Food Tips and Tricks?

Pureblood

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(Pika, lovebird, RIP 11/2017) & 2 budgies (Picek & Njofra)
Hey guys,

I have a young pair of lovebird siblings that I adopted in September 2016. Since then I've tried presenting them with different kinds of fruit and vegetables but they don't touch 90% of them.

I've tried bananas, apples, oranges and pears without any interest whatsoever, not even a lick.

They do, however, like green veggies such as salads, lamb's lettuce and just recently discovered - cucumbers! Again, they don't touch raddishes for example.

They also like hard boiled eggs and almonds, but just a little, nothing too much. However, it's the fruit that worries me a bit? I've tried adding sunflower seeds into fruit so that they get interested and pluck around a bit, but without success, they wouldn't touch the seeds either in those cases.

Any ideas, suggestions on what to do? Thanks!
Here they are eating the cucumber together :)

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itzjbean

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One suggestion would be to chop everything up so it's bite-sized. My cockatiels wouldn't touch anything I put in their bowls unless it was chopped in a food processor.
 

walterbyrd

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My lovebird will only eat millet, sunflower seeds, and corn. She will not eat anything with vitamin A.
 

GaleriaGila

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I feed Harrison's, supplemented by fresh healthy treats. My first, and later, my current avian vet recommended it. 30-ish years ago, Harrison's was still a small company. My vet was actually able to talk to Dr. Harrison about my bird's species and status, and they decided on the High Potency. 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. 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.
 

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