pacoparrot
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Bella and Jack are both Green Cheek Conures. They are not young. Bella has a piece of her bottom beak missing. The both of them get a nice mix of 2 or 3 different pellets, fresh foods, and seed. The only thing I've been noticing missing lately is the Safflower seeds and little white seeds.
I want to know what the right course of action would be to get them to eat healthier. My first thought is to remove the safflower seeds from their food so they have to try something else. And then save those for treats. I can't force them to try new food. I offer it to them in their bowl and they ignore it. I offer it directly to them and they act afraid of it and avoid it.
I have tried giving them wet foods, baked foods, among other things. Jack will eat a few bites of an apple or grape when he is in the mood and Bella has eaten grapes in the past but the safflower thing needs to stop. It has to be horrible for them to be only eating those two seeds! I give parakeet sized fruity pellets, zupreem nutblend pellets crushed, and organic(rabbit food-like) pellets. The birds have separate food bowls but live in the same cage.
I hope someone can help me figure this out!
I want to know what the right course of action would be to get them to eat healthier. My first thought is to remove the safflower seeds from their food so they have to try something else. And then save those for treats. I can't force them to try new food. I offer it to them in their bowl and they ignore it. I offer it directly to them and they act afraid of it and avoid it.
I have tried giving them wet foods, baked foods, among other things. Jack will eat a few bites of an apple or grape when he is in the mood and Bella has eaten grapes in the past but the safflower thing needs to stop. It has to be horrible for them to be only eating those two seeds! I give parakeet sized fruity pellets, zupreem nutblend pellets crushed, and organic(rabbit food-like) pellets. The birds have separate food bowls but live in the same cage.
I hope someone can help me figure this out!