Cucumbers

[Bea]

Yes they can but they aren't very nutritious and can cause a bit of diarrhea because of the high water content. :)

[Alai]

thanks :) can they eat pepper too?

[Donna]

Alai,

Here are some of the foods that your Budgie can eat:

Healthy sorts of vegetables:
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Carrot
Celery stalks
Chard
Chicory
Chinese Cabbage
Corn (milky & soft)
Cucumber
Curly kale
Egg plant
Endive
Fennel
Jerusalem
artichoke
Kohlrabi
Lamb's lettuce
Paprika
Potato (cooked)
Radish Red Beet (fresh)
Salad
Spinach
Tomato
Zucchini

Healthy sorts of fruit:
Apple
Apricot
Asian pear
Banana
Blackberry
Blackcurrant
Black Elder
Blood orange
Blueberry
Canteloupe melon
Cape gooseberry
Carambola
Cherimoya
Cherry Clementine
Cranberry
Custard apple
Dried date1
Fig (fresh)
Gooseberry
Grape
Grenadine
Guava
Honeydew melon
Huckleberry
Japanese Persimmon
Kiwifruit
Loquat
Lychee (Litchi)
Mandarin
Mango
Melon
Nectarine
Opuntia fruit
Orange
Papaya
Peach
Pear
Persimmon,Japanese
Pineapple
Plum
Quince
Rambutan
Raspberry
Redcurrant
Strawberry
Tangerine
Tamarillo
(Tree tomato)
Yellow Plum

Tasty herbs:
Basil
Bear's garlic
Borage
Burnet
Carrot
(green parts) Chervil
Chives
Coriander (green parts)
Cress
Dill
Fennel(green parts)
Lovage
Marjoran
Mint
Oregano
Parsley
Purslane
Roquette
Rosemary
Sage
Savory
Tarragon
Thyme

I hope this helps you!

Donna

[Skye]

Yes they can, but like Bea said it isn't that good for them and may cause diharea. Carrots are really good and so is broccoli. Donna has a big list for you so you can just read that. But make sure to wash some of them before giving the veggies to the budgies and if htey don't eat it right away they just might not be used to it.

Hope it all goes well,
-Skye

[Dave]

Our birds love cucumber. We usually cut it in half so the seeds on the inside are exposed. They love to pick out and eat all the seeds on the inside. It's funny to see a hallowed-out cucumber left a couple hours later. :P

[BUUZBEE]

they should like it. mine dont, just the conures do!

[redgirl]

My budgies love it, but Anna told me before that it has more water consistency. xx

[hozie07]

Doesn't lettuce have a high water content too?

[BUUZBEE]

it does, plus even worse vitamin than a cucumber! but if you add it to their other veggies, there is nothing wrong with it. try to use something other than iceberg. i use romaine with their other veggies

[redgirl]

Its nice just as a treat, as long as they have the regular budgie seeds aswell as veggies and fruits then they will get enough vitamins xx

[hozie07]

Oh ok thanks to both of you : )

[softie]

Doesn't lettuce have a high water content too?

Yes it does. Like everyone has said, lettuce shouldn't be given unless they are eating other healthy vegetables as well.

It is a great veggie starter though. It's how I got my budgies to eat their veggies and fruits. I like to use green leaf and red leaf lettuce instead of romaine. They are stronger tasting but my budgies nibbled all the way. If your budgies don't like the strong taste, then romaine will do :)

[Alai]

thanks again everyone, very helpful information. Before we never really gave our birds veggies or fruits, but now im gonna give them some.

[softie]

Vegetables are essential to their diet and health. It may take some time if they have never their veggies and fruits before, but after a while, they will start a liking to it :)