problems with Adaya

[Tycos_mom]

Adaya has gone off her pellets Zupreem Fruity she has always eaten them and loved them except for this last week and she hasn't touched any of them. Today I went and got her a different kind ibought her Zupreem harvest goodness I put some in her bowl and she started eating them right away. Then quit and went stright to her seed and nut bowl I don't give her much of that and I know that she would live on it if she had her way she does like her veggies also and eats all of them. I just hate this seed and nut thing do you think I should put her pellets in with her seed mix even though it does have pellets init and the slowly add less seeds and nuts and more pellets. or just keep them in a separate bowl like I have been doing?

[BaxtersMom]

I feed mine nuts and seeds too and it does become a problem for me, too. They will eat the seeds/nuts and ignore the pellets.:angry: What I do once it gets to the point of them avoiding all or most of the pellets is cut them back to just a pinch and not enough to make them full so they will go eat the pellets.

 

I think it's time for me to start cutting them back again. And I also quit giving them seeds or nuts in the afternoon when I refresh their bowls. I hate doing it b/c I know how much they love their seeds and nuts but they have to eat those darn pellets, too:S

 

I'm glad you posted this because it was a good reminder for me, too to cut back on the "goodies".

[Jane08]

We did the first option you described, put the pellets in with the seeds and then reduced the seeds. Otherwise what I found if the pellets were in another bowl they started to ignore them completely.

[casper]

I had to do the same as well Pat.

I mixed mine together and cut back on the seed.

 

They now have seperate dishes and eat the pellets and fruity zupreem, I still give them their seeds and nuts as well.

 

One of mine is so funny, he has to go and dip his pellets in the water dish before he eats them, if thats the way he likes them then thats fine!

 

I hope everything works out well with Adaya.

[Tycos_mom]

Thanks for your help. I put the new pellets in with her seed more pellets than seeds and I noticed that she's eating her pellets she seems to really like this Zupreem harvest goodness one I hope this is a good sign. I'd rather buy her that kind and have her eating them and enjoying them then to keep giving her the Zupreem fruity and have her not eat any. My other birds will only eat the zupreem fruity so it looks like I'm going to have to buy both if I want Adaya to eat her pellets. my bird food bill just doubled. the Harvest goodness is a dollar more than the fruity and I get 2lbs instead of 3lbs for that price. Oh well Adaya's worth it.