Zupreen Pellets/Behavior Result

[MTOO58]

Recently I started providing my roommate with Zupreen Tropical flavored pellets. He immediately took to them however, I also noticed a change in behavior as he became more aggressive and loud. Has anyone experienced this result also ? I had been providing them everyday but I am now considering reducing the availability to perhaps twice a week only.

 

[Dinosrawr]

Could have to do with the high sugar content in them (5th on the ingredient list).

 

[MTOO58]

That is a good point, that I did consider. Sugar content always seems to raise its ugly head in foods. Thank you for the input. It is much appreciated.

 

[ToMang07]

Well....that could explain my bird's "detox" behavior when I took her off Zupreem, lol

 

[Iholm5]

I'm a little concerned now as this is Tiki's food of choice. We tried several brands and Zupreem is the only one Tiki seems to like. He also eats veggies from time to time but he's EXTREMELY picky when it comes to food. Tiki also has the Central American Preserve Blend from Goldenfeast mixed in with his food every once in a while. Should we be reconsidering Zupreem as a staple?

 

[MikeyTN]

I have personally used Zupreem for many many years without ill affect except it is a staple diet. When I first started with birds, when I was dumb without knowing to quarantine birds, I trusted this lady when she give me her bird, but he had a virus that broke out and started wiping my birds out. I took them to the vet and got antibiotics to help as I battle the virus. I won against the virus but left the birds skin and bones. Unfortunately with all of them being on Zupreem they weren't gaining any weight at all, I hand feed all of them with high protein foods that I made on a daily basis. I talked to many breeders, owners, and vets. I was told to put them on seeds. That's when I started mixing seeds with pellets in their diet, they gain their weight back and healthy as ever. So the point I was making is Zupreem isn't fattening to the point they get obese from eating it. They could cut back on some sugar I wouldn't argue with that. But I've been feeding it to mine for many years without any issue what so ever, with vet check they were very healthy.

 

[Holly the U2]

I only use Zupreem.

I get 3lbs of fruit blend, 3 lbs. of veggie blend, 3 lbs. of nut blend & 3lbs. of natural blend, mix it up in a container, this way their getting a little of each everyday.

 

[Scott]

I know pellets in general and Zupreem in particular have a bad rap, but it is one leg in the triad of my parrot's diet. Zupreem fruit blend, fresh fruits and vegetables and a small amount of seed compose the majority of their intake. A small proportion is reserved for multi-grain bread, Cheerios, cooked oat bran/oatmeal cereal, and a bite of string cheese once or twice weekly.

Aside from occasional illness, all of my parrots tested have blood chemistry in the normal range.

 

[OOwl]

Like Scott, I feed Zupreem Fruit Blend along with in-season produce, a bit of what we eat, cooked, enriched bird bread, a few nuts as training treats, and sprouted seed. They both came to me from their breeders on Zupreem (and Scenic hand-weaning pellets). Both my larger parrots are over a decade old and super healthy, non-pluckers, and neither has fatty tumors or health or temperament issues. They have beautiful feathers, so I can't believe this food is "bad" for them. Over the years I've tried to switch them due to peer pressure mostly (my vet seems fine that they eat Zupreem as their base diet), but they flat-out refuse to eat Harrisons and while they will eat Roudybush here and there they always quit eating it after the novelty wears off. Foods come and go, trends heat up and cool off, some foods are discontinued, new ones pop up again, but I think I'll just stick to my feeding regimen because it seems to work for my flock.