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I've been having a terrible time getting Leto to eat veggies :( He is especially weary of orange ones and it frustrates me because I know those are where the vitamin A is!

Today, I mashed up a bunch of sweet potato after nuking it to soften it a bit. I added a tiny pinch of brown sugar (don't hit me). Then I started feeding it to the dog and myself right in front of Leto's cage. "Mmmmmmm, yummy! " and I told him he was really missing out on some delicious goodness.

It worked :DancingChilli:
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Congrats! ♥♥♥ From now on he will try everything orange. :D
Have you tried giving him carrot juice? (homemade is the best)
 

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Good job! I hate sweet potatoes. Always have. The times I make birdie bread I grate a SP in the raw state and put it in the bread. Cooper eats it so that's all that counts.
 

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Congrats! ♥♥♥ From now on he will try everything orange. :D
Have you tried giving him carrot juice? (homemade is the best)
I hope he will eat everything orange! He'd be a healthy little nutter then :)

I've never given him any kind of juice. He's got no interest in drinking anything but water. Do you need a juicer to make carrot juice?

Paco loves sweets taters. Maybe try some coconut oil rather than the brown sugar, may be healthier for him.
That's a great idea. I'll do that trick tomorrow! Thanks!

Larry loves sweet potato!

I make him little bird patties. Have you tried that?
Well, I squished the shredded tater into a little ball so he'd have something to hold onto like in the second picture. He ate about a nutriberrie sized piece of it :)
Good job! I hate sweet potatoes. Always have. The times I make birdie bread I grate a SP in the raw state and put it in the bread. Cooper eats it so that's all that counts.
Exactly! I'm working on the birdie bread situation. It's great Cooper likes it!
 

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I've never given him any kind of juice. He's got no interest in drinking anything but water. Do you need a juicer to make carrot juice?
Yes you need a juicer or we call them juice masters here, but I think that's the same thing.
A juicer is a thing you must have, tastes so good to doing your own juice, and for Letos sake it will be a "win win"!
 

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Yes you need a juicer or we call them juice masters here, but I think that's the same thing.
A juicer is a thing you must have, tastes so good to doing your own juice, and for Letos sake it will be a "win win"!
Sounds yummy!
 

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I've never given him any kind of juice. He's got no interest in drinking anything but water.
Forgot to reply on this.
When he has learn how good juice taste he will never drink water again. :D
We all drink juice every evening here, and from the time I start doing it, I have a two birds on each shoulder. ♥
 

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When he has learn how good juice taste he will never drink water again. :D
We all drink juice every evening here, and from the time I start doing it, I have a two birds on each shoulder. ♥
Awwww! Sounds like a lovely shared moment :swoon:
 

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Awwww! Sounds like a lovely shared moment :swoon:
Yes it's kind of cute, but they also screams and bite my ear if I'm not doing it fast enough. You know birds don't own patience. :D
 

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Trust me, he'll still want to eat bad things, especially when your not looking. Dobby loves soap, tooth paste, anything that is similar to food but bad he has to try so be careful just in case. So far he hasn't got soap or toothpaste poisoning in my or Momazons care but that hasn't stopped him from trying:facepalm:
He's like the scene in a Christmas Story where little Ralphy comes up to the door with a cane and dark glasses and they ask him what brought you to this lowly state, he answers it was soap Poisoning as his parents wail in the background and his dad tells mom I told you not to use Life Boy...
 

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Good thinking regarding feed it to your dog first. :laughing12: Cute little Leto couldn't stand the thought of missing out on something!:)
 

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excellent!
 

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You should order some bee pollen! It's sweet (like sugar) and my nanday loves it. When I want her to try something new I just sprinkle some on the food. It also smells delicious!
 

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Great work. Sweet potato is a favourite with he fids here.
 

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Rio is not hot on sweet potatoes/ I love the purple & bought some organic ones ffrom TJ's today.
Nuking them now & the ones I used to get were so purple & sweet as candy.
 

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Sweet potato is definitely a favorite in my house. I can't eat it in the same room without Charlie going nuts.
 
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