Cuttlebones

[thelittleone]

Does our Conure needs cuttlebones in their cage?

 

[veimar]

I'm not sure, but I put one for mine, and he nibbles on it once in a while.

 

[DeclanOH]

I'm not sure, but I put one for mine, and he nibbles on it once in a while.

I break it into his food every couple of days. He loves it that way.

 

[thelittleone]

Thanks for the info

 

[javi]

I give my birds a cuttlebone to destroy from time to time. I sprinkle ground cuttlebone into soft food every few days.

 

[Kiwibird]

Parrots do benefit from cuttlebones. It's both rich in calcium and good for their beak when they chew it up. Kiwi gets one about once a month, and he chews through it within a couple days.

What I much more strongly recommend for parrots that come naturally from the amazon basin (which includes conure) is a manu clay block. It is something these parrots eat in nature for the nutrients and has properties that aid in their digestion- Manu Mineral Block (Lg)

 

[Terry57]

I have cuttlebones in all my cages The big guys finish it in one sitting usually and I replace once a week for them, but the smaller guys always have one available.