One significant advantage of parrots before most other pets is their lifespan. Cats and dogs rarely live past 15 years; 20 is already super old. However, some parrots easily live 60-70 years, almost as long as humans. Only the smallest parrots like budgerigars live merely up to 8 years. For most types, 15, 20, and …
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Generally, most vegetables are useful for parrots. However, I still encourage you to check each specific food when introducing it. When you are searching for the most outstanding nutritional value when choosing what type of food to give a bird, you’ll stumble upon many articles praising carrots and how useful they are. Carrots are entirely …
Have you ever wondered how well your parrot can hear? When I call my pets, and there is no response, I always wonder whether they are just grumpy or whether they can’t actually hear me. Generally, all carnivores have an excellent hearing because they need to it for hunting, and herbivores rely on it for …
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Each owner takes care of their pet and wants them to live a long and healthy life. One of the essential conditions for such a life is a properly balanced diet, full of various fruits, vegetables, grains, and nuts. It provides parrots with a wide range of vitamins and minerals needed to maintain their health. Aloe Vera …
As a responsible parrot owner, you have to check the safety of all foods you give to your pet. As an effective omnivore, you can eat loads of different foods without much harm to your organism. However, parrots are less versatile even despite being omnivores as well. They cannot simply eat all the food that …
Now that we’ve learned that parrots can eat chicken and it’s not considered cannibalism, let’s check a closely related food source that is especially popular at this time of year – turkey. Can parrots eat turkey? Is it similar to chicken, or are there other rules? The answer to this question is both easy and …
Now that we know that the majority of vegetables and many fruits are safe for parrots to eat, I’d like to touch upon another group of foods that most of us have at home – herbs and spices. Generally, people never think about adding dry spices and spice mixes to a parrot’s diet. However, fresh …
Most of the time, whole foods that we have at home are safe for parrots to eat. But that doesn’t mean that there are no exceptions. E.g., the favorite avocado of all dieticians is toxic for parrots. This is a bright example that you have to check all food you have at home for safety. …
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Who doesn’t like cheese, right? We eat it with everything. There is a saying in my family – there’s no such thing as too much cheese. But does it concern parts as well? After all, you like to share with our pets the best of the best. And cheese is undoubtedly that. The answer to …
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Generally, experts recommend keeping most of a parrot’s diet focused on pellets and around 30-40% of fruit, vegetables, and other treats. This still leaves enough room to provide a variety of vegetables that you already have at home and save up on your parrot’s food a bit. With that said, you have to choose only …
