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Budgies can sometimes be difficult when it comes to pellets because the pellets have to be such a small size for them to be able to eat them, that a lot of pellet-brands either don't make a "Budgie Size" pellet at all, and if they do it's often either still too large, or like the Zupreem Fruit pellets, the Kaytee Rainbow pellets, etc., they are full of sugar, which makes them no-better at all than feeding them a high-fat seed-mix as their staple-diet...
And honestly, when it comes to specifically Budgies, most high-quality seed-mixes really are much, much healthier for them than any of the Fruit pellets are, because the amount of sugar in most of the Fruit pellets is so high that they are every bit as bad for them as the junky, high-fat seed-mixes are; All of that sugar in the Fruit pellets is turned into fat in their bodies and stored right in their Livers, just like the fat in the junky seed-mixes is...
So you're not doing your Budgies any favors at all by feeding them Zupreem Fruit pellets, nor any of the Kaytee Rainbow pellets, or any other "Fruit pellets"...
Something that no one ever considers is that because most-all "Budgie-size" seed-mixes naturally contain NO Sunflower Seeds, NO Nuts/Peanuts, and NO Dried Corn Kernels or Dried Cracked-Corn (because Budgies can't handled eating these things the manufacturers of even the cheap, junky seed-mixes don't add them in), most-all Budgie seed-mixes are actually much healthier and better for them in the long-run than feeding them a Fruit-pellet that is loaded with sugar is!
So the best regular, daily staple-diet you can feed your Budgies is either #1) "Natural" or "Veggie" pellets (NO Fruit or Nut pellets), which include Harrison's, Tops, Zupreem Natural, Zupreem Veggie (though I don't think they make a Zupreem Veggie in Budgie size, I'm not sure), Kaytee Natural (it's called something else, but Kaytee does in-fact make a Natural pellet that comes in a Budgie size), Roudybush, or any other "Natural" or "Veggie" pellet...OR #2) A high-quality, low-fat, varied seed-mix that contains NO Sunflower Seeds, NO Dried Corn of any kind, and NO Nuts of any kind, but that also DOES CONTAIN a varied-mix of lower-fat seeds, fresh grains, legumes, dried herbs, veggies, and a small amount of fruit. These types of seed-mixes are FAR BETTER for your Budgies than the sugary Fruit-pellets are...And there are several of these, such a Tropimix, Higgin's Vita-Seed California Blend, etc. (Many more of these types of seed-mixes available for Budgies than the larger birds, even Kaytee Forti-Diet seed-mix is excellent for Budgies, but NOT their "Fiesta" seed-mixes, full of fat and also low in protein)...
***There are also a couple of pellets that flavored/sweetened with natural fruit-juices, and though they contain some sugar, not nearly as much as the actual "Fruit-Flavored" pellets...These include Tropican pellets and Higgin's In-Tune pellets, both of which come in a Budgie-size...And even better would be simply buying Budgie-size Tropimix seed-mix, as not only is Tropimix a fantastic, low-fat, healthy, varied seed-mix with none of the bad stuff at all, but Tropimix also contains Tropican pellets in it!!! So your Budgies/birds get a healthy, varied seed-mix and a healthy pellet at the same time...
. I have 5 birds who all prefer different foods - sigh. I feed Zupreem natural and fruit, Lefaber pellets and now Roudybush mini pellets. I fed TOPS for a few years, but they recently started making the pellets harder and my birds won’t eat them (thus the switch to Roudybush). The Roudybush mini are much smaller than TOPS small pellets, so your birds might like them (you can order a small bag to try it). I’ve tried both Harrison’s and Goldenfeast - they’re both good foods with good ingredients, but my flock just won’t eat them.
