How many times a day and what kind of food to feed a budgerigar?
Bright and funny budgerigars are definitely in the lead in the ranking of pet birds. Before you get yourself such a pet, you need to study the issue of its proper nutrition. Not only the health and appearance of the feathered pet, but also the duration of his life will depend on this. From our article you will get basic information about what and how often you should feed your budgerigar so that he is always cheerful, alert and active.
What to feed a budgerigar?
In modern pet stores you can buy grain mixtures for birds. High-quality mixtures are suitable for daily feeding of a parrot, because. fully satisfy its basic needs for nutrients. Grain diets include sunflower seeds, oats, millet, canary seed, and other cereals.
Carefully inspect the purchased food before offering it to your pet. It should be free of mold, debris and unpleasant odors. It is best to choose grain mixtures in airtight packages: their quality is usually quite high.
In addition to dry food, fresh food must also be introduced into the bird’s diet:
- greens (clover, plantain, dandelions, wheatgrass, succession, etc.);
- vegetables (pumpkin, zucchini, squash, carrots, sweet peppers, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.);
- peeled fruits and berries (bananas, apples, melons, peaches, pomegranates, cherries, strawberries, mountain ash, etc.);
- hard-boiled eggs (they can be mixed with semolina and bread crumbs);
- loose cottage cheese (adding semolina will help to achieve looseness).
How to feed a budgerigar?
Many owners of feathered pets are interested in the question: how many times a day to feed a budgerigar and how? In practice, there are no difficulties with this. Every day, the bird needs about two teaspoons of grain feed.
Food is best placed in the feeder at the beginning of the day, and the budgerigar will decide for itself when it wants to eat. During the day, the pet can and should be treated with various delicacies (vegetables, fruits, berries, cottage cheese, etc.), while observing the measure.
There are some rules related to feeding birds that must be followed:
- before loading fresh food, discard uneaten food;
- do not offer too much food – follow the daily norm;
- if the bird does not eat grain feed well, consider replacing it with another, higher quality one;
- do not feed the parrot foods that are poorly digested and can cause serious health problems (sweets, herbs, exotic fruits, nuts, eggplant, potatoes, onions, radishes, radishes, etc.).
Thanks to proper nutrition, the budgerigar will delight you with its cheerfulness, excellent health and cheerful twitter for many years!
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