Fortunately, there are many examples of specialised
cockatiel food on the market which will be sure to cater to all of your bird's dietary requirements and keep them healthy and happy.
Not exact matches
Birds such as finches, budgerigars (parakeets) and
cockatiels, which eat a lot of seeds in the wild, can be fed a fresh seed mix as part of their main diet, but they also need pellets and fresh
foods.
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Tropimix for
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food mix full of exotic grains, legumes, peanuts, fruits and Tropican granules.
For smaller parrots such as budgies and
cockatiels, once you achieve a diet that is just 25 % seeds (25 % seed, 50 % pellets, and 25 % fresh
foods) you have succeeded!
Birds that mainly eat seeds in the wild such as parakeets,
cockatiels and finches also ingest other
foods like greens and other vegetables, as well as some insects and so on.
About 90 percent of the
cockatiels fell into the first two groups, meaning that only 10 percent didn't eat the new
food.
Some birds such as finches, parakeets (budgerigars) and
cockatiels can be fed a high - quality seed mix as long as they receive other
food items such as greens and veggies as well as a vitamin / mineral / amino acid supplement.
Most birds eat only the top layer of their dry
food, especially smaller species such as finches, parakeets and
cockatiels.
Note that any fresh
food fed to smaller birds like finches, parakeets and
cockatiels needs to be chopped up into small pieces, especially for soft - bills like finch species.
Finches, parakeets and
cockatiels are all seedeaters in the wild, and they can be given this diet in captivity, as long as they are given some supplemental
food items such as greens and pellets.
Although seeds and / or pellets can be the main part of a parakeet or
cockatiel's diet, the rest needs to be fresh greens and other veggies, grains, healthy treats, some protein (such as from egg
food) and a little fruit.
Some breeders give mainly a pellet
food to their young parakeets and
cockatiels, therefore the store must give them the same diet.
The easiest type to use with parakeets and
cockatiels is the flexible netting that can be put around the cage where the
food dishes are located.