![]() They are sweet and tasty, but their calories ratio is low. These fruits have many benefits and are low in calories which is their positive point among all other fruits. They are enriched with many useful minerals, vitamins, electrolytes, and antioxidants which boost the cockatoos immune systems.īlueberries can be served fresh and dried in both forms, and they also can be mixed with other fruits. Blueberries are considered a Superfood for cockatoos because of their high nutritious values. But in this article, I will discuss whether they should eat Blueberries or not?Ĭockatoos can eat blueberries, and in fact, they are the healthiest fruit for them. They eat many fruits like strawberries, apples, and bananas, etc. There are many valuable nutrients present in fruits that stabilize and regulate the body functioning of cockatoos. Read more about cockatoo food at the pages about dry food, about healthy cockatoo treats and about additional foods like meat and calcium-rich food.Cockatoos love to eat fresh and colorful fruits and vegetables, which are essential for their proper growth. Sometimes seeing a human family member or other cockatoo or parrot eat a certain food is enough to make your cockatoo also give it a try. ![]() You can remove all other foods for one day to make him more motivated, but do not continue this for more than one day. If you have an older bird and you want to make him try new foods, you will have to be patient and continue to offer the foods you want him to try. Like in humans, young individuals are willing to try new things, but adults are less flexible in that aspect. Teaching a cockatoo to eat new things Umbrella cockatoo eating a leafĪ young cockatoo should be introduced to as many healthy foods as possible. Canned vegetables are not suitable as they are prepared with salt and sometimes also sugar. Do not use salt, sugar or any other additives to the vegetables. You can feed your cockatoo once every two – three days a mix of cooked vegetables and legumes. Without cooking you can feed him carrot, cucumber or lettuce but generally cockatoos will not prefer to eat this. All these food items need to be cooked before feeding them, as they cannot be eaten raw. It is also important and healthy to feed your bird some vegetables and legumes, like broccoli, cauliflower, beans, potatoes, peas, carrots or corn. Vegetables and legumes Cooked food for cockatoos Just experiment with what your cockatoo likes. Cockatoos also have a personal taste, so some fruits will be favorite and others will be refused. If he always throws his food around you are probably feeding him too much. Sometimes he just does not feel like eating this particular fruit. Don’t be surprised or disappointed when your cockatoo will throw his fruits to the floor or will only eat half of each piece. You don’t need to peel the fruits first, not even oranges or tangerines, because your cockatoo will have some fun doing this himself. You can cut them into pieces and offer them in a food bowl (a separate bowl to the dry foods bowl), you can give the fruit to him directly or you can impale the fruits on a special fruit stick so he can eat ‘fruit kebab’. You can feed the fruits to your cockatoo in different ways. ![]() The only exception is avocado, this is poisonous to parrots and cockatoos! Every cockatoo has his own preference, so please try what your bird likes best. You can choose out of many different fruits: apple, banana, pear, grape, tangerine, orange, mango, strawberry, blue berry, melon or pineapple. Give him at least one fruit or one piece of fruit a day, the size adjusted to yours birds body size. Fruits for cockatoos Fruit is important for cockatoosįeeding fruits and vegetables to your cockatoo is crucial to its health and well-being. Fruits and vegetables will give your birds the necessary vitamins and fibers. The fruits can be given without cooking or other treatment, the vegetables generally need to be cooked before feeding them to your bird. The fresh foods consist of vegetables or fruits. ![]() The main fresh food for cockatoos: vegetables and fruits Ideally your bird will eat 60% dry foods and 40% fresh foods and get something extra now and again. This page is about fresh foods, the page about dry foods can be read here. It is divided into two categories dry foods and fresh foods. The main diet or staple diet for cockatoos is the food that is needed for them to live a healthy life. ![]()
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