I just bought a hand raised cockateil. He's only a few weeks old, what are some healthy treats I can give him?
2006-10-13 15:14:45 · 8 answers · asked by Aussie_Tania 2 in Pets ➔ Birds
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2006-10-13 15:17:07 · answer #1 · answered by sugerglaze28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do NOT ever give him chocolate or avocado, these are poisonous to birds (and most pets).
Many healthy human foods are also good for birds, especially fruits and vegetables (other than avocado). Make sure not to give him anything that has added salt, sugar, or caffeine. A bird-specific treat is millet spray, sold at pet stores, but this isn't as healthy as fruits and vegetables.
Best wishes! You may also want to consider a yearly checkup with a certified avian vet - just like humans are supposed to get yearly checkups to find problems before they become big, birds and all pets should too. Expect a typical vet visit to cost $70-$100, but that's small change compared to the years of joy you will have with him. ^_^
2006-10-14 12:08:28 · answer #2 · answered by zandyandi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your parakeets should be safe eating the cockatiel treats. There are no ingredients in the cockatiel treat that would harm them. Your parakeets should be able to eat most of the treat without a problem. Some advice: It's better getting treats for the right sized bird so they don't contain any large seeds the parakeets (or other smaller bird) won't be able to eat. Next time, give them some parakeet treats. For now, let them enjoy what they have.
2016-03-18 09:21:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Follow the bird book. I don't think human food treats are good for pets, especially babies, however we give our cockateils many things because it seems to make them "happy".
They love, love, love millet sprays. They love bird grit. Find both at any pet store. Naughty things we give them includes bread from our mouths. DO NOT ever give them anything fibrous (e.g. asperagus, parts of broccoli) as they will choke to death. Don't forget they love toys as much as food. Chewing toys and cuddle bones. Enjoy your baby cockateil.
2006-10-13 15:21:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems he is only a few weeks, and probably is still being hand fed soft food, you could try pureeing soft fruits like mango, banana things like that, just make sure they are mixed with water to make them easy to go down.
Baby birds also seem to really benifit from mushed up weetbix and warm water, this will also make it feel full for longer.
2006-10-13 15:48:22 · answer #5 · answered by Krystle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seems that birds would rather have vegetables than fruit. Broccoli, carrot sticks, peas are fun because they like to mess with them.
Don't by any means give him caffeine chocolate sugar or salt. Iron rich foods must be avoided
2006-10-13 15:41:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should have a good cockatiel seed mix, a good pelleted diet, and most cockatiels will nibble on vegies like kale, corn, carrot, cooked rice, dry cereal like cheerios. Try www.cockatielcottage.com for some great tiel info and feeding tips, along with treats.
2006-10-13 15:43:20 · answer #7 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of healthy treats to give them. you can give them human treats like dried mangos, apples, banana chips etc. There are also birds treats that are dried that are diped in yogart too.
2006-10-13 15:29:04 · answer #8 · answered by tweety071973 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋