Will you help me with my parakeet?

Question

What else do parakeets eat except their food (seeds( do they eat any lettuse?
any grapes,apple!
i really need this help thx

Answer 1

Parakeet seed is ONE part of what a parakeet's diet should have in it, it is definitely not ALL, and a parakeet raised solely on parakeet seed will have some form of malnutrition. Even the fortified seeds you find in stores are usually fortified with a powder sprinkled on the outside of the seed. Since a parakeet hulls its seeds before eating them, leaving behind that outer shell, the fortification does little good.
The Association of Avian Veterinarians recommends the following diet for a parakeet:
50% cooked beans, whole wheat bread, cooked rice, pasta, and seed
45% fresh broccoli, carrots, yams, spinach, dandelion greens, other green/orange fruits and veggies
5% eggs, tuna packed in water, well cooked meat
Parakeets are lactose-intolerant and cannot eat a lot of dairy product. Also, parakeets are HIGHLY allergic to chocolate and avocados and should never be given either. Junk food such as pretzles, potato chips, etc. aren't good for a parakeet either! You can feed a parakeet fresh fruit such as apples and cherries, but be careful about the seeds as those have toxins in them. Lettuce is fine, but it really has no nutrients in it. It's better to give them other, healthier greens.Please make sure ALL fruit and greens are thoroughly washed!!
Parakeets do NOT overeat. If anything, people tend to give them too little food, thinking a seed cup is full when really it's just full of the hulls of the seeds the parakeet has already eaten. Be sure to refill your parakeet's food supply daily and to give him or her lots of fresh foods too.
You'll find millet in many pet stores. This is very high in fat and is a treat for parakeets. It should only be fed to them occasionally. Parakeets in the wild certainly did not have millet year-round!
. Some other foods to avoid are chocolate, avocado, beans, croton, eggplant, raw peanuts, apple seeds, raw potatoes and asparagus.Do not feed cabbage!! It's important for budgies to have calcium in their diet. Owners can provide their bird with calcium by placing a piece of cuttlebone (the bone of the cuttlefish) in their cages.Add an Iodine block in your birds cage as well.

Answer 2

There are some wonderful pelleted food out there- pellets are a great addition to 'keet's food. Zu Preem makes a nice one, as do several other companies.
Parakeets eat mixed seed, pellets, bits of apple, grape, broccoli, corn, carrot, squash, berry, whole grain bread- things like that. They can have a little bit of lettuce, but it's sort of birdie junk food.
Some will eat clover flowers as well.
Keep away from sugary, greasy or salty foods.

Answer 3

All pet birds eat :
Salad Cress - Peas - Apple - Celery - Courgette - Sweetcorn - Watercress - Boiled Rice - Parsley Sprig - Grapes - Cucumber - Dandelion Leaves - Broccoli - Broard Beans - Carrott - Finger of bread soaked in water - Mashed Boiled Egg (shell also) - Tomatoes - Lettuce - Cooked Pasta - Radishes (leaves also)

Answer 4

You've had a lot of good advice from the other posters but let me give you one caution: birds are lactose intolerant and should not be fed a lot of milk products. That includes cheese, milk and ice cream. A bite now and then won't hurt them but only allow milk products on an occasional basis and in very small amounts.

When in doubt, call a certified avian vet. In fact, your bird should have an annual check-up to insure he/she lives a long and happy life.

Answer 5

YES! They NEED to eat fresh fruits, veggies, and grains to have a balanced diet. I had several parakeets before I knew I needed to feed them things other than seed and they died after 3 years.

Start feeding your bird these things now. The earlier you start, the easier it will be for them to get used to the food.

I also feed my lovebird cereals - cheerios, oatmeal, kix, etc. Anything with low sugar, and also dried fruit since he doesn't like wet food very much.

Answer 6

They MUST have fruit and veggies! They cannot live on seed, alone. Mine love broccoli, carrots, grapes and apples.

Just make sure you don't give them avocado! It's poison to them!

Answer 7

I feed my birds lettuce (not lettuse), cilantro (corriander), and spinach

Answer 8

They can eat lettuce(from my expierience they love it), crackers(not salty ones), apples, carrots, bananas, beans(cooked), potatos(cooked), grapes(including raisins), peanuts(cooked)and corn. Do not give them avocado, raw beans, cabbage, ivy, or raw peanuts.

Answer 9

The best way to know is to simply offer them anything you want them to eat. I offer pasta and veggies too. Offer what ever you want them to eat and see what they like to eat you offer them. Thats all anyone can do, it depends on the bird itself to know what it likes to eat.

Answer 10

Dont give them lettuce, it gives them diareaha. Mine really like corn cobs, apple, other fuit, sometimes cheese,