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- Astrid (formerly: 'featherbaby')
Thanks, Gerard,
yea, I've lost weight as well - not that I'm complaining so I am hoping that is the reason. She really is active and vocal pretty much as usual, poops well, demanded a bath today etc., so hopefully there's nothing more sinister going on.
Today she's actually eaten more rissole than fresh except for her large piece of pear which she cobbled all up. She really is the fussiest eater and her preferences seem to change day by day! <sigh>
I do believe she's actually eating some of the pellet mash since most days there's more 'rissole weight' gone than there were seeds in it and not that much on the cage floor (which I try to retrieve as much as possible before weighing the 'leftovers') Part of it will be evaporated water as the pellet mash dries, of course, but there is usually also some seed left (which the wild birds are very happy about ) so I guess that would kinda make up for it. So
As to which pellet I'll want in future ... I would like to either stick with Vetafarm Maintenance ... or, if I find she just really needs more 'calories' in her diet (similar to a 'thin' person who can't gain weight no matter how much they eat), I might go for a high performance type.
Perhaps Vetafarm Paradise which is also slightly sweet and specifically for fruit eaters - mainly for Ekkies but also suitable for Asiatics, or maybe South American Mix which is also suitable for Asiatics. I do have a near new 2kg bag of Paradise (uneaten, of course ) but maybe the South American Mix would be more to her liking since it contains nuts.
The point is, I'll likely stay with Vetafarm. My guess is, once she's used to eating pellets it won't be too difficult to try and convert her to another blend (well, I hope)
Oh, I don't know Maybe I'll end up mixing them all up for some variety
yea, I've lost weight as well - not that I'm complaining so I am hoping that is the reason. She really is active and vocal pretty much as usual, poops well, demanded a bath today etc., so hopefully there's nothing more sinister going on.
Today she's actually eaten more rissole than fresh except for her large piece of pear which she cobbled all up. She really is the fussiest eater and her preferences seem to change day by day! <sigh>
I do believe she's actually eating some of the pellet mash since most days there's more 'rissole weight' gone than there were seeds in it and not that much on the cage floor (which I try to retrieve as much as possible before weighing the 'leftovers') Part of it will be evaporated water as the pellet mash dries, of course, but there is usually also some seed left (which the wild birds are very happy about ) so I guess that would kinda make up for it. So
As to which pellet I'll want in future ... I would like to either stick with Vetafarm Maintenance ... or, if I find she just really needs more 'calories' in her diet (similar to a 'thin' person who can't gain weight no matter how much they eat), I might go for a high performance type.
Perhaps Vetafarm Paradise which is also slightly sweet and specifically for fruit eaters - mainly for Ekkies but also suitable for Asiatics, or maybe South American Mix which is also suitable for Asiatics. I do have a near new 2kg bag of Paradise (uneaten, of course ) but maybe the South American Mix would be more to her liking since it contains nuts.
The point is, I'll likely stay with Vetafarm. My guess is, once she's used to eating pellets it won't be too difficult to try and convert her to another blend (well, I hope)
Oh, I don't know Maybe I'll end up mixing them all up for some variety