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I fed my alexandrine lettuce

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Hi, I fed my alex lettuce and I found out after it can be really bad for them he only had about a whole leaf but should I be concerned?
 

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What kind of lettuce? As long as it was washed well, and not contaminated by something nasty, most lettuces are ok. You don't want to make an entire meal of just lettuce (you want other safe veggies as well).
 

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iceberg lettuce, he had it with strawberries and bananas and those are what he mainly ate.

thanks.
 

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Iceberg is mainly water and very low in nutritional value but I don't think it will hurt him. I don't even eat Iceberg myself, Green or Red maybe Boston better for you and taste better too.

By the way you don't want to feed him too much leaf Spinach as it has way to much iron for a steady diet, a little from time to time won't hurt but don't feed daily.
 
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Green, red, or Romaine lettuce have more nutrition than iceberg. Spinach is also high in oxalates, so it would be best as an occasional treat. See if your bird will eat any of the other lettuces...
 

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Iceberg is mainly water and very low in nutritional value but I don't think it will hurt him. I don't even eat Iceberg myself, Green or Red maybe Lead Boston better for you and taste better too.

By the way you don't want to feed him too much leaf Spinach as it has way to much iron for a steady diet, a little from time to time won't hurt but don't feed daily.

I have no idea where the LEAD came from. Please don't feed you bird lead.
 

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