Bell Peppers?

[fiddlejen]

So somewhere just recently as I was double checking whether a little OJ was gonna be safe for my Sunny, I saw something that said to LIMIT citrus due to needing to limit Vitamin C in order to prevent too much iron storage?

I had not previously seen that noted as a concern for Sun Conures.

And it's okay, Im not giving her lots of oranges.

BUT she is eating Lots of Red, Orange & Yellow Bell Peppers. She Loves them! Only I've always understood that Bell Peppers are a really good non-citrus source of Vita C. Are Bell peppers actually safe?

Does anyone know, or know where I can find, upper & lower daily limits for Vita c (& any other important nutrients) for Sun Conure?

 

[plumsmum2005]

MY RB2 loves her peppers and chillis too. I think the main thing is to concentrate on making the diet as inclusive as possible rather than getting bogged down on one particular thing. A little orange juice won't hurt, now and again, you can also dilute it some.

 

[wrench13]

Peppers in general are OK and do contain good vitamins. My Salty LOVES hot peppers, like habenero and ghost peppers. Parrots have 1/100th the number of taste buds as humans so spicy hot peppers are eaten with great relish. Both of those peppers mentioned are always represented in my chop recipes. But I always include red, yellow, green and orange peppers too.