Apr 5, 2019 23:14:31 GMT
reenie
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Post by reenie on Jun 23, 2019 16:50:17 GMT
I've found that threading a few chunks of veg on garden twine (carrot, Bell pepper and cucumber) and hanging it up in his cage gets Stuart interested, as it looks like a toy.... then he realises that it tastes good as well as being fun to play with. He still concentrates on the carrot though, so I don't give it every day, as I think carrot is high in sugar.
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Post by Shirls on Jun 25, 2019 15:40:57 GMT
Carrot is really good for them as it contains Vitamin A, not sure about the sugar content though?? I googled and found this:
Vitamin A is considered an important skin vitamin that helps with the health of the eyes, feathers, reproductive system, and immune system. Vitamin A can be provided as beta carotene, which converts to vitamin A as needed. The rest is excreted. Vitamin A deficiency is the most common deficiency seen in pet birds.
Notice that Vitamin A is often found to be deficient in pet birds.
Having said that, I wouldn't give carrot every day either, they would get bored and fed up with it and not eat it at all probably!!!
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Post by ladybird on Jun 25, 2019 16:10:09 GMT
Renee that’s such a good idea I am going to pinch it......now to see if Charlie will be interested too 🙏🏻
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Post by Hezz on Jun 26, 2019 5:38:01 GMT
You can use bamboo or stainless steel skewers/kebab sticks or even buy bird specific kebab skewers that have a screw-on part over the sharp end. I use bamboo skewers; they can chew the veg and the stick, which is what generally happens. Plus they are as cheap as chips.
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