Food For Parrots To Make It A Parrot-Dise For Your Birdy
Toh aaj baat kari jaaye healthy and tasty food for parrots par, to make your Parrot’s Pet and Diet, a Parrot-Dise!
Also known as Psittacines and more than 350 known species, Parrots are a tropical bird with a curved beak and usually very bright feathers. They are not only intelligent but also very entertaining and thus, you will never be alone or bored!
FunFact: Parrots can live up to 75-years. Just imagine!
Feeding pet-birds can never be a time-consuming process, especially if you are all aware of their perfect diet. Here’s a list of food items that your Parrot would thank you for:
- Pellets
- First on the list of food for parrots is pellets. According to avian nutrition, there should be at least 50%-70% of pellets in parrots diet.
- Pellets are dye-free and have no sugar.
- These are easily available on Amazon, Flipkart and other shopping websites.
- Grains
- Cooked grains are the best options for the food for parrots.
- Cooked grains include in parrot diet are Brown Rice, Spelt, Kamut, Rice, Amaranth, Buckwheat and Barley.
- Oatmeal is also excellent food for many species of parrots.
- Vegetables
- Vegetables are the perfect source of nutrients for Parrot’s diet.
- Vegetables include asparagus, beets, bell peppers, carrots, mushrooms and tomatoes.
- Fresh vegetables are healthier and tastier than frozen vegetables.
- Nuts
- Nuts can be added as a snack to the list of food for parrots.
- Nuts include almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, walnuts etc.
- Nuts should be given in proper proportions to avoid fat content.
- Peppers
- Parrots love eating chillies.
- Feed your Parrots fresh and organic chillies.
- Jalapenos peppers are one of the favourite food of parrots.
- Food you must not include in parrots diet
- Avocado should not be given to parrots in any case. Avacado works as a poisonous food for parrots.
- Caffeine can increase heart rate, causing cardiac arrest in parrots.
- Chocolates contain theobromine which can cause vomiting and diarrhoea.
“If you have discovered a truth, tell it first to a parrot! Every new truth needs an insistent repetition.” – Mehmet Murat Ildan
Blog Edited By Ritika Gupta
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