SpotsandSally
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- Sep 30, 2013
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- Parrots
- Kiwi : Indian Ringneck Parrot RIP, taken far too young, Mango : Lovebird, 5 years old 2014, Sprite : Pineapple green cheek, <1 2014
So I really have 2 main things here :
1) my parrot likes to share breakfast. Is oatmeal (brown sugar) OK for them, or Greek yoplait cereal ok for him? He loves the Greek yoplait cereal, and tends to grab the chunks of yogurt and chew on them. He eats a lot (well feels like a lot). Is that ok? He's an Indian ringneck
2) How do I get him to try new foods? I can be eating a banana, and being all 'mmmm yummy.... Yuuuummmmmy.... NOO... Mine... Mmmm....' And he'll just stare at me, yet I grab a piece of bread or my cereal and he could be on the curtain, he'll jump down and GET ALL IN MY FACE. He seems to know, whether or not I'm trying to get him to eat it, whether its junk food (which is yummy) or fruits/vegetables (which are poison and will kill him.)
Oh and I want him to atleast TRY some habanero peppers I got today (I was just grabbing peppers and saw them and thought they'd taste good... One tiny bite I spit out resulted in searing pain and a numb face) but I do NOT want to eat them... They're bright yellow, I'm thinking I should just chop it up and put it in his food and see if he likes it? Aside from maybe runs, eating a lot of peppers won't hurt (given he likes it)
Thanks
1) my parrot likes to share breakfast. Is oatmeal (brown sugar) OK for them, or Greek yoplait cereal ok for him? He loves the Greek yoplait cereal, and tends to grab the chunks of yogurt and chew on them. He eats a lot (well feels like a lot). Is that ok? He's an Indian ringneck
2) How do I get him to try new foods? I can be eating a banana, and being all 'mmmm yummy.... Yuuuummmmmy.... NOO... Mine... Mmmm....' And he'll just stare at me, yet I grab a piece of bread or my cereal and he could be on the curtain, he'll jump down and GET ALL IN MY FACE. He seems to know, whether or not I'm trying to get him to eat it, whether its junk food (which is yummy) or fruits/vegetables (which are poison and will kill him.)
Oh and I want him to atleast TRY some habanero peppers I got today (I was just grabbing peppers and saw them and thought they'd taste good... One tiny bite I spit out resulted in searing pain and a numb face) but I do NOT want to eat them... They're bright yellow, I'm thinking I should just chop it up and put it in his food and see if he likes it? Aside from maybe runs, eating a lot of peppers won't hurt (given he likes it)
Thanks
haaha. try just offering whatever you want him to eat with his normal stuff he already eats. you could also try mixing it into some birdie bread. or if you take, say one of the peppers, and put a few seeds in it, maybe he will shred it to get the seeds and if he likes it he will eat the pepper.
