I've been looking at potential toys/items for future parrotlet and I'm struggling to make a decision on what else to purchase... I'm going to order a cuttle bone although, upon further reading it was advised to scrape a small amount in with their food instead of it being in their cage with them. What is your parrotlets diet? Also, what do you have in Bumble's cage? I plan on giving them plenty of fresh fruit and veg'. I apologise for all the questions
Please donāt apologize! I asked so many questions when I was still calling Bumble āFuture Birdā so now Iām happy to give back.
She eats a mix of Harrisonās pellets, Zupreme fruit blend, and Volkmannās Parrotlet mix - about one third of each. Iām going to take her off the Zupreme though-sheās recently decided that tossing all the pellets is more fun than eating. Red ones first. Then I do a chop thatās never quite the same but has cooked: brown rice, quinoa, sweet potato and raw: mixed veggies (I get frozen), lots of peppers of whatever kind, and whatever else sounds good. I freeze it in snack size ziploc bags with a couple of days worth in each. Then daily I add fresh stuff - berries, greens, fruit, veggies. Today itās a fresh basil leaf, a snap pea, and a little chunk of ginger. Thatās new and she isnāt totally into it!
In her cage-I work full time so Iām away from her longer than I would like. She has a variety of toys and I try to swap them out. In the interest of saving $$ I recently bought a bunch of parts and plan to start making them myself. Try getting her one of a few different kinds of toys to see what she likes. And if she doesnāt like it, put it away to try again later. Same with food.
There are a couple of threads that will be helpful. If I knew how to insert them here I would, but I donāt. A mod might come along and help. Meanwhile search CHOP and youāll get tons of ideas for food, and search āWhat do I Really Needā to find the responses I got to that question. That thread was invaluable to me!
I hope this helps!
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