Parrot species (including Parrotlets) are herbivores. Parrotlets like other Parrots learn mainly by mimicry and thus most adult parrotlets will be easily encouraged to try new foods by observing another bird eating the food, or by placing the new food on a mirror. Adult parrotlets often do not always adapt readily to dietary additions, so care must be taken to introduce healthy diets as young as possible (ideally weaned onto fresh foods before introducing chicks onto seeds). Adding these foods provides additional nutrients and can prevent obesity and lipomas, as can substituting millet, which is relatively low in fat, for higher-fat seed mixes. Other fat-free, healthy and nutritious human foods. Pellets: specifically formulated for small tropical Parrot species. Vegetables: (except uncooked potatoes, uncooked onions and all mushrooms): beet, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, cucumber, all cabbage varieties, fresh beans, fresh romane lettuce, fresh peas, parsnip, all pepper varieties, all squash varieties, sweet potatoes, tomato, turnip, yams, zucchini. Red kidney beans must be thoroughly cooked, as uncooked red kidney beans are toxic. Caution with only lima bean and navy bean sprouts which are toxic. Legumes: almonds, beans, lentils, peas, nuts and tofu.ДЄdzuki beans, alfalfa beans, buckwheat, lentils, mung beans, pinto beans, red kidney beans, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds. However, achenes and tiny seeds from pseudo and true berries (bananas, blueberries, elderberries, eggplants, persimmons, pomegranates, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes) are all acceptable. Pits and seeds from every citrus and drupe species must always be discarded as they are intoxicating. (except avocados which are toxic): all apple varieties, banana, all berry varieties, all citrus varieties, grapes, kiwi, mango, melons, nectarine, papaya, peach, all pear varieties, plum, star-fruit. Minor cases, liver or other internal organ damage or failure in more severe cases. Production of calcium oxalates (crystals/stones) by binding calcium and other trace minerals present in foods and goods with which theyвЂ™re ingested, possibly leading to calcium deficiencies and/or Hypocalcemia in All of these feature high oxalic acid contents that induces occasionally amaranth leaves, beet leaves, carambola (starfruit), chard, parsley, spinach & turnip leaves. Mainly bok-choi, broccoli and/or cauliflower leaves, cabbage leaves, collard greens, dandelion leaves, kelp, mustard leaves, seaweeds, spirulina, water cress. Note: that the leaves of some of these plants are poisonous to parrots. Whole cereals and whole grains: spray millet, amaranth, barley, couscous, flax, whole-grain pastas, oat, quinoa (truly a fruit but used as a cereal), whole-wheat, wild rice, whole rices.Д¬arnations, chamomille, chives, dandelion, daylily, eucalyptus, fruit tree blossoms, herb blossoms, hibiscus, honeysuckle, impatiens, lilac, nasturtiums, pansies, passion flower (Passiflora), roses, sunflowers, This is a short list of harmful foods for birds, obviously there are other items and you need to do your homework before you share. Twice a week our birds get one of the below treat meals or some kind of fruit or vegie. A diet with to much vitamin content can cause your Parrotlet to get ill or have health issues.

The pellets are loaded with vitamins so only give your bird liquid vitamins once or twice a week. If you are feeding your Green rumped Parrotlet pellets or a seed pellet mix, we do not recommend vitamins on a daily basis. We also use and recommend a liquid bird vitamin that can be added to the birds water. Many times this will cause the bird to eat the rest of the seed mix after it has picked out all of the sunflowers.

If you find that your Green rumped Parrotlet is doing this, try to leave the seed in for a longer period of time before changing it. Many parrots like the sunflower seeds so well that they eat nothing else. However you must watch your bird and make sure it is not eating the sunflower seeds only. Sunflower seeds are a great source of vitamins and fatty acids that Parrotlets need. Parrotlets are recommended to have both seed and pellets as a daily diet. Also we mix in a high quality pellet food. We feed each Green rumped Parrotlet a high quality cockatiel seed mixed with low sunflower count.

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