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What calcium can I give my pregnant female budgie besides cuttlebone?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Bird | Parakeet | Female

Hello, I have a female budgie named sweety.she is pregnant.what would be the source of calcium for her? Other than cuttlefish bone.....

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Answered By Penelope Graben, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on September 30th, 2019

Hello, A well formulated pelleted diet, cuttlefish bone, and dark leafy greens are all good sources of calcium in the pet bird. Here is a link for more information on pet bird diets: https://www.petcoach.co/article/bird-nutrition-feeding-pet-birds-parrot-diets-and-nutrition/ I hope this helps! Thanks for using PetCoach.

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