"terbobun" <terbobun@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:429c304d3659292912f847ae3e747200@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Hello, my name is marylee. I am new here. I have two parakeets, a
> beautiful green girl named scootie, and a shy needy gray boy named
> patootie. LOL.. I got them a little over a year ago. I don't know what
> kind of life they had and how old they are. I only know there were
> children and maybe dogs in the house. It has taken a year for esp.
> patootie to trust me. He no longer flys away when i get close to the
cage.
> and now they have a huge cage. and seem to be very happy. I had to
laugh
> at the lady who ate the carrots to show her birds how good they are..
How
> cute!! I tape my keets singing then play it back to them.. they love
it..
>
>
> marylee
> ps.. i give mine the usual seeds and millet spray as a treat.. should i
be
> giving them anything else?
>
>
>
There is always a lot of debate on "proper" diet. Many professionals will
tell you only man made diets are any good. These birds are seed eaters in
the wild. If you want to try some man made foods (pellets) fine, but if
the
birds show no interest, which since they are on seed, it's hard to get
them
to switch, I would not worry about it. If you can get them to pick at some
fresh fruits and veggies, great, but again if they are not interested I
would not try to force it. A good seed mix will be fine. They love millet
too and it works well for getting them to trust you more. Offer it to them
while you hold it. Helps them lose the fear of hands.
--
"Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites.
Moderation is for monks."
[Lazarus Long]
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