What is THE treat?

[Ashleigh86]

Thank you for all the replies everyone! Indy seems to be in love with strawberry preserves from my morning toast lol I don't let her have too much obviously but she dives into it and doesn't come up for air! lol

 

[MonicaMc]

You might want to consider getting fresh strawberries for her then, and if she likes the mushy texture of the preserves, then mash up the fresh strawberries.

 

[Peeko]

Safflower seeds and banana chips!

Edit: Oops, and millet, obviously!

 

[veimar]

Parry goes crazy for sunflower seeds - it's the only treat I use with him.

 

[lisa6373]

Good question! I've read a lot of info on training and offering a treat and always wondered, what is THE treat lol.

 

[Anansi]

Bixby generally likes anything that even remotely resembles food! But he does seem to have a particular fondness for grapes and the ever popular pomegranates.
Oh! And he's also developed a weird fascination with steak! I don't allow him any, of course, but he always seems very tempted to just fly onto my plate anytime that's what I'm eating. Maybe he can tell how much I'm enjoying it and just wants to share in the fun? Lol

 

[MonicaMc]

Good question! I've read a lot of info on training and offering a treat and always wondered, what is THE treat lol.

It's whatever the bird enjoys the most! The bird decides what is rewarding, not you.


If you feed a seed based diet, you can figure out the top 3 favorite items in your birds diet by seeing what are the first 3 things he or she eats out of their bowl every single day! You then remove those items from their dish and use those as training treats!

Likewise, put a bird onto a pelleted diet, and seed then becomes a highly valuable reward!

However, the reward could also be nuts, dried fruits, fresh fruits, toast, or any other number of things that they'll go crazy for!

 

[JamesC]

Pasta for Tootsie. If she hears the distinctive sound of water pouring into the pot she goes off big time.

Tootsie also loves bananas. Rosco not as much. And Sidney not at all.

Generally everyone loves almonds or any other kind of nut. Pine nuts are enjoyed but not relished.