Pellets

[Stasia]

I am hoping to find some advice on parrotlets and pellets. I have read so much conflicting information about how much pellets should be included in their diet. My vet told me that pellets should be about 70% off his diet, but it seems like a lot of people here say no pellets at all for these tiny ones. Any advice? Thanks so much!

Stasia

[Crebain]

I'm going to tell you what my breeder told me; Pellets are made of ground up seed. My bird gets only cockatiel mix and lots of little bits of whatever anybody else is eating.

[Stasia]

Thanks Crebrain! Definitely good to know, I've been using cockatiel mix also, so that's reassuring :)

Stasia

[curtissmith]

Originally Posted by Crebain

I'm going to tell you what my breeder told me; Pellets are made of ground up seed. My bird gets only cockatiel mix and lots of little bits of whatever anybody else is eating.

Good pellets are a lot more than just ground up seed. Problem is that there are good and bad pellets out there. The bad (cheap) pellets are just ground seed.

I feed my parrotlets (Tweep and Twerp) about a third lovebird mix (similar to cockatiel but has safflower seed instead of sunflower seed), a third pellets (Sun Seed small pellets), and a third fresh fruits and vegetables. I mix the seed and pellets together, fresh stuff separately.

The Sun Seed pellets contain ground grains, seed, dried egg (extra protein) and a whole list of vitamins including calcium, D, E, C, iron. B-complex, zinc, niacin, etc. The pellets are higher in protein and tend to be lower in fat that a straight seed diet. ZuPreem also makes a good pellet.

Thanks,
Curtis

[Stasia]

Thanks Curtis :) I will check the labels carefully then when choosing a pellet for the little guy.

Stasia