Zupreem for feisty LB?

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Zupreem for feisty LB?
Topic Started: Jan 3 2010, 12:48 PM (1,043 Views)
danman2_2999	Jan 3 2010, 12:48 PM Post #1
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Full Members Member #3,180 Joined: January 2, 2010 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types Pacific What colours Green Other Birds ? 2 male cockatiels, pair of american singing canaries, 15 finches (society, spiced, zebra) I live in Los Angeles My name is Daniel	Hello to everyone! I have enjoyed reading around the site, and have found a lot of good info here. A couple months ago I purchased a young male Pacific Parrotlet, named LP, who is the sweetest little guy. He loves to fluff up his feathers in your hand and puts his head down to be scratched...he's a clown around and about his cage too lol My family got me another one for Christmas, but they got a female, in case we would want them to lay some eggs. We live in a duplex here, and one bird is in one house and the other is in the front house, so they are never in contact with each other. Anyways, this female I named LB, because sometimes she can be a LITTLE B if you know I mean! lol She is fffffeisty, and comes and will bite my fingers pretty hard, or any soft spot she can get to. She is about 9 weeks old now, and insists on eating only the bird seed, or spray millet, but not the Zupreem Fruit pellets that I put in. This leads to my question... I am not sure if many overseas use Zupreem pellets, but they are pretty expensive here in Los Angeles at chain stores like Petco or Petsmart. So when I found a 12 # bag for $40 I grabbed it, but these are the Medium sized pellets for my cockatiels. I have read online that someone gave their parrotlet the Zupreem cockatiel sized pellets...but Zupreem does offer the same formula in a variety of sizes, and recommends the next size smaller for parrotlets, So a few pushes of the food processor should chop up the medium pretty good right? I also have some canary/finch sized pellets that were not eaten either. Will parrotlets eat the Medium sized Zupreem Fruit blend pellets? Will my feisty young female eventually warm up to us if we continue to hold her and try to scratch her lil head?



Jan	Jan 3 2010, 03:15 PM Post #2
staff member Posts: 3,748 Group: Staff Member #1,157 Joined: November 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 3 What types Celestial What colours Blue & Green+Green Dominant Pied, Other Birds ? Zippi & Drummer Cockatiels I live in Wales uk My name is Jan	My girl parrotlets are more nippy than the little boy...why I dont know. I feed mine or lots of different seeds..as you say a quick zip in the food processer... ok Im sure.. Mine like the large parrot seeds also.. Im sure your new bird will come to luv you all.. Saying that.. Ive one I cant handle at all.. yet she luvs my daughter whom she sees about twice a year... but my husband can handle her well.. Just doesnt like me why... wish I knew.. Sounds like your doing everything right so enjoy and dont worry



danman2_2999	Jan 4 2010, 04:00 AM Post #3
Newbie Posts: 3 Group: Full Members Member #3,180 Joined: January 2, 2010 How many Parrotlets do you have 2 What types Pacific What colours Green Other Birds ? 2 male cockatiels, pair of american singing canaries, 15 finches (society, spiced, zebra) I live in Los Angeles My name is Daniel	Thanks for the reply! My cockatiels love eating those Zupreem Fruitblend pellets, which was why I grabbed the large bag of Medium pellets and put them in a storage container. Here is the link to the pellets I purchased these pellets before i got the parrotlets, and now I was hoping they would conveniently eat the same pellets as my cockatiels. You mentioned that your parrotlets enjoy large parrot seeds...generally can a parrotlet eat what a cockatiel eats (or size specifically)? I noticed the parrotlet seed is full of safflower seeds, which is pretty much all she eats anyways. Can I expect her to start eating the pellets, if I slowly put more and more and less and less of the seeds? I want to make sure they have the best diet, as I have heard the bird seed is rather fatty. I gave her some broccoli today which she nibbled, i just don't want her to be picky when she gets older!



kevinp	Jan 4 2010, 06:44 AM Post #4
Administrator Posts: 6,909 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: October 7, 2006 How many Parrotlets do you have I have one Parrotlet What types Celestials What colours One green Other Birds ? Budgeries four off I live in a mess of my own making !!! My name is I'll give you a clue	Hi and welcome, I feed mine a cockatiel mix and have never felt the need for pellets, you could try them on brocolli, apple carrots peppers etc. All I do is clip pieces of fruit or veg inside the cage.



Bonnie	Jan 4 2010, 10:53 AM Post #5
Administrator Posts: 14,725 Group: Full Members Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	I used to feed mine the Cockatiel zupreem natural pellet and they ate it well.. I switched them over to Harrisons after awhile and they seemed to like that even more. I never fed them the fruit colored ones. Just be careful with allowing them to eat too many sunflower seeds they are what they will pick out of the seed mixture first. I buy a good quality seed mixture that has no sunflower seeds at all.



PatE	Jan 4 2010, 01:02 PM Post #6
Member Posts: 83 Group: Full Members Member #3,160 Joined: November 9, 2009 How many Parrotlets do you have One What colours Blue male Other Birds ? female cockatiel Coco I live in South Louisiana My name is Patty	Hello Daniel. wave Congratulations on your new little feathered friends. Kevin has posted a very good link under Food and Nutrition-"Feeding Pellets to Parrotlets", that you might find interesting. I also switched to the Harrison's crumbles and offer it in a small dish only as a supplement. Every now and then I see him eat a little, but I don't push it. Along with a good seed mix, I really think that it's more important to offer lots of fruits, vegetables, whole wheat bread, pasta, beans, sprouts, etc.......... nodding I was even surprised when mine tore up a cabbage leaf on New Years Day. He also loves to crunch up celery. Just keep trying different things.



Gardengail	Jan 4 2010, 05:46 PM Post #7
Staff Member Posts: 13,954 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	Cricket won't eat pellets but loves Nutriberries. He gets really excited when he gets one. lol! Just as important as seed or pellets is to give them a variety of fresh fruits and veges. And also always provide them with a cuttlebone. As for the nippiness, that is normal for a newly weaned Parrotlet. That should subside soon! :)



Bonnie	Jan 4 2010, 09:27 PM Post #8
Administrator Posts: 14,725 Group: Full Members Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	Yes what Gail said is so true the more fresh fruits and veggies you can get into them the better off they will be. Also as a treat try toasting a piece of whole wheat toast they love it.



LauraR	Jan 5 2010, 06:38 AM Post #9
Staff Member Posts: 6,504 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	Congrats on your new babies!! I don't have much to add -- you've already got a lot of good advice. I don't feed my little guy pellets, but he LOVES Avicakes (made by Lafeber, the same company that makes Nutriberries). Avicakes are little squares of seed and pellets mixed together. Spike will actually run to me if I have one in my hand. He eats a seed mix with mainly safflower seeds and just a few sunflower seeds. He also gets veggies, pasta and bean soak mix. It seems all birds love corn too!



Bonnie	Jan 5 2010, 10:33 AM Post #10
Administrator Posts: 14,725 Group: Full Members Member #73 Joined: March 10, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 0 Other Birds ? YNA GCC. Cockatiel I live in Pennsylvania My name is Bonnie	Oh yes I forgot the Avicakes, all of my birds love those. I cannot get mine to eat the nutraberries :question: :question:



Gardengail	Jan 5 2010, 06:58 PM Post #11
Staff Member Posts: 13,954 Group: Staff Member #25 Joined: January 18, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Other Birds ? Severe Macaw and 2 Timneth Greys I live in Upstate New York, USA My name is Gail	Snickers and Pebbles love the Avicakes and will have nothing to do with the Nutriberries. Cricket LOVES the Nutriberries and Buster says no to both! :lol:



LauraR	Jan 5 2010, 07:35 PM Post #12
Staff Member Posts: 6,504 Group: Staff Member #78 Joined: April 7, 2007 How many Parrotlets do you have 1 What types Pacific What colours Blue Pied Other Birds ? 2 Conures I live in California, USA	LOL! why can't we get all our birds to like the same thing? They NEVER do!! giggle



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