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Gemma
Flier
Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 846
Location: Essex, England |
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I have just got my first Senegal and i dont know wether to give him Cheese or not  When i give him fresh fruit and Veg (with the exeption of Plum which he goes crazy 4  ) he gust chews it and spits it out till its all gone What should i do ????? |
Wednesday May 24, 2006 6:08 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7970
Location: Australia |
Cheese is ok on the very rare occasion because they are too high in fat content. Because your little Poppet is still very young, it'll pick up fresh food quick enough. Just keep giving it to it and eventually it'll get the idea. Remember not to give them the stone of the plum to play with as it contains cyanide in the core of the stone. The fruit part is perfectly fine to give it to them. Oh as a treat only though due to the high sugar content. |
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Wednesday May 24, 2006 6:17 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
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he gust chews it and spits it out till its all gone
That's OK Gemma, if he's chewing it, he's ingesting some of it too, I'm sure. My Macaw does that with corn & other veggies too, he just don't seem to like the skin |
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Wednesday May 24, 2006 7:35 pm |
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shirin
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
Posts: 7402
Location: Canada, Toronto |
Cheese also has a high salt content, which is bad, so I don't recommend it other than as a special treat on rare occasions. |
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Wednesday May 24, 2006 7:36 pm |
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Chaquita's Mom
Experienced flier
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
If he's chewing on the fruit then he's basically getting the juices out of it and leaving behind the pulp or fleshy part. I agree with everyone on the cheese, only as an occasional treat  |
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Thursday May 25, 2006 12:13 pm |
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