Parrot diet(updated)

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Hi about lettuce I thought alexandrine parrot can’t have lettuce 🥬 does that includes all parrots
 
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Hi about lettuce I thought alexandrine parrot can’t have lettuce 🥬 does that includes all parrots
Other parrots can eat lettuce, only in small quantities. Iceberg lettuce is safe for most birds, but it doesn't contain any essential nutrients and has a lot of water..
 

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2 female budgies i have a green named tofu she is 1 years old(she turned one years old in April) and i have a blue budgie named sky she is the younger one she is younger then tofu by a few days
Other parrots can eat lettuce, only in small quantities. Iceberg lettuce is safe for most birds, but it doesn't contain any essential nutrients and has a lot of water.
well lettuce is good for birds that don't drink water they could just eat lettuce and at the same time eat a vegetable and drink water
that's if they don't like lettuce or vegetables
 

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well lettuce is good for birds that don't drink water they could just eat lettuce and at the same time eat a vegetable and drink water
that's if they don't like lettuce or vegetables
All companion birds drink water if they are healthy. If they are ill, iceberg lettuce is helpful at getting hydration into them. While iceberg lettuce is considered a vegetable, Pipp is correct that it has no nutrients.
 

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Hi about lettuce I thought alexandrine parrot can’t have lettuce 🥬 does that includes all parrots
I hadnt ever heard if that. Always willing to learn new things , do you have a reference or link?

I feed romaine its great and has vitamin A
 

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2 female budgies i have a green named tofu she is 1 years old(she turned one years old in April) and i have a blue budgie named sky she is the younger one she is younger then tofu by a few days
All companion birds drink water if they are healthy. If they are ill, iceberg lettuce is helpful at getting hydration into them. While iceberg lettuce is considered a vegetable, Pipp is correct that it has no nutrients.
i always fed my birds lettuce thinking its has a lot of nutrients i guess i was wrong all this time
 

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i always fed my birds lettuce thinking its has a lot of nutrients i guess i was wrong all this time
Different types of lettuce have more nutrients so you're not totally wrong. Iceberg lettuce is one that has more crunch than nutrition :)
 

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Hi i think it just with alexanderine parrot it also includes raw beans
 

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I did some research and it appears that some foods (like lettuce) are unsafe for alexandrines because it can cause bloating.
 

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