So Salty's species is very localized to the North East coast of Venezuela and the island of Bonaire ( just off the coast). That area, particularly the island, is considered an arid forest - lots of cactus and shrubs that do well in that environment. All I read about the diet of yellow Shoulder Amazons says they eat primarily fruit and cactus flowers ( of course other than mangos, the fruits they consume are not available in the USA and well, cactus flowers are not an option!). I confirmed the diet with the conservation organization on the island of Bonaire.
We all know that fruits are normally supposed to be a minor part of the daily foods parrots eat, for a number of reasons, but I wonder if that is sound in Salty's case. THis mating season we have severely curtailed the amount of fruit we offer him, because that is supposed to amp up the mating behavior, not really working; he is in the throws of mating season!
SO what is the boards opinion? Try to mirror the diet of the parrots native range? Or just offer a good , sound variety of established parrot foods?
We all know that fruits are normally supposed to be a minor part of the daily foods parrots eat, for a number of reasons, but I wonder if that is sound in Salty's case. THis mating season we have severely curtailed the amount of fruit we offer him, because that is supposed to amp up the mating behavior, not really working; he is in the throws of mating season!
SO what is the boards opinion? Try to mirror the diet of the parrots native range? Or just offer a good , sound variety of established parrot foods?