My parakeet is about 8 months old and is now tame. I have tried ever since I have got him to eat foods other than seeds and he just will not do it. I have read that dipping the food in seeds will get them used to it and will ease them into eating other foods, but it did not work.
2007-01-20 04:43:17 · 6 answers · asked by Mandie Moe 3 in Pets ➔ Birds
Persistence.
Sometimes it can take days weeks or months for them to even try something new. Mine likes Broccoli and shredded carrots the best. but it took him a couple of weeks to get the courage to taste it.
You have to give it to him regularly and persistently, they are picky and finicky little creatures.
2007-01-20 18:03:48 · answer #1 · answered by Samantha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to reproduce parakeets so i will extremely help you here. The bowl interior the backside is large. only verify that the water is not any greater desirable than a million inch deep and which you adjust it every time you spot poop in it (or your poultry can get unwell)! The nutrition you're feeding your poultry is parakeet mixture that's dry and not close to as solid to your little poultry if it have been ingesting vegetables! So, what you will do is make poultry seed vegetation to your birdie to consume! (you additionally can use brown rice, beans, and so on.) only purchase or acquire some sand, place in a container filling to a million inch from the outstanding, sprinkle poultry seed generously, conceal with sand, water thoroughly. a week, make a clean plant. Your poultry will LOVE LOVE LOVE the sprouts that arise! I used to make huge vegetation like this and placed them into the aviary after i could sprayed them with water. The budgies could get interior the vegetation and roll around in them! additionally they are going to consume the vegetables! have exciting mutually with your little poultry and save it extremely is wings clipped so it does not get into hassle! here's a hyperlink on a thank you to trim the flight feathers:
2016-12-16 09:08:05 · answer #2 · answered by pfeifer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Cocatiel is 10 years old and he wont touch human food. I have tried also, but I find some birds will not eat food other than seeds. So if have been trying for awhile it is more likely that your bird will not. Plus she might not be old enough to even care.
2007-01-20 05:33:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chop it into incredibly tiny peices, this might make it easier. Parakeets don't all eat fruitsand vegeis. Some parakeet's just dont like the taste.
2007-01-20 08:33:29 · answer #4 · answered by hello 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
well all you can do is keep trying. some birds dont like other foods, my bird will eat anything its rather annoying somtimes because he will eat off my plate. lol if my bird hasnt tried somthing i just kind put it up 2 his beak and he will taste it and if he likes it he will eat it.
2007-01-20 05:36:11 · answer #5 · answered by thesunnshynne 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
chop it in very small pieces and put it in with his or her regular food, then you sholuld have a health bird!
2007-01-20 07:11:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋