MealyZon
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Hello, I’m new here and I need some advice. I recently purchased a 3 yr old female Mealy Amazon named Georgia. I have searched the internet for a Mealy for a few months & finally found one near me. I’m recently retired & I’m so excited to have found my dream parrot!! What I’m not clear on is about feeding her. She is currently given pellets for the morning & fresh chopped veggies for the afternoon. My question is, am I overfeeding her on veggies? I’ve been giving her all she wants in the afternoon & she spends a lot of time eating on her manzanita tree. Albeit, she does eat slowly. Since I’ve had her for 7 days, I noticed she’s gaining weight & I know amazons can tend to become overweight. When I got her she weighed 619 grams & 7 days later she weighs 694 grams! She won’t let me touch her to feel her keel bone or chest, so I don’t know if she was underweight to begin with... but I’m feeding her the veggies (plus additional ones like peas & sweet potato) & pellets in the mornings that she was given in the store. Should I let her eat all the veggies she wants in the afternoon? I only give a small portion of sweet potatoes bcuz they’re starchy, but the vitamin A is good for her.
Any input is appreciated!
Any input is appreciated!
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