I've been using beads in a low container for parrotlet foraging. I just bought peanuts and thought I could use the shells for foraging too. They aren't bad for small birds to chew on, are they?
Isn't is common for bigger parrots to eat peanuts with the shell on?Not even. Peanuts are grown in the ground. Stick to the beads.
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Lots of things that aren't good for pets are marketed every single day.so basically, no bird should be fed peanuts... not even wild birds. Why are peanuts so common in birds' diets then!?
good point.Lots of things that aren't good for pets are marketed every single day.
Get pistachios next time lol.good point.
Anyway, thanks for the answers @Macawnutz and @Mizzely , I'll just throw those away. Too bad, they would have been fun to chew and destroy!
Hmm... not really my taste... I'll have to require my son's assistance..Get pistachios next time lol.
I'll eat them myself, no squirrel aroundGive the peanuts to the squirrel's.