Palm Nuts and Sugar Cane

[Jane08]

This weekend we gave our boy some palm nuts and sugar cane for the first time. He went absolutely nuts over both of them. He had the sugar cane stripped in no time. I watched his eyes when he had the palm nut and his pupils were getting small then big, small then big and I could see how excited he was. It gave us alot of pleasure to see him so happy.

[lovemyGreys]

Yes the majority of greys love palm nuts,& they love to strip the sugar cane,

 

here is a current thread on palm nuts..

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/bird-food/26190-palm-nuts.html

[judygram]

I have heard they like sugar cane but don't know where I could get my hands on any.

[danmcq]

I recently got fresh Palm Nuts for Dayo. So far he chews on them a bit, but not really seeing that he is enthusiastic with them.

 

I well try sugar cane, it is in the produce section of the super market I frequent all the time. Though I doubt it is very healthful, it is probably a fun sweet treat like grapes, apples and other such sweet fruits. :-)

[BMustee]

I have read the the sugar cain is good for a treat once in a while, but like people shouldn't get it very often. They sell a sugar cain stick treat at my store, and I would imagine they would be at others. As for the Palm nuts, I have never seen them. Where do they sell them at?

[lovemyGreys]

Here is the current thread on palm nuts, has some info in there

 

http://www.greyforums.net/forums/bird-food/26190-palm-nuts.html#56672

[judygram]

I am going to try to find some sugar cane from the same store I am going to look for broccoli rabe in, my neighborhood grocery store does not carry either of these items, I guess I just don't live at the right place to find speciality items.

[chapala]

Just my opinion, sugar cane may be fine for a very occasional treat, but it is not nutritious and has the obvious ingredient, sugar! I might give it (though never have, and it's sold commonly here) once a month or less. It's fun to shred, but then so are bird-safe branches and greenery, and I prefer giving that to my birds. I often provide fresh cut bamboo, hibiscus, bottle brush, citrus branch, leafy guava branch, banana leaves or something on that order. The birds love to shred the natural branches.

Reta

[BMustee]

I've never given Elmo the sugar cain ether. He gets to shread all my junk mail so by the time he gets through that he's pretty much all shreaded out.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[lovemyGreys]

I agree there are alternatives to shred & if giving sugar cane as Birdgranna said perhaps just as the occasional treat.

[judygram]

I am just curious to see if Josey will like it or not but if I do find some I won't give her much of it, just an occasional treat like Tracy said.:whistle:

[di2008]

not having my grey till july but got my palm nuts and sugare cane already , i was wandering how many palm nuts a day is good for ur grey and should the sugar cane just be given 1 a week

[lovemyGreys]

Hi Di, My four greys have one palm nut a day & the sugar cane once a fortnight, but once a week is fine

[di2008]

cheers for that lovemygreys

[lovemyGreys]

Your welcome Di & the names Tracy