Mandy82
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Last time I had a parrot feeding was much easier. Give her some seed, a couple veggies and a cuddle bone and she was good to go.
The more I research what I should be feeding my newest baby, me more confused I get.
I want to make sure that she is getting what she needs while I figure out what she likes to eat. Every day I try her on a new fruit or veggie to see what she does or doesn't like. I would appreciate some advice, very much.
The first photo is the seed mix the breeder sent home with me. Sunny doesn't eat any of the pellets or black seeds at the bottom. The seed mix is mostly the safflower on the right and the grain on the right; there is very little of the corn, peas, sunflower and pumpkin. I just got a digital kitchen scale so I can track how much she is eating.
The second photo is what the breeder called pellets. She tries to eat these, but because they are so hard when she tries to bite them, it just flies out of her mouth onto the bottom of the cage. I've started softening some before I give them to her in the morning. I only give her about 5 of them because she won't eat anything else until they are gone. Is this good or bad? I've see smaller versions of these in the store, but didn't want to buy them until I find out what they really are.
The third photo is a fruit/nut mix the breeder gave me. I give her 1/8 teaspoon every other day because I was told not to give her to many nuts.
Lastly, any suggestions on training treats? I want to start some basic training but have nothing to reward her with.
Thanks for the patience
The more I research what I should be feeding my newest baby, me more confused I get.
I want to make sure that she is getting what she needs while I figure out what she likes to eat. Every day I try her on a new fruit or veggie to see what she does or doesn't like. I would appreciate some advice, very much.
The first photo is the seed mix the breeder sent home with me. Sunny doesn't eat any of the pellets or black seeds at the bottom. The seed mix is mostly the safflower on the right and the grain on the right; there is very little of the corn, peas, sunflower and pumpkin. I just got a digital kitchen scale so I can track how much she is eating.
The second photo is what the breeder called pellets. She tries to eat these, but because they are so hard when she tries to bite them, it just flies out of her mouth onto the bottom of the cage. I've started softening some before I give them to her in the morning. I only give her about 5 of them because she won't eat anything else until they are gone. Is this good or bad? I've see smaller versions of these in the store, but didn't want to buy them until I find out what they really are.
The third photo is a fruit/nut mix the breeder gave me. I give her 1/8 teaspoon every other day because I was told not to give her to many nuts.
Lastly, any suggestions on training treats? I want to start some basic training but have nothing to reward her with.
Thanks for the patience
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