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My picky budgie only eats millet. How to balance their diet?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Male | 7 months and 4 days old | 35 lbs

My budgies love to eat only pearl Millet and a but of green leaf vegies. They don't like eating any other thing. How should I balace their diet?

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on October 5th, 2017

Gradually introduce a pelleted diet such as Exact or Pretty Bird. You can soak it in warm water to make a mush or paste. When you have them out, pretend to show an interest in the new food as this may also pique their curiosity. Decrease the amount of millet offered and have other foods available at all times.

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