I got a question about what to feed my parakeet [budgerigar]?
I was looking up at old previous questions asked in Yahoo!Answers if parakeet could eat cantaloupe. One link lead to another and people saying that if they eat seeds they live a shorter life…Is that true? I was wondering because my parakeets eat seeds but sometimes I put a little piece of bread, sometimes some lettuce, grapes, apple, carrots, and today cantaloupe.
So i’m wondering if that’s true..are mine okay ’cause I put other foods for them too?
Btw: I got a cuttlebone in there for them too…[if that helps]
And i’m sorry if my question is a little confusing
They can definitely eat cantaloupe.
The Association of Avian Veterinarians recommends the following diet for a parakeet:
50% cooked beans, whole wheat bread, cooked rice, pasta, and seed
45% fresh broccoli, carrots, yams, spinach, dandelion greens, other green/orange fruits and veggies
5% eggs, tuna packed in water, well cooked meat
Parakeets are lactose-intolerant and cannot eat a lot of dairy product. Also, parakeets are HIGHLY allergic to chocolate and avocados and should never be given either. Junk food such as pretzles, potato chips, etc. aren’t good for a parakeet either! You can feed a parakeet fresh fruit such as apples and cherries, but be careful about the seeds as those have toxins in them. Lettuce is fine, but it really has no nutrients in it. It’s better to give them other, healthier greens.