Help! Found a juvenile Amazon parrot!!!

[EllenD]

Actually, after re-thinking the fact that you said he will not eat dry pellets or seeds at all, he probably needs a hand formula-feeding once every 3-4 hours, 4-5 is not enough...So every 3 hours or so check his crop, and if it's just about empty, then give him a formula feeding, until his crop is nice and full and very round, but still has a bit of "give" to it...and then 3 hours later again check his crop, and if it's just about empty, then give him another formula feeding...if not, wait another hour, so 4 hours, and check his crop again, and if just about empty then formula feed again...I'm going to guess he needs formula every 3-4 hours at this point...

I just want to make sure you understand what "Abundance-Weaning" really is, and why you cannot mash-up pellets for him...It's because if you mash-up the pellets for him, not only will he never learn to eat dry pellets or seeds at all, but the mashed-pellets will actually be taking the place of the hand-feeding formula, which will cause him to be malnourished and become extremely sick, and potentially die.

So think of it this way: At this point, the hand-feeding formula is his MAIN SOURCE OF FOOD!!! The dry pellets, seeds, and water that should be inside of his Weaning-Cage at all times are simply "Abundance-Weaning TOOLS", and should not be thought of right now as sources of food for him...Does that make sense to you?

 

[Squeekmouse]

Any update on this, Verxea? I'd love to hear how things have gone.