Posted by Rachel --Previous Message--
on 2/23/2006, 7:18 am, in reply to "Re: cuttle fish"
Thanks so much for the info, I give him a mix of fresh fruit and veg daily and he seems very happy picking at all the diff types!! Hes becoming very entertaining
Again thanks for the info :-)
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: --Previous Message--
: I've just inherited an african
: grey
: whos about 1year old.. I've had
: birds before but never a parrot, i
: know they can suffer from calcium
: deficiency and also too much. Is
: it safe to give them a cuttle fish
: as with other birds or not?
:
: Dear Rachael,,,,, I would suggest
: getting as much info. about greys
: as you can,,, they are very
: sensitive species of parrot,, they
: need a good mix of fruit and
: veggies,,, I have read,, and
: talked to my vet,,, cuttlebones
: are were not recommended for
: parrots in general,, but brocolli
: is the best source,, always wash
: fruits veggies,, advocado is
: toxic,,, never let your parrot eat
: pits of any fruit, they are toxic
: too,,,,please contact a vet about
: african grey care,, please,,,, for
: both you and the bird.... any
: quest's if i can help ., you can
: do so,, i dont get to my e mail;
: everyday,, i just moved... but
: food source is the best method of
: keeping up on proper calcium
: levels,,, also check out birdtalks
: magazine website take care
: Madelynn
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