Great, Yes, corn has very little food value, plus sugar, you might want to substitute a green leafy veggie in place of lettuce, it's mostly water, except romaine, but greens are better, tomatoes, should be given sparingly, not good for parrots, yes shells are great in helping calcium intake. Quote:fill himself up rather than depending on his smashes un-Quote: The Smash should be his main source of nutrient twice a day, followed by fresh Veggies etc..I will post some links for you in a little while, have to feed our fid's,,,,LOL Jayd