TayKiren
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- Apr 11, 2019
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- Parakeets
So, I have three parakeets who I have recently been able to convert to pellets after tons of wasted pellets. The catch is that they, of course, like the Zupreem Fruitblend. I know this isn't ideal, but they do seem to eat the Roudybush that I mix with it - they just don't like eating Roudybush by itself. I only mixed in the Fruitblend because one of my parakeets came with it when I got him, and I was using it up. I didn't think they would get hooked, but I guess it kind of worked out? Anyway, I ordered some Zupreem naturals so that I can hopefully switch them off the artificial dyes and flavors, at least.
That being said, I now really want to try to get them to eat chop (as of now they are just getting leafy greens, and they do eat those, but they aren't eating as much as I would like). I've been focusing mostly on pellets because I thought that was most important, but I've recently learned pellets aren't all that great either. So, I have some questions:
1. My plan is to have only fresh food available to them for a portion of the day, then have pellets out for the rest of the time and give them a smaller amount of seeds in the evening. Does this sound good?
2. How long can chop be left out? I assume no more than 2 hours or so, but if that's the case, then how do you keep them on a majority fresh food diet? I can regularly replace the fresh food every few hours right now because I'm home all the time, but after the pandemic, how do I make sure they're getting what they need? What schedules do you guys go by?
3. How much seed can parakeets have? I've read around 10% of their diet, but would anyone happen to know the amount?
4. How often do you offer bird bread? I think it could be a good way to sneak some veggies and healthier pellets in their diet (if they will eat the bread in the first place), but I'm not sure how much of it they can eat.
I might add more questions if I think of any, sorry if this is a lot! Thanks for reading.
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That being said, I now really want to try to get them to eat chop (as of now they are just getting leafy greens, and they do eat those, but they aren't eating as much as I would like). I've been focusing mostly on pellets because I thought that was most important, but I've recently learned pellets aren't all that great either. So, I have some questions:
1. My plan is to have only fresh food available to them for a portion of the day, then have pellets out for the rest of the time and give them a smaller amount of seeds in the evening. Does this sound good?
2. How long can chop be left out? I assume no more than 2 hours or so, but if that's the case, then how do you keep them on a majority fresh food diet? I can regularly replace the fresh food every few hours right now because I'm home all the time, but after the pandemic, how do I make sure they're getting what they need? What schedules do you guys go by?
3. How much seed can parakeets have? I've read around 10% of their diet, but would anyone happen to know the amount?
4. How often do you offer bird bread? I think it could be a good way to sneak some veggies and healthier pellets in their diet (if they will eat the bread in the first place), but I'm not sure how much of it they can eat.
I might add more questions if I think of any, sorry if this is a lot! Thanks for reading.
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