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Egg
Joined: 30 Sep 2006
Posts: 24
Location: philippines |
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thanks for the warm welcome and replies.. how dya introduce fresh foods like vegetables and fruits. they keep ignoring the ones i placed on the cage. thay stick on the assorted bird seeds  thanks |
Sunday October 1, 2006 2:12 am |
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meg832
Fledgeling
Joined: 16 Jun 2006
Posts: 365
Location: Ohio |
I walk by her cage eating the veggies off my plate, pause, and share them with her. Then I continue on my way to sit down and eat from my plate beside her cage. If the veggies can be torn with my teeth without leaving saliva on her portion, I take my bite and share the rest of the same piece. (It's a social thing...) Also, I have encouraged her to take treats (single millet seed) from my fingers since she was a baby. Now she will take anything from my fingers, and will usually give it a try. Yesterday, I went through what she hadn't eaten of her seed mix, as she had never tried certain pieces. One by one, I held them for her, and she willingly tasted each one. I think she just needed to learn that they were really edible. |
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Sunday October 1, 2006 4:57 am |
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Yupra
Flying tumbler
Joined: 05 Feb 2006
Posts: 2206
Location: CA |
meg's put some great advice there  I'm not sure if I can add to it, lol! I think the best way to get them to try new things is by eating them in front of them - this will pique (sp?) their interest in the food you are eating |
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Sunday October 1, 2006 5:34 pm |
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Egg
Joined: 30 Sep 2006
Posts: 24
Location: philippines |
| meg and yupra |
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thanks meg and yupra about the picky eater thingy! |
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Monday October 2, 2006 2:56 am |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
That's great advise! I've also had luck with starting with very small pieces of veggies to begin with, & to mix it with something they like.
I had problems getting my macaw to eat veggies, but he loved scrambled eggs, so I chopped some veggies up real fine & mixed them with scrambled eggs & now he eats his veggies real well.
Persistance is a big part of it too! Keep trying! And try introducing new foods in various ways. Try it chopped, sliced, diced, whole, warm, cool, whatever fun way you can think of!
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Monday October 2, 2006 12:30 pm |
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Egg
Joined: 30 Sep 2006
Posts: 24
Location: philippines |
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i see i though one should peel /chop veggies/fruits or else they won't eat it.. now i should get the whole pear out of the cage and start slicing it hehehe
thanks a lot |
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Monday October 2, 2006 2:33 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Not necessarily, they may very well like eating a pear whole! But I'm sure most of it will go to waste, but that's OK.
Don't leave any soft foods, fruits, veggies, or cooked food, in their cage for more than 1 or 2 hours at most, then discard it, as bacteria will soon form on it. |
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Monday October 2, 2006 3:24 pm |
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