I’d do without my iPhone now. I look up all sorts of things on the internet on this thing, mainly on Amazon for my fids (lol). I can actually order things online now instead of begging my mom to take me to the store to get stuff for my birds lol.

Good catch about keets needing seed in their diet still. A lot of people do a mix of seeds and pellets, not just full-on pellet. Usually about 75% pellets and 25% seed. I’m actually not positive what % pellets to seed is recommended. And of course as extra you add fruit/veggies/etc to their daily feed as well. So many dishes needed in their cages lol (unless you’re fortunate enough to be able to feed dry pellets, then you can put pellet/seed in one dish). Veggies you can get a little creative with like that other person said. Cut them into strips and twist tie them into the cage. They’ll eventually attack it. May take a few days or weeks.

As for your keet pooing in his food, well, my conure does this when I put treats in his food dish when he’s out all day on weekends instead of food. Maybe it’s his way of saying β€œgive me real food mom!” Never actually had a bird who liked food more than treats. What a weirdo! The poo just solidifies his distaste for treats lol. I’m not sure if that’s what your keet is doing, but I do know pooing in food/water is common, sadly. Just changed the food? Haha, splat, right in it! Sometimes I wonder if it’s intentional...
 

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Ok, good to know! I was wondering, because we had bought seed recently so there's still tons left. I'd hate to see it go to waste!


The seed mixes to look for are healthy mixes, a good reference to compare is Goldenfeast Napoleon and Australian along with quality millet. While for almost every other species these would be a big no, but for budgies, split pellets and a quality seed evenly. Seed has been demonized in parrot communities often, but budgies are exceptions, seed is very important for their health. Consider most pellets are designed for bigger parrots and just sensible to think a macaw and a budgie would naturally have different diets.... hope that makes some sense, just crawled into bed, so apologies if running on and bigger apologies for typos, using the phone!



Ok, good idea!

For introducing fresh foods, big question - do your littles like to shred things? If they do, one awesome way to get fresh greens into budgies is by hanging leaves of fresh greens - collard or mustard greens are great starters, many budgies shred them apart and eat as they 'play'.

Well, that's the thing. They don't really play with any toys I put in there, except the not-injured one that visiously attacks a bell toy to make noise. I'll try that, although I don't have collard or mustard greens. Would lettuce work?

When you say lettuce I think iceberg and that's a big big no. Romaine, not really, if that is what you have to try til you get to store okay. But if you could find collard or mustard greens or even tie up a small much of dandelion greens. Give it a try and see if they enjoy. At the shelter we would clip pieces all around the walk in flight, hopefully your littles will have some curiosity.
 
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It’s actually pretty crazy how much technology advanced in my life, I’m not even 30 yet!

Ya, it's amazing how fast it's progressing. I also remember Dial-Up, but I think we got it at the tail end of it. I've been fascinated with electronic stuff since we started having it in our home. I've dove farther into it than most people would (picture a 15 year old drooling while reading a 100 page datasheet for an Intergrated Circuit component, lol). I think I even learned how to program when I was 12, maybe 11. I'm probably going to become an Electronics Engineer when I'm out of college, lol. But I digress.

Good catch about keets needing seed in their diet still. A lot of people do a mix of seeds and pellets, not just full-on pellet. Usually about 75% pellets and 25% seed. I’m actually not positive what % pellets to seed is recommended. And of course as extra you add fruit/veggies/etc to their daily feed as well. So many dishes needed in their cages lol (unless you’re fortunate enough to be able to feed dry pellets, then you can put pellet/seed in one dish). Veggies you can get a little creative with like that other person said. Cut them into strips and twist tie them into the cage. They’ll eventually attack it. May take a few days or weeks.

Ya, I wouldn't have thought of that, but it's good to know.

As for your keet pooing in his food, well, my conure does this when I put treats in his food dish when he’s out all day on weekends instead of food. Maybe it’s his way of saying β€œgive me real food mom!” Never actually had a bird who liked food more than treats. What a weirdo! The poo just solidifies his distaste for treats lol. I’m not sure if that’s what your keet is doing, but I do know pooing in food/water is common, sadly. Just changed the food? Haha, splat, right in it! Sometimes I wonder if it’s intentional...

I don't think it's purposeful, but maybe. I think he perches on the dish (food or water, either one) and just wants to be facing out, thus pointing his back end towards the dish. But I'm not really sure, lol.

The seed mixes to look for are healthy mixes, a good reference to compare is Goldenfeast Napoleon and Australian along with quality millet. While for almost every other species these would be a big no, but for budgies, split pellets and a quality seed evenly. Seed has been demonized in parrot communities often, but budgies are exceptions, seed is very important for their health. Consider most pellets are designed for bigger parrots and just sensible to think a macaw and a budgie would naturally have different diets.... hope that makes some sense, just crawled into bed, so apologies if running on and bigger apologies for typos, using the phone!

Thank you for this info. It's ok, I'd imagine it would be hard to type on a phone. I use my iPad all the time and it's hard that way, let alone a crammed phone keyboard!

When you say lettuce I think iceberg and that's a big big no. Romaine, not really, if that is what you have to try til you get to store okay. But if you could find collard or mustard greens or even tie up a small much of dandelion greens. Give it a try and see if they enjoy. At the shelter we would clip pieces all around the walk in flight, hopefully your littles will have some curiosity.

Ok, I'll see if I can find that next time I'm at the grocery store. I meant iceburg, so that's good to know, I won't feed them that then. As for dandelion greens, we don't really have those yet, lol. It should be spring by now, but we have several feet of packed snow over the ground! :) The trees seem to think it's spring though...
 
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So, upon looking on Amazon for pellets, they're $30. I looked on PetSmart's website to see if it's cheaper and it is. But there's also another type of Zupreem pellets. The Pure Fun ones have seeds already mixed in. Would this be good, at least to get them started?

Edit: Actually it's not available right now, so never mind.
 
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So, upon looking on Amazon for pellets, they're $30. I looked on PetSmart's website to see if it's cheaper and it is. But there's also another type of Zupreem pellets. The Pure Fun ones have seeds already mixed in. Would this be good, at least to get them started?

Edit: Actually it's not available right now, so never mind.

I order most of my birds' food from Chewy.com !
 
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Ok, thanks! I'll definitely look into that but being in Canada I often can't order anything from US sites due to duty and/or excessive shipping. Amazon.com has both of these and they often don't ship to Canada at all. So I usually use Amazon.ca, but lots of stuff is just so expensive (Chinese sellers charge way more than the item is worth, like $100 for candy). Yet another reason I need to move to the US...

Edit: I contacted hem and they said they only ship to the States. :/
 
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