Kira , is on the road to a better diet

[PiaB]

WE got Kira our CAG a few weeks ago and she was on a all seed diet . She would not eat pellets ,fruit except grapes and no veggies . I kept cooking and kept offering . She eats the zu preem natural pellets now and has them in one of her dishes another dish has a little seed mix from Katee that I got her .This morning she finally start eating her Crazy corn mix . Been reading about foraging so that will be our next step once I get her to actually start looking for food . She has a peanut in a chinese finger trap well she hasn't found it yet <smile > The finger trap toy I made her was destroyed in hours so going to make one again and hide some goodies. Anyone feeding dehydrated fruits/veggies ? Those would be awesome to use as a foraging item. She adores my husband so when they hang out watching TV I introduce different foods hubby acts like he is eating what ever I offer and Kira tries it .

 

[Jen5200]

Awesome progress! Have you tried freeze dried fruit and veggie chunks? I’ve tried them with my birds and they went over pretty well for foraging. They are pretty tasty - I’ve also tasted them . They don’t have the added sugar that dried fruits sometimes have.

 

[Scott]

A terrific achievement! Time and patience is helpful when changing a parrot's diet. This thread contains some excellent suggestions: http://www.parrotforums.com/parrot-...7-converting-parrots-healthier-diet-tips.html

 

[KawaiiTori]

Pellets can also be used as a foraging item once she shows some real interest in them. My bird is on a pellet based diet that is supplemented with a fresh vegetable chop. She gets her chop in a bowl but her pellets she only gets from various foraging toys. I have a variety of toys ranging in difficulty from very easy to fairly difficult. You might start with a foraging activity that would allow her to see the food as this generally sparks interest in acquiring the food. Best of luck!

 

[PiaB]

went out to the petstore and found a foraging toy it is clear plastic with 3 tiers each has a small drawer OH MY she figured it out fast and LOVES it ) I also used dixie cups clipped to her cage the single she got right away because she could see in it . I made a double ( she can't see whats in it )also she has not discovered it <smile > once I figure out how to get the video in my files I post it )

 

[PiaB]

Thanks Scott I have read some of the stuff very informative reading

 

[PiaB]

I found peach and apple freeze dried no sugar added She got the peach in the foraging toy she tossed it lol oh she loves Pistachios she was only eating peanuts when I got her . I want to get her some Pine nuts next .