1. What do parrots eat?
Parrots who have not passed the weaning period are generally fed with milk powder specially designed for young birds. You can also cook a little millet porridge for the parrots to eat. Pay attention to eating less and more meals. The parrot eats 8 minutes full, it is better to feed it several times than to eat too much at one time. Before each feeding, it is necessary to confirm whether the food in the parrot’s crop has been digested to reduce the incidence of psittacitis.
The food of adult parrots is mainly commercial bird food. Generally, bird food will account for 50%-60% of the parrot’s food, mainly grains such as millet, rice, melon seeds, hemp seeds, and oats.
In addition, you can also feed some fruits and vegetables. Parrots generally prefer to eat fruits such as pears, apples, cherries, bananas, peaches, etc. Each parrot has different tastes, so the owner can try several kinds. Also be careful not to feed the pits to the parrot. Vegetables can choose cabbage, lettuce, celery, carrots, cucumbers, etc., do not eat spinach for parrots.
Nourishing pills are an indispensable nutrient in the parrot’s diet, because the parrot’s daily diet is dominated by carbohydrates. In order to ensure a balanced nutrition and avoid the parrot’s lack of certain trace elements, you can use nourishing pills to supplement the parrot with more. Nutrients such as vitamins and amino acids can avoid calcium and vitamin deficiency in parrots.
Finally, it is recommended to choose different types of bird food for different species and sizes of parrots. Smaller parrots such as budgerigars and cockatiels generally prefer mixed food with smaller particles. Larger parrots, such as grey parrots and macaws, prefer shelled mixed food.
Second, the feeding environment of parrots
1. Bird cage It is best to have large numbers and various flowers and plants around, so that the parrot can feel the natural environment and air, and the mood will be better, so the owner can put the parrot on the balcony to feed, and plant more potted plants around.
2. Parrots like to imitate various sounds. Usually, you can put a little music, bird calls or the sound of a tape recorder next to it. The parrot can quickly learn a sentence or two by listening to the same sound repeatedly. Listening to different sounds can also relieve its boredom and avoid parrot depression.
3. The bird cage should be cleaned and disinfected regularly. It can be disinfected with potassium permanganate solution. After disinfection, put it in a ventilated place to dry naturally, and then it can be used again.
