Ive had my little cockatiel for 2 days now- he is 12 weeks old (i wasnt given an exact day despite asking). I bought a pre made seed mix from my local bird shop (£5.25 for just 500g!) which looks like it contains red millet, yellow millet, sunflower seeds, a white seed that i dont know and little black ones that look like peppercorns. I also offer chopped up veg, tiny bits of cheese etc. He only eats the millet seeds, nothing else. Im not even sure he knows HOW to open the sunflower seeds. I opened a few for him and i cant see them there now. Im worried hes not getting what he needs or cant eat it.
He has small amount of veg because he wont touch it, and a full small bowl of seed mix.
Im thinking of getting a seed mix from somewhere else, plus some nutribird pellets, plus some blue maw seeds (along with veg for when he eventually eats it).
My questions are;
- what seed mix would you recommend?
(Was thinking prestige cockatiel/large patakeet mix)
- Am i giving too much seed? (I give a full small bowl which he never finishes)
- which pellets would you recommend?
- is blue maw seed a good idea to mix in? (Thinking conditioning)
- what if he never eats veg!?
- is it possible he cant actually open the sunflower seeds?
He has small amount of veg because he wont touch it, and a full small bowl of seed mix.
Im thinking of getting a seed mix from somewhere else, plus some nutribird pellets, plus some blue maw seeds (along with veg for when he eventually eats it).
My questions are;
- what seed mix would you recommend?
(Was thinking prestige cockatiel/large patakeet mix)
- Am i giving too much seed? (I give a full small bowl which he never finishes)
- which pellets would you recommend?
- is blue maw seed a good idea to mix in? (Thinking conditioning)
- what if he never eats veg!?
- is it possible he cant actually open the sunflower seeds?
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