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Yes i have been trying to do the same. Using mango as a disguise for the medicine.

Put it onto a food he likes and serve it that way.

Thanks a lot for the info. I will check out Dr. Jason Crean's teachings. Yes i am now giving him fresh vegies and fruit diet. But seeds are always present in his food bowl if he wants to have a go at it. Regards the IR lights, I have checked some forums which says that birds cannot see the spectrum of infrared hence the red night vision lights are invisible to them. I hope someone here can confirm me on this. Will keep everyone updated regarding how his health progresses. I have still not taken him off medicine as directed by the online avian vet who reduced the medicine to a suppliment syrup once a day to cater his deficiencies for a few more days. He really hates the medicine, makes me run after him for a good 30minutes just to have 1ml dose of syrup.

Thank you for the update! That's fantastic that he's doing so much better! As long as he's primarily getting a wide variety of veggies, including leafy greens and yams, some fruit, some good quality pellets, and a few nuts daily or as training treats, then seeds aren't really a necessary part of the diet. Several of my flock of 13 actually don't get any seeds. This decision was based upon researching species-related diet recommendations. If the diet is widely varied and fresh, even pellets aren't truly necessary. After all, birds don't receive machine made pellets in the wild. For other great ideas for evidence based diets, look up Dr. Jason Crean. He specializes in avian nutrition and is very well known within the avian community here in the US. I've learned quite a lot from his teachings. Please continue to keep us posted! Oh, as for the infrared lights, I'm not an expert, but don't believe it should be a problem. Perhaps someone could confirm?

Hi. Hope you all are doing great. Just wanted to give you guys an update on my african grey. He is healing quite well. He is coming back to his playful self and keeps running around while vocalizing. I am now giving him fresh veggies along with smaller portion of fruits daily. He is liking the veggies alot. By the evening i keep in his bowl of pellets and seedmix but he is still not eating his seed mix diet which he was having before. As the vet i have been in contact with online said that he should have both propotions in a day with veggies and fruits for lunch while seed mix for dinner with occasional nuts. Could it be the reason that his nutrients are being fullfilled by the veggies and fruits in lunch that he is not having his seed mix diet? Also i wanted to ask i have placed a wifi camera in front of his cage to keep an eye on his behavior and if he has a seizure again (he has not had it again and i really really hope he doesn't) which has this night vision camera with 5 red lights (Infrared lights) which are visible at night. Does any of you have an idea that are these light harmful for parrots or is it safe to use? Other than that my african grey is doing really great now. Just hope he starts having his pellet/seedmix diet again so all his daily nutrients are catered.