4dugnlee
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- Apr 27, 2014
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- Parrots
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Sassy - 13 y.o. Blue Front Amazon, Cisco - 6 y.o. Sun Conure, Peanut - 8 y.o. U2
Fred - 2(?) y.o. Cockatiel, Ginger - 3 or 4(?) y.o. Cockatiel
Hi all! I have a couple questions about getting Sassy to eat her fruits and veggies. She (like me) doesn't seem to like alot of them...lol. She likes raw carrots, and she likes grapes. She will eat a little bit of apple (yes, I core them) and a little romaine lettuce but that's about it. I give her higgins parrot blend mixed with zupreem fruit pellets as her regular food. What are the best fruits and veggies to try, and do they need cooked or should they be raw. I have sweet potatoes to try but I see there is alot of controversy about giving them cooked or raw...what do you guys say? And I also have asparagus but I see controversy over whether to give that to them at all, so....
Otherwise, Sassy is doing great. We moved her cage to a more central home location so now she can always see us if we are in the dining room, kitchen or living room. Before she couldn't see us if we were in the living room and she would "scream" when we she couldn't see us. She is MUCH quieter now. (Believe it or not I kinda miss the sound)
She wants out of her cage as much as possible and she is a handful to get her back in...lol. I let her out before I feed her and she used to go back in when I put her food in, but it's getting harder to get her to fall for that. Like she's saying "I will go back in and eat when I'M ready"...lol. I still try to get her to step up on my arm (not my shoulder anymore)...she comes close, but last time she ended up biting me..and I know that won't be the last time she does. Then she flew into my dining room to get out of going back in her cage, and my hubby just walked up to her and stuck his arm up and said step up a couple times, and as I stood with my mouth hanging open, she stepped up and he carried her back to her cage! :11: So she CAN do it...IF SHE wants to...lol.
Well, let me know about the best foods to try...thanks in advance!
Otherwise, Sassy is doing great. We moved her cage to a more central home location so now she can always see us if we are in the dining room, kitchen or living room. Before she couldn't see us if we were in the living room and she would "scream" when we she couldn't see us. She is MUCH quieter now. (Believe it or not I kinda miss the sound)
She wants out of her cage as much as possible and she is a handful to get her back in...lol. I let her out before I feed her and she used to go back in when I put her food in, but it's getting harder to get her to fall for that. Like she's saying "I will go back in and eat when I'M ready"...lol. I still try to get her to step up on my arm (not my shoulder anymore)...she comes close, but last time she ended up biting me..and I know that won't be the last time she does. Then she flew into my dining room to get out of going back in her cage, and my hubby just walked up to her and stuck his arm up and said step up a couple times, and as I stood with my mouth hanging open, she stepped up and he carried her back to her cage! :11: So she CAN do it...IF SHE wants to...lol.
Well, let me know about the best foods to try...thanks in advance!