Small Conure Feeding Guide
Posted by Small Conure Feeding Guide, Small Conure Parrot Pellets, Small Conure diets on 24/1/2024
Like all Parrots, your Small Conure?s diet should be as varied as possible. We suggest we suggest using a complete or pelleted food as a base diet, approximately 60%, With the remainder of the diet comprising of vegetables, sprouting seeds, fruits, nuts, seeds plus other treats.
For a more natural feeding experience we encourage you to place food inside foraging toys for your Small Conure to find and retrieve.
Complete and Pelleted Food
The core part of your Large Conure?s diet, it provides them with all the nutrients they need. Popular options include Lafeber NutriBerries , that contain 40 essential nutrients your bird needs and Your Parrot available in a herbal or vegetable blend. Their small shape makes them easy for your Conure to hold in their feet or beak...
Sprouting Seed / Soaking Seed
High in nutritional content, proteins, vitamins, minerals and enzymes and low in fat.
Prepare a delicious meal for your Parrot with sprouting seed. Simply soak for a couple of days, rinse and serve. The perfect complement to your Conure?s diet!
Vegetables
The most nutritious choices for your Small Conure are those with dark green leaves. Try serving up some spinach, swiss chard, rocket, dandelion leaves, kale and broccoli. Plus, orange choices including sweet potato and carrot.
Offer in a food bowl or use a food skewer. Remember to remove any uneaten veggies after a couple of hours.
Seed Mixes
Are almost a varied and interesting as complete diets.
Parrot Premium Professional is one of the most nutritious seed mixes for your Small Conure, featuring cedar nuts, elderberries and more.
Fruits
Help keep your Conure fit and healthy. Pick from
- Pomegranate
- Figs
- Banana
- Papaya
- Berries
- Pineapple
- Coconut cubes
Nuts
Conures are simply nutty about nuts. Choose from
- Cedar nuts
- Palm Nuts
Other Treats
Other treats Conures adore includ Fruit Cups, jelly treats that are an extra special way to reward your bird.
Vitakraft Treat Sticks, in honey and aniseed flavour, as well as amulti vitamin and feather care varieties.
Please Note: We would always advise buying the smallest bag/pack possible to trial your Parrot with. It can take some time and persistence to introduce a new food. It may be worth having a second bowl of water next to your Conure?s food bowl, as many enjoy dunking their food before eating it. Always have fresh water available.
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