Mintforest
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- Jan 19, 2021
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Hi all,
previously I wrote a post on weaning my GCC Kiwi. Long story short heās about 4-5mths and has gone through 2 mths worth of treatment so I acted according to the vetās instructions and kept him on formula for as long as he wants. He only completely went off formula last week.
I just want to ask everyoneās opinion about his current diet. Heās very picky with the food that I give him. Hereās the list that he gets:
Love them, will eat until heās full:
1. Corn (although he gets very wet poop after)
2. All kinds of fruits (melons, papayas, apple, pear, dragonfruit etc.)
3. Carrots
4. Cooked lentils
will eat them but will stop after a few bites to ask for his favs:
1. Cooked beans (red, green)
2. Broccoli (heāll only eat if Iām eating)
3. Cooked millets, oatmeal, quinoa
just a nibble:
Chillis, vegetables
barely any
1. Pellets (his pellets are tiny and he only takes a few bites throughout the day. Iāve tried small medium large size and he only eats the small)
2. Seeds (only sunflower seed peel. Not even the seed itself. Doesnt touch other seeds)
3. Snack bar, millet spray or any form of snacks he doesnt touch at all
Iām trying to give him variety so he gets fed 3-4 times a day and each time Iāll offer 2-3 different types of food. However recently if he doesnt get his favourites he will refuse to eat. Pellets seeds and millet spray are always available in his cage but he rarely eats them.
Heās currently very underweight, hovering between 46-50g. On one end I would hope that he eats more but I dont want to keep giving his favourites and make him even more picky than now. I always try to encourage him to eat pellets whenever I can, sometimes heāll completely refuse and sometimes he will pick one or two up. I also try to teach him to eat seeds but that has failed miserably.
Would just like to know whether his current diet is lacking in anything and also maybe how to make him have more pellets. thanks for any advice!
previously I wrote a post on weaning my GCC Kiwi. Long story short heās about 4-5mths and has gone through 2 mths worth of treatment so I acted according to the vetās instructions and kept him on formula for as long as he wants. He only completely went off formula last week.
I just want to ask everyoneās opinion about his current diet. Heās very picky with the food that I give him. Hereās the list that he gets:
Love them, will eat until heās full:
1. Corn (although he gets very wet poop after)
2. All kinds of fruits (melons, papayas, apple, pear, dragonfruit etc.)
3. Carrots
4. Cooked lentils
will eat them but will stop after a few bites to ask for his favs:
1. Cooked beans (red, green)
2. Broccoli (heāll only eat if Iām eating)
3. Cooked millets, oatmeal, quinoa
just a nibble:
Chillis, vegetables
barely any
1. Pellets (his pellets are tiny and he only takes a few bites throughout the day. Iāve tried small medium large size and he only eats the small)
2. Seeds (only sunflower seed peel. Not even the seed itself. Doesnt touch other seeds)
3. Snack bar, millet spray or any form of snacks he doesnt touch at all
Iām trying to give him variety so he gets fed 3-4 times a day and each time Iāll offer 2-3 different types of food. However recently if he doesnt get his favourites he will refuse to eat. Pellets seeds and millet spray are always available in his cage but he rarely eats them.
Heās currently very underweight, hovering between 46-50g. On one end I would hope that he eats more but I dont want to keep giving his favourites and make him even more picky than now. I always try to encourage him to eat pellets whenever I can, sometimes heāll completely refuse and sometimes he will pick one or two up. I also try to teach him to eat seeds but that has failed miserably.
Would just like to know whether his current diet is lacking in anything and also maybe how to make him have more pellets. thanks for any advice!
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