Parrot Food – What Should You Feed Your Pet To Ensure He Stays Healthy?
The most important thing you can do to ensure your parrot remains fit and healthy is to feed him the right kind of parrot food. There are obviously other things that you need to do as well, such as regularly interacting with him, but none of these other things matter a jot if you don’t feed him the right kind of parrot food.
There are lots of differing opinions amongst parrot experts regarding what is the perfect parrot diet, but all of the experts agree that variety is key. The general consensus is that a good parrot diet should consist of about 10% parrot seeds, 50% parrot pellets, and 40% fresh fruit and vegetables.
Fresh fruit and vegetables are a particularly important element, because, as well as being tasty and nutritious, they also add a certain amount of stimulation at feeding time, due to the fact that your parrot will often have to use his claws to hold the pieces of food.
Carrots, cucumber, sweet peppers, green beans, corn, cauliflower and eggplant are all great vegetables to give your pet.
Kiwi, papaya, banana, pineapple, mangos, apples, oranges, cherries, peaches and grapes are all great fruits to feed your parrot. Just be careful to remove any seeds or pips, because they could be toxic for him.
If you feed your parrot the types of parrot food listed above, you will have a very healthy bird. Be warned – please resist the temptation to feed him ‘human treats’, such as crackers and chocolate, because he will very probably eat them, even though they could kill him!
If you want some great ideas for healthy parrot recipes, the Healthy Bird Cookbook by Robin Deutsch is well worth a read. It’s received tons of rave reviews on Amazon, so lots of other parrot owners like it too!
photo credit: Adam Tinworth
