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Parakeets should not eat sausages. Parakeets are herbivores and have no real capacity to digest meat. While a small amount of sausage every now and then might not do much harm, it wouldn’t have much benefit, either. Try to avoid feeding your parakeet anything that isn’t raw plant matter of some kind. While it’s often … Read more
Parakeets can eat asparagus in strict moderation. It’s not something they should eat regularly as it has natural diuretic properties, and this can make your bird dehydrated. It’s also very nutrient rich for them and so should only be fed in small amounts. Too much will quickly turn bad for them. Like most raw vegetables, … Read more
While it is not impossible for parakeets and Quaker parrots to get along, you cannot simply put them in the same cage as and when. The Quaker will get very territorial and in the worst case may even kill the parakeet. If they are raised together they can bond, but even then it requires careful … Read more
Parrots can display some curious behaviors at times, and my friend’s parrot constantly sits on her head. It has become a long-running joke, but she seems quite happy with her feathered friend’s arrangement of being always sat above her. Many times my friend is asked, why does your parrot sit on your head? I thought … Read more
(Arguably) the most delightful pizza topping and the most welcomed snack in our culture. Olives have been providing our countries with delight since their origin in Medieval Italy. For a food that has been considered so high in Vitamins and anti-oxidants, it wouldn’t be unreasonable for us to assume that feeding our pet parrot some … Read more
Did you know that parrots often go by the name of hookbill? This is a term that is used in aviculture that is used to define the shape of a beak. Many other types of birds, like doves and pigeons, have soft bills but it is the hookbill that distinguishes parrots from these other birds. … Read more