Give a variety of seeds, nuts, fresh fruit, and vegetables so that your budgie has a healthy nutritious diet. Not Helpful 12 Helpful It's fine to offer a small amount of fruit and vegetables every day, in addition to nuts, seeds, and grains. Remember to make sure that everything is fresh, so remove food before it spoils and replace it. Offer a variety of food so the bird doesn't eat too much of one particular nutrient.
If you do this, their diet will always be balanced. Not Helpful 19 Helpful You should not need to give your budgie vegetable oil. Vegetable oil is safe, but it is high calorie and may strip out some fat-soluble vitamins from the bird's diet. It is sometimes used as a home remedy for scaly feet when applied to legs. If the bird grooms the oil off, he should not come to harm. Jam is too high in sugar and not suitable for birds. Feeding jam could lead to the birds' becoming overweight or developing health problems.
If you are uncertain what to feed them, a good rule of thumb is to ask yourself if it occurs naturally in nature. If it doesn't, cross it off the list bearing in mind also that just because a food is natural doesn't mean it's suitable for budgies to eat. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered.
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After I read what to do, It was like magic! The bird immediately began to eat more than he did before. Now my budgie has a balanced diet and is very healthy to this day! It's easier to train him too! More reader stories Hide reader stories. Did this article help you? Cookies make wikiHow better. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Joseph Davis Jun 25, Kipley James Dec 12, I have also been worried what to feed him.
I am now confident that we are doing the right things. Thank you. Take out the seeds first and use them to make soaked seed for an extra nutrient budgie treat. Like pumpkin, sweet potato is a nutritious vegetable rich in many vitamins and minerals. Avoid feeding raw sweet potato to your budgies and instead cook it by boiling or baking before serving. Sweet potato is best served in chunks placed in dishes or as a mash for young chicks and feeding parents.
Fresh raw beetroot is a nutrient rich vegetable that you might know have known budgies love. Cut beetroot into chunks that you can hang from treat clips, place a whole beetroot half somewhere in a cage or grate some beetroot into a dish for youngsters or parents feeding chicks. Slices, chunks or whole halves are the best way to serve this nutritious vegetable, just make sure you remove any stems, talks or leaves before serving as these are toxic to budgies.
While the thought of eating raw brussels sprouts might be enough to turn you green, your budgie on the other hand absolutely adore them. Common ways to serve them include finely chopped in a dish or as a whole sprout skewered onto a stick, nail or treat clip. Cauliflower is another nutritious vegetable that many budgie owners like to offer their birds.
Cucumber is a refreshing treat that is great to offer budgies on hot dry days. Just avoid feeding it too regularly as watery vegetables can cause diarrhoea which could lead to dehydration if your bird eats too much.
Many people sing the praises of the humble kale as some sort of super food because it is considered to be highly nutritious. Debates about super food aside it does contain many nutrients and budgies do enjoy eating it. Hang some large wet kale leaves from treat clips or place in a large bowl where your budgies will bathe themselves using the water droplets on the wet leaves before eating. Pak Choi is a leafy green vegetable, not dissimilar from some varieties of lettuce, that originates from Asia.
The popularity of Asian cuisine has made pak choi popular in many local growers markets and supermarkets. Peppers or capsicums make a great snack that is surprisingly popular among budgie owners. The different varieties add some colour to a bird cage and provide a range of vitamins and minerals.
Any type of pepper or capsicum is fine, including the spicy ones. This often makes them fussy eaters, and you may need to remove the seed trays for a few hours, until they have nibbled at the fresh stuff.
In worst case scenarios - and this is only usually a problem in smaller cages - budgies will actually be scared of the food when it is first introduced. Birds of this temperament will also take a long time to adjust to new toys or other accessories added to their cages. Whether or not a food item has been nibbled or left untouched, remove it from the cage at the end of the day. Many fresh foods, especially fruits, are full of sugar, which will soon be growing bacteria as readily as a petri dish.
Bacterial blooms of this nature can kill budgies. Simply cut back for a day or two until the droppings are back to normal. Your bird will take to some more than others, and may never acquire a taste for the full list:. Remember that picking wild flowers is illegal — this list is limited to weeds commonly found in gardens. The birds will eat both the leaves and the seeds. A word of warning — if you have used any form of weed-killer or chemical pest-control near your source of these weeds, do not feed them to any of your pets.
The birds are also partial to Chamomile seeds Matricaria chamomilla , which is something you might have in your herb garden. Small amounts of herbs can be offered, and most budgies enjoy them as part of a varied diet. Bunches of herbs tied at the end and doused in water will be used by your birds as a shower-cum-towel: they love rolling themselves through wet foliage. Some budgies may take up to a month or two to swap over completely but most can be changed over much quicker than this.
Focus more on vegetables which have lots of good nutritional value. Fruits are sweeter and more sugary but can be used as a treat. Out of the fruits, berries and wild fruits have the best nutritional value for birds compared to fruits grown for humans to eat which are sweeter and more sugary. Cooking removes important vitamins so only offer fresh, raw fruit and veg to your budgies.
Some fruit and veg that you can offer your feathered friends include:. Pet obesity is a growing problem in the UK and causes all sorts of health problems.
Help your budgies stay fit and healthy by giving them a spacious aviary that they can fly around in. If your budgies are tame and used to humans, you can let them fly free from their aviary, in your home. This is great exercise for your birds.
Make sure you only let them fly in a safe, secure room and that you supervise them at all times:. Read more about household hazards for your birds.
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