green veggies

[miss_missy]

what kinda of green veggies can my bird have i have been giving them carrots is celery ok, what about parsely.. what have you fed your bird that is safe. i dont want to feed them something i shouldnt

[Bea]

Celery is fine although it's very watery so it's not too nutritious. Parsley's also fine but again, in small quantities. Some good ones are:
- Spinach
- Snow Pea Sprouts
- Capsicum
- Brocolli
- Beans
- Snow Peas

[Joey]

:) Also Dandilion leaves and shoots, Lettuce it is also watery just do not feed normal head lettuce feed them Romaine,Parsley is very good Spinach,Beet,Cabbage and Groundsel are all great, but remember that the vegtables will decopose very quickly only leave the vegtables in the cage for a few hours and do not feed them vegetables every day!

[Budgiekin]

Those are all really great suggestions! Unlike Joey, I do feed my budgies some veggies everyday.

[Bea]

Yeah, me too.

[miss_missy]

thanks you guys helped a bunch:)

[Amy]

I feed veggies every other day!

[Dave]

How about carrot tops? Are they good? (The green tops of the carrots, not the orange part.)

[Amy]

Yes they are, I think.

Anyone else think different?

[miss_missy]

I gave my little boy some celery, and i usually give him carrots, and when he started nibbiling, and he just looked up at me like:angry2: What is this and walked away, it was funny..

[Amy]

thanks you guys helped a bunch:)

On the subject of healthy foods, do you mean 'A bunch of bannnas?!'

[Bea]

Blinkie likes bananas.....they're his favourite fruit! :p

[Amy]

My hamster loves banannas! We often call her a big bananna, because she's so clumsy!

I remember Bobby used to LOVE banannas to!

[seohsnaeb]

ok it seems like all your budgies like all the fruits + veggies i don't like! so far mine havent eaten any nice veggies i've given them so i might have to go + get some celery + bananas + feed the left overs to my housemates!! any tips on how to make budgies eat their greens?!

[Mistyoriline]

Not left overs please, it would carry alot of germs,washed freshest veggies leave alot of water on the leaves and carrot tops are one of my budgies favorits.

[seohsnaeb]

Not left overs please, it would carry alot of germs,washed freshest veggies leave alot of water on the leaves and carrot tops are one of my budgies favorits.
no dont worry, i would buy fresh veggies for the budgies then give what they dont eat to my housemates! i wouldnt dream of giving left over veggies to the budgies, only to people hee hee hee!! my mission for tomorrow will be celery, carrot + banana buying :( my 3 worst foods!! hee hee!!

[Joey]

Well....its not very good that they eat vegetables everyday!dont they have watery green droppings-the people that feed veggies everyday?I think its to much but they are your budgies>>>>:)

[Budgiekin]

Daily veggies aren't a bad thing. Most budgies wouldn't eat enough of the veggies to have a problem. I think it is a good idea to offer them daily. Besides, if you find they are eating too many of the veggies you offer, you can always take them out of the cage or offer smaller portions.

[Zephyr]

I read somewhere that cabbage wasn't good for them .... that it'd make them sick
I have no idea, I'm new to birds :S .... some sites say no-no while others say it's good, I'm confused


my two won't eat anything but seed .... I'm going to try carrots tomorrow though


from this site .... http://www.pittwateranimalhospital.com.au/budgies.html
Dangerous foods - Avocado, rhubarb, chocolate and caffeine are all poisonous. Cabbage will make your budgie sick. Spinach and parsley bind to calcium, reducing its absorption from the gut; this is a real problem with laying birds who need all the calcium they can get. Beans, croton, eggplant, raw peanuts, apple seeds, raw potatoes and asparagus are also no-nos.




list of things bad .... http://www.budgies.org/info/plants.html

[Freya]

My budgie really likes dandilion leaves ^^ Horray for having an overgrown garden! :P And Petri also likes carrots, little bits of pickles (?) (not usually)and small itty bitty teeny weeny peices of cheese once in a while (which is WAY not usually) oh and broccoli ^^