He did eat the pellets twice today some in the morning and he tried a few in the mid afternoon, hopefully he will adjust as long as he gets his sweet potatoes and brown rice with apples on the side for dinner. He also gets a mix of greens I’m mad I bought some treats from the avian store and they are squares but crumbled the company has a full refund policy idk if they will make me try return there which he won’t take them back ugg. I’ve wasted so much money on toys as well. I purchased them from avian store and he should have told me they were for large birds. I saw tons of amazon boxes today there. I guess he buys there and doubles prices. Live and learn.
Yeah, in the beginning you’ll waste a lot of money on food they won’t eat. I tried every kind of pellet and he wouldn’t touch them, which is why I got so excited at first about the Harrison’s.
So for dry, my guy has been getting just Nutriberries, mostly the plain ones, almonds, walnuts and pistachios...no seed or peanuts. It’s far from ideal, but he doesn’t get a whole lot of it.
You see, you also gotta watch your guy’s weight. Amazons are prone to obesity, and YNAs are supposed to come in between around 480 to 680 grams. That’s a huge range, but mine has been steady at 460. (Which is why it’s important to have a scale and figure out how to get your bird to stay on there long enough.)
I expressed my concern to the vet, and he said he’s perfect, that the 480-680 is just a guide, and better to be light than obese. Also, since he’s such a good veggie eater, we’re cool.
But I don’t like him eating so many Nutriberries.
