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How to get a young cockatiel to eat pellets instead of just seeds?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

How do I get my cockatiel to eat other foods other than seeds she is still young and I feel her health could deteriorate. Pls help because I tried everything.

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on April 27th, 2020

Feeding her a pelleted diet would be best. I suggest you use Lafeber foods and they have excellent information on their website on how to transition birds from seeds to pellets. https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/species/cockatiel/#2 https://lafeber.com/pet-birds/how-to-switch-or-convert-your-bird-from-seeds-to-pellets/

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