I am trying to switch my parrot's diet from seeds to pellets. The bird really just wants the bad seeds, and he doesn't bother eating a pellet.
I see him grabbing one in his beak and even hold it in place with his foot, but he doesn't even break the pellet. Instead he thinks it's too hard to bite on and drops it. I tried to hold one so he could bite it better but once he breaks a small piece off, he tosses it away again.
I moistened a pellet with water to soften it, but all he did was shake his beak in disgust from the moist.
I tried mixing the pellets in with his old seed diet, he just thinks the pellets are in the way and throws them out going for the seeds. I placed only pellets in his bowl. He shows signs of hunger. He'd rather starve than eat the healthier pellets.
I tried putting slices of his favorite fruit in it, (apple) hoping he would try now that the apple has touched the pellets.
Nope. He just went towards the apple.
I even pretended to eat the pellets. When I offered the pellet near him he looked as if he really wanted it, reaching out towards the pellet every time I pulled it away from his reach. He still tosses it away. I even actually ate some. He saw it and went to his pellet bowl, grabbed one, tried biting it, and drops it again.
No, I don't want to "try the smaller size" the mini size are the only one in the store. And I don't want to have two uneaten bags.
I don't think he should have problems biting through hard things. He would bite through hard sunflower seeds, so I don't see how he can't bite through a pellet in which is actually less hard.
My parrot is showing signs of malnutrition. I wish he would get used to the pellets because I'm afraid of starving him if I just leave the pellets with nothing else.
Also, this blasted bird would rather fill himself up with water. He sees only pellets so he tries using the water as "food" or something. It is annoying. No, having seeds with pellets in separate bowls wouldn't work. He would just ignore the pellets definitely if he sees his old food is there.
I see him grabbing one in his beak and even hold it in place with his foot, but he doesn't even break the pellet. Instead he thinks it's too hard to bite on and drops it. I tried to hold one so he could bite it better but once he breaks a small piece off, he tosses it away again.
I moistened a pellet with water to soften it, but all he did was shake his beak in disgust from the moist.
I tried mixing the pellets in with his old seed diet, he just thinks the pellets are in the way and throws them out going for the seeds. I placed only pellets in his bowl. He shows signs of hunger. He'd rather starve than eat the healthier pellets.
I tried putting slices of his favorite fruit in it, (apple) hoping he would try now that the apple has touched the pellets.
Nope. He just went towards the apple.
I even pretended to eat the pellets. When I offered the pellet near him he looked as if he really wanted it, reaching out towards the pellet every time I pulled it away from his reach. He still tosses it away. I even actually ate some. He saw it and went to his pellet bowl, grabbed one, tried biting it, and drops it again.
No, I don't want to "try the smaller size" the mini size are the only one in the store. And I don't want to have two uneaten bags.
I don't think he should have problems biting through hard things. He would bite through hard sunflower seeds, so I don't see how he can't bite through a pellet in which is actually less hard.
My parrot is showing signs of malnutrition. I wish he would get used to the pellets because I'm afraid of starving him if I just leave the pellets with nothing else.
Also, this blasted bird would rather fill himself up with water. He sees only pellets so he tries using the water as "food" or something. It is annoying. No, having seeds with pellets in separate bowls wouldn't work. He would just ignore the pellets definitely if he sees his old food is there.
