Too many almonds?

[Maxo]

Tangie my mom's Senegal loves almonds. He loves cracking them open. Is too many almonds fattening?

 

[Birdman666]

What do you consider too many?

Too much of anything is fattening to a sedentary bird.

Better almonds than seed...

 

[gracebowen]

I'm curious too. How many nuts is too much?

Mine love nuts of all kinds and I wonder how many I should let them eat.

 

[RavensGryf]

I'm not sure how many per gram of weight, as of course it would vary a bit between birds and activity level, but unless they're out free flying for miles per day (I'm sure Tangie is not lol), I woudn't feed too many on a daily basis to any species who doesn't require a higher fat diet. Keep in mind, for example them eating a whole average size green grape might be like us eating an entire bunch in one sitting lol.

My Pois (around Tangie's size) get a couple or a few almonds per day. Pionus too even though he's twice as big as them. Plus daily anywhere from 0-2 Nutriberries per day. Unless someone is having a birthday, then they get more treats . I think they can probably have a bit more than that without gaining weight.

 

[Maxo]

I give him 2 to 5 a day. Usually 3 I'd say. Too much? Talking one almond being one whole one for him to crack open.

 

[RavensGryf]

3 should be fine for Tangie.

 

[WilliamKenyon]

2 to five almonds a day is fine for a Senegal parrot but anything over that i would not recommend. Since Tangie likes almonds so much, why not use them for trick training rather than just the occasional treat. Also are you sure your mum isn't feeding Tangie more almonds while you're not there?. anyway i hope you and your mums bird are fine.