My cockatiel wont eat pellets?

Question by ivakassin: My cockatiel wont eat pellets?
Hi,

I have a cockatiel who will not eat pellets. I have tried leaving them in for several days with no other food options. He still refuses to eat them. He loves his seeds but this is the only thing he will eat. I have tried vegetables and fruits as well, the only thing he eats out of those choices are apples. He is at least 20 years old which I know is an unusual age for cockatiels so I’m assuming that since he has lived this long on seeds only he should be fine. I also add vitamin drops to his water. I would love any suggestions. Thanks.

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Answer by marvin
If he is 20 years old you will probably have a pretty hard time changing his diet.They need to be bought up with diff rent foods. They don’t like the change.

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my new cockatiel bites my finger when i’m feeding him pellets from my palm, how do i stop this?

Question by grs: my new cockatiel bites my finger when i’m feeding him pellets from my palm, how do i stop this?
it doesnt hurt a lot but i think he might think that my pinky finger is food or something because he continues to bite it and try to like lift it up. he started this today while he was eating out of my palm, he just suddenly started softly first biting my pinky and then it became a little bit harder. i said no in a loud voice after but he continued. so then i stopped feeding him from my palm. ive only had him for 4 days now. is he tring to test my limits or what?

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Answer by ricky bobby
my cockatiel does that too.. i think you just gotta spend time with him. hold him on your shoulder and all that good stuff.

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My cockatiel is eating pellets for the first time

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How do you teach seed junkie cockatiels to eat pellets?

Question by Alice: How do you teach seed junkie cockatiels to eat pellets?
Their former owner only fed them seed. I’m trying to teach them how to eat pellets for the sake of their health. So far they’re starving themselves to death because there’s no seed in their food bowl.

Please don’t suggest filling it up halfway with seed, then halfway with pellets. Tried that and they didn’t even touch their pellets. They starved themselves for 3 days chewing on old seed shells.

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Answer by ParrotAdvice
Try Lafeber diets! They have seed in them but they have the same nutrition as pellets. They sent me free samples & my seed junkies ate them the first try. And they will answer your questions on their website for free, too.

My birds are all healthy and happy now that they are eating a better diet.

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