New owner with ???

[baseballfanz]

Hello, I recently found a lovebird. At the time I had now idea what kind it was ect... I went to a pet store to buy a cage and food. The person sold me a bag of food mark "cockatiels" and while the bird have been eating it normally I'm wondering if I need to buy a food specially mark "lovebird"?
Thank you.

 

[jaimmorr]

I'm assuming it's a seed mix. The best thing to do, actually, is to get your bird pellets and get him switched to a pelleted diet. Seed diets are not nutritious for birds at all.

Have you tried to find the owner of said lovebird?

 

[baseballfanz]

I Google for a "bird" lost and found listing in my area but found nothing.
Where i found it was no where near residential or i would've posted fliers.
It's a commercial area with no house/apartment near by.
Thanks for the answer about pellet food, I'll look into that.
Local pretty stores doesn't seen to carry pellets, most just have the seed mixed stuffs.

 

[MaraWentz]

If you get a picture up we cold tell you probably what it is. If it's marked cockatiel it's probably a seed mix. I'd order online pellets, because one it's healthier and 2 in bulk is much cheaper.

 

[baseballfanz]

It's Kaytee brand. Look like seeds and also pellet stuffs mix together.

Any particular brand of pellet to shop for?

 

[jaimmorr]

Yes, you'll need to order online most likely. There are many good brands, I use Roudybush.

 

[Joeyx]

some seed mixes are made for both cockatiels and lovebirds. it's all about the size
of the seeds, i guess. but yeah, try switching to a pellet diet and see if the lovie
takes to it. much better than seeds.

 

[aliray]

Also lots of fresh fruits and vegetables.