Post by SquackingBirb on Mar 12, 2020 22:25:29 GMT
Good Morning everyone! I hope everyone and their pets are well!
I have some questions regarding feeding budgies that I couldn't really find exact answers for on the forums
Backstory
My birds are 3-4 months old, they are male budgies and are in a happy bromance as cage buddies. Lasagna is slightly bigger and fatter than Sheo while Sheo is slimline and smaller in general. The Bird shop we bought them from says they may have been from different parents, so Sheo's parents may have been smaller (genetics). The shop fed them celery, baby spinach and kale, with water in a bowl.
We brought them home and they both ate the seed mix happily, although Sheo goes at it like he is starving (everyday) and Lasagna eats very slowly. They will eat this seed daily with no issues.
Seed Mix that the shop sold us: www.pethouse.com.au/green-valley-grains-budgie-mix?cfclick=7ad23c1d13d743259139687978277c18
We began mixing in smashed/shredded Kale, Carrot, Cabbage, Spinach with their seed but they will just pick the seeds out. They ignore the vegetables even when they are hanging loose in the cage too. We attempted to mix in Pellets because we saw on the forums that they contain good nutrients for the birds, but they absolutely ignored them even when mixed in with a tiny bit of seed. They just pick out the seed.
Brand: www.trill.com.au/products/pellets/vitablend%E2%84%A2-pellets-for-small-birds/
I am worried that they will either starve themselves if we give them no seeds or get no nutrients/get fat if they only live off seeds.
They absolutely LOVE Trills Millet Sprays and Toppers though. But if we only give them those, they are sure to get fat.
Trills Treats:
www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/204515/trill-bird-millet-sprays
www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/672509/trill-toppers-bird-treat
I have also never seen them drink water, but I've seen that many many people here haven't
Thank you very much!
Lasagna & Sheogorath
I have some questions regarding feeding budgies that I couldn't really find exact answers for on the forums
Backstory
My birds are 3-4 months old, they are male budgies and are in a happy bromance as cage buddies. Lasagna is slightly bigger and fatter than Sheo while Sheo is slimline and smaller in general. The Bird shop we bought them from says they may have been from different parents, so Sheo's parents may have been smaller (genetics). The shop fed them celery, baby spinach and kale, with water in a bowl.
We brought them home and they both ate the seed mix happily, although Sheo goes at it like he is starving (everyday) and Lasagna eats very slowly. They will eat this seed daily with no issues.
Seed Mix that the shop sold us: www.pethouse.com.au/green-valley-grains-budgie-mix?cfclick=7ad23c1d13d743259139687978277c18
We began mixing in smashed/shredded Kale, Carrot, Cabbage, Spinach with their seed but they will just pick the seeds out. They ignore the vegetables even when they are hanging loose in the cage too. We attempted to mix in Pellets because we saw on the forums that they contain good nutrients for the birds, but they absolutely ignored them even when mixed in with a tiny bit of seed. They just pick out the seed.
Brand: www.trill.com.au/products/pellets/vitablend%E2%84%A2-pellets-for-small-birds/
I am worried that they will either starve themselves if we give them no seeds or get no nutrients/get fat if they only live off seeds.
They absolutely LOVE Trills Millet Sprays and Toppers though. But if we only give them those, they are sure to get fat.
Trills Treats:
www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/204515/trill-bird-millet-sprays
www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/672509/trill-toppers-bird-treat
I have also never seen them drink water, but I've seen that many many people here haven't
Thank you very much!
Lasagna & Sheogorath