What's the best diet for my budgie? Pellets, seeds, and percentages.

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I went to the shops and saw some flaky dry vegetable. I provide my budgies fresh fruit and vegetables but is it safe to feed her the dry flaky vegetable? The package had no instructions so I don't know if I can give her them. Btw are pellets good for them? My sister read on the internet they aren't. Could you tell me the percentages of her daily diet to keep her healthy? Like in percentage ( e.g 70% fruit, 20% vegetable, 10% seed). Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | spayed | 6 months and 30 days old | 1.10231 lbs

Dr. Strydom, DVM · Accepted Answer

Pellets are the best to feed birds. I don't know what website your sister was reading. An all seed diet is considered bad. As a guideline, most budgies can be maintained on 1.5 - 2 level measure teaspoons of seeds per bird, per day in a shallow dish, depending on the size of the bird. If there are any seeds left over in the dish at the end of the day, it suggests that too many seeds were offered originally. Seeds are more like a "treat" than anything compromising maybe 5% of the diet. They should not be the main staple. Pellets have been developed to meet all the bird's nutritional needs. Pellets are the ideal diet. Pellets should ideally represent approximately 75-80% of the bird's diet. Fruits, vegetables and greens should account for approximately 20 - 25% of the daily diet. They must be washed thoroughly to remove chemicals. Cut them into manageable pieces depending on the size of the bird. Offer fruits and vegetables in a separate dish. If your bird appears to develop a particular fancy for one food item, reduce its volume or stop feeding it temporarily to promote the eating of other foods. I like Lafeber diets but I'm not sure you can get them in Australia. I hope this helps. If you have more questions please feel free to post again!

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