The Proper Parrot Diet

It is important to start on diet improvement by varying the diet. Start by adding one new food to the bird’s usual diet every other day. If he eats the new food as well as the old, you are on your way. If he ignores the new food, you can try slightly heating or cooling the food to make it more palatable. If the parrot shows no interest in the new food, you can switch to nonmeat baby food or cooked fruits or vegetables. After the bird accepts the soft food, you can start mixing in a little of the other new food.

To keep the bird’s interest in the new food, you should remove seeds during the introduction. If a parrot hasn’t eaten much of the new food, you can offer seeds by late afternoon so that the seeds will sustain him through the night. However, you should remove the seeds before bedtime so that the bird will not eat his fill before breakfast.

The parrot may be happy to take a new food from your hand, or he may be willing to imitate you as you eat the food. He is your pet, and your encouragement in enlarging his dietary selection will help a great deal. As your bird becomes accustomed to eating several foods, he becomes more willing to accept a nutritionally-complete diet.

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