Not exact matches
reward (In animal behavior) A stimulus, such as a tasty
food pellet, that is
offered to an animal or person to get them to change their behavior or learn a task.
Pellets used to be the main (if not the only)
food offered to guinea pigs and rabbits.
In an effort to help, the Veterinary Center
offers «The Great
Pellet Exchange,» a customized program designed to help bird owners convert their pet birds from poor diets consisting of seed and people
food to more nutritious diets containing a balance of
pellets, fruits and vegetables, and nutritious treats.
Offer the
pellets first thing before other
foods about an hour after lights on and then again throughout the day.
Food hounds often prefer higher - calorie
offerings, such as
pellets, fruit and concentrates.
Through August 31, 2013, Small Pet Select is
offering My House Rabbit readers a special discount on their new rabbit
pellet food product!
Birds should not eat 100 %
pellets, but you can
offer the other
foods separately, such as fruits, veggies and a small amount of seeds.
With this technique you mix
pellets in with your bird's regular
food and slowly increase the percentage of
pellets being
offered.
The preferred
food for guinea pigs is a commercial high fiber guinea pig
pellet with added vitamin C
offered free choice throughout the day.
Fresh
foods which can be
offered include dandelion greens, chickweed, alfalfa
pellets, spinach, lettuce (large green leafed varieties) and in tiny amounts, carrots and fruit.
Pelleted
food is a healthier choice than a seed diet, but it is important to convert birds slowly by
offering seeds at the cage bottom, and
pellets mixed with a few seeds at a higher location.
ATM will also soon
offer carbon, as well as a line of fish
food that will include floating and sinking
pellets for fresh and saltwater.
Pellets may sink or float, and this is a bonus since substrate feeders need to get their fair share of the
food being
offered.
Feeding high - quality
pellets and seeds should prevent the dust issue, and
offering wet
foods such as fresh vegetables and fruits is extremely important.