Parrots Diets

There are many different types of parrots and parrots diets. Parrots have an interesting taxonomy of their breed but there is one thing about them remains as a similar fact. They all need a healthy diet and they deserve nothing less when it comes to the food their body needs. Like human beings, their bodies require proper nutrition. It certainly comes to no surprise that due to their sensitive constitution, they have some “do’s and dont’s” in feeding them.  An owner ought to be careful with what they put inside the beaks of these intelligent and affectionate birds.

Parrots Diets – Seeds

There are foods for parrots that are considered suitable, and there are also kinds of foods that are considered to be extremely harmful. Generally speaking, it is common for owners to limit the parrots diets to seeds. But avian scientists specializing on their biology do not agree that seeds alone could pass as a complete healthy diet. The fact that there are some parrots whose longevity lies with seed diet is not exactly a testimony to the wholeness of seeds, but rather a testimony to a parrot’s unique biological make-up. Seeds are deficient in nutrients like vitamin A and calcium.

Parrots Diets – Pellets

Pellets are different from seeds. Pellets however, are a specialized kind of supplement imbued with vitamins and minerals. Pellets are produced from a variety of foods including grain, seeds, fruits and vegetables. It consists of about fifty to sixty per cent of a parrot diets. Parrots are keen to emotions that resemble very much those of the human beings they come in contact with. If ever they get bored with eating seeds and pellets, then that is not a surprising fact considering that these creatures possess a higher intellect than most pets around.

Parrots Diets – Fruits & Vegetables

A parrots diets, seed and pellet,  should be supplemented with fresh fruit and vegetables. It is preferable to serve these precious colorful squawkers with their favorite type of selection, and these are tropical fruits. Nothing is too demanding for a passionate pet owner and it could sound great if they are fed with fruits that they might have been used to in the wild. The types of fruits like mangoes, melons, papayas, or pineapples are really viable for their palate. Good examples of vegetables would be eggplant, cucumber, sweet potatoes, green beans, corn, cauliflower, sweet peppers and etc. It would also be good to feed them with grains such as brown rice, oats, barley, wheat, whole wheat bread and pasta. These are all good sources of nutrition.

Parrots Diets – What Not to Feed Them

Now let us move forward to some of the things you should never feed to your parrots. Parrots foods like mushrooms, avocado, chocolate, cocoa, guacamole and anything rich in caffeine are toxic to them. Foods that contain heavy doses of salt, sugar, grease, preservatives, food coloring and other additives are also harmful. Needless to say, these cool birds issue a liquor ban for the good of their survival. So alcoholic substances are definitely dangerous for them.

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