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What safe fruits and veggies can I feed my budgie, and how do I introduce them?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Unknown - Bird | Female | unspayed

What kind of vegetables and fruits can i feed budgies? Also how am i supposed to make them eat different fruits since they haven't been exposed to anything except seeds

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Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

Licensed Veterinary Technician

Published on September 14th, 2018

They can eat just about anything that you eat with a few exceptions. There is a partial list a the link below. https://pethelpful.com/birds/Which-Foods-Are-Safe-for-Parakeets Introduce one new food at a time and in small amounts. Ideally, Blue should be transitioned to a pelleted diet (Harrison's, Roudybush, Lafeber, Pretty Bird or Exact) and supplement with a small amount of a fortified seed mix mix, cooked grains/beans/pastas.

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    Answered By Catherine Stecyk

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    Published on March 18th, 2019

    Hello and thank you for reaching out to PetCoach. I've attached a link that has a list of top parakeet foods and explains the information about each diet! https://typesofpet.com/best-parakeet-food/ I hope this is helpful! Best of luck choosing.

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    Answered By Angel Alvarado, LVT

    Licensed Veterinary Technician

    Published on September 7th, 2018

    Feed a commercial pelleted diet (Harrison's, Roudybush, Lafeber, Pretty Bird or Exact) supplemented with a small amount of a fortified seed mix, fresh greens and vegetables and cooked foods such as grains, beans and pastas. You can even offer a bit of scrambled eggs, shells included, occasionally.

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