Nargle
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I know that sunflower seeds aren't the healthiest thing and they shouldn't make up the majority of your bird's diet, but Skittles LOVES them so I use them as a treat. I was wondering, though, how many sunflower seeds is too many for a Green Cheeked Conure to eat in a day?
Also, today I was playing a little game with Skittles. He kept climbing on the ground looking for something to peck at, so I put him on the couch (safer because I could see where he was) and tossed sunflower seeds to him (I was sitting in the armchair). He would run over and shell/eat the sunflower seed, then run back and wait for me to throw another one. On his way over to get the next sunflower seed that I threw on the couch, he'd run over and check all of the other spent sunflower seed shells one by one to make sure there wasn't any seeds left in them.
It's pretty cute and he looks like he's having so much fun!
Just want to make sure this is a healthy treat for him, though, and if I should possibly switch to a different treat. He also gets a seed mix that's mostly millet with some safflower seeds, some sort of oats or grains, and more sunflower seeds, so when I do training with him or sprinkle a pinch of seeds in his cage as a treat, he's not just getting sunflower seeds. They're still his absolute favorite, though.
Also, today I was playing a little game with Skittles. He kept climbing on the ground looking for something to peck at, so I put him on the couch (safer because I could see where he was) and tossed sunflower seeds to him (I was sitting in the armchair). He would run over and shell/eat the sunflower seed, then run back and wait for me to throw another one. On his way over to get the next sunflower seed that I threw on the couch, he'd run over and check all of the other spent sunflower seed shells one by one to make sure there wasn't any seeds left in them.
It's pretty cute and he looks like he's having so much fun! Just want to make sure this is a healthy treat for him, though, and if I should possibly switch to a different treat. He also gets a seed mix that's mostly millet with some safflower seeds, some sort of oats or grains, and more sunflower seeds, so when I do training with him or sprinkle a pinch of seeds in his cage as a treat, he's not just getting sunflower seeds. They're still his absolute favorite, though.
