{"id":189903,"date":"2023-01-31T05:50:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T05:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T12:21:06","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T12:21:06","slug":"how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you make your birds eat vegetables?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_you_make_your_birds_eat_vegetables\" title=\"How do you make your birds eat vegetables?\">How do you make your birds eat vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_parakeet_to_eat_fruits_and_vegetables\" title=\"How do I get my parakeet to eat fruits and vegetables?\">How do I get my parakeet to eat fruits and vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#Why_is_my_budgie_not_eating_vegetables\" title=\"Why is my budgie not eating vegetables?\">Why is my budgie not eating vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_budgie_to_eat_vegetables\" title=\"How do I get my budgie to eat vegetables?\">How do I get my budgie to eat vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_cockatiel_to_eat_fruits_and_vegetables\" title=\"How do I get my cockatiel to eat fruits and vegetables?\">How do I get my cockatiel to eat fruits and vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_parakeet_to_eat_fresh_fruit\" title=\"How do I get my parakeet to eat fresh fruit?\">How do I get my parakeet to eat fresh fruit?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_you_get_birds_to_eat_fruits_and_vegetables\" title=\"How do you get birds to eat fruits and vegetables?\">How do you get birds to eat fruits and vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_parakeet_to_try_new_foods\" title=\"How do I get my parakeet to try new foods?\">How do I get my parakeet to try new foods?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#Why_wont_my_budgies_eat_vegetables\" title=\"Why wont my budgies eat vegetables?\">Why wont my budgies eat vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_encourage_my_budgie_to_eat_fruits_and_vegetables\" title=\"How do I encourage my budgie to eat fruits and vegetables?\">How do I encourage my budgie to eat fruits and vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_bird_to_eat_vegetables\" title=\"How do I get my bird to eat vegetables?\">How do I get my bird to eat vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_can_I_get_my_cockatiel_to_eat_fruits_and_veggies\" title=\"How can I get my cockatiel to eat fruits and veggies?\">How can I get my cockatiel to eat fruits and veggies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_bird_to_like_fruit\" title=\"How do I get my bird to like fruit?\">How do I get my bird to like fruit?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_you_serve_fruit_for_budgies\" title=\"How do you serve fruit for budgies?\">How do you serve fruit for budgies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#Can_parakeets_eat_real_fruit\" title=\"Can parakeets eat real fruit?\">Can parakeets eat real fruit?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_bird_to_try_new_foods\" title=\"How do I get my bird to try new foods?\">How do I get my bird to try new foods?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_can_I_get_my_parakeet_to_eat_fresh_fruits_and_veggies\" title=\"How can I get my parakeet to eat fresh fruits and veggies?\">How can I get my parakeet to eat fresh fruits and veggies?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_you_feed_a_bird_fruit\" title=\"How do you feed a bird fruit?\">How do you feed a bird fruit?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" 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href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#What_do_you_do_if_your_bird_wont_eat_vegetables\" title=\"What do you do if your bird won&#8217;t eat vegetables?\">What do you do if your bird won&#8217;t eat vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_budgie_to_eat_fruit_and_vegetables\" title=\"How do I get my budgie to eat fruit and vegetables?\">How do I get my budgie to eat fruit and vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_convince_my_budgie_to_eat_fruit\" title=\"How do I convince my budgie to eat fruit?\">How do I convince my budgie to eat fruit?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/how-do-you-make-your-birds-eat-vegetables\/#How_do_I_get_my_cockatiel_to_eat_vegetables\" title=\"How do I get my cockatiel to eat vegetables?\">How do I get my cockatiel to eat vegetables?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_make_your_birds_eat_vegetables\"><\/span>How do you make your birds eat vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Eat fruits and veggies in front of the bird.<\/b><b>Show it how tasty the stuff is (even if it isn&#8217;t). Keep doing this until the bird looks curious, if not green with envy. Then try the finger-food technique below.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_parakeet_to_eat_fruits_and_vegetables\"><\/span>How do I get my parakeet to eat fruits and vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Tips for Getting Your Parrot to Eat Vegetables or Unfamiliar<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shake it up.<\/li>\n<li>Show him it&#8217;s yummy.<\/li>\n<li>Fresh food in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t leave food in the cage.<\/li>\n<li>Mix in a drop of fruit juice.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle his usual food in\/over the new diet.<\/li>\n<li>Serve it warm.<\/li>\n<li>Serve in the sunlight, or under a UV lamp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-should-i-name-my-budgies\/\">What should I name my budgies?<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_is_my_budgie_not_eating_vegetables\"><\/span>Why is my budgie not eating vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Go to the vet and he will tell you how and what to feed them. If it turns out they don&#8217;t eat fruit and vegetables, then you have no choice but to feed them differently than fruits and vegetables. <b>Maybe they prefer seeds. Whatever it is they want, well they probably need it.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-199091 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-is-my-budgie-not-eating-vegetables.jpg\" alt=\"Why is my budgie not eating vegetables?\" width=\"1068\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-is-my-budgie-not-eating-vegetables.jpg 800w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-is-my-budgie-not-eating-vegetables-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Why-is-my-budgie-not-eating-vegetables-768x518.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_budgie_to_eat_vegetables\"><\/span>How do I get my budgie to eat vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Eat fruits and veggies in front of the bird. <\/b><b>Show it how tasty the stuff is (even if it isn&#8217;t). Keep doing this until the bird looks curious, if not green with envy. Then try the finger-food technique below.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_cockatiel_to_eat_fruits_and_vegetables\"><\/span>How do I get my cockatiel to eat fruits and vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A couple of grapes, a leaf of spinach clipped to the side of his cage or a little dried fruit mixed into his seed can encourage your parakeet to eat a variety of foods without much fuss. Even if your parakeet is stubborn and ignores fruits and vegetables, keep offering. He might change his mind.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_parakeet_to_eat_fresh_fruit\"><\/span>How do I get my parakeet to eat fresh fruit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A couple of grapes, a leaf of spinach clipped to the side of his cage or a little dried fruit mixed into his seed can encourage your parakeet to eat a variety of foods without much fuss. Even if your parakeet is stubborn and ignores fruits and vegetables, keep offering. He might change his mind.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_get_birds_to_eat_fruits_and_vegetables\"><\/span>How do you get birds to eat fruits and vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Go to the vet and he will tell you how and what to feed them. If it turns out they don&#8217;t eat fruit and vegetables, then you have no choice but to feed them differently than fruits and vegetables. <b>Maybe they prefer seeds. Whatever it is they want, well they probably need it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_parakeet_to_try_new_foods\"><\/span>How do I get my parakeet to try new foods?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>10 Ways To Get Your Parrot to Try New Foods<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat the new food in front of the bird, acting like it is delicious!<\/li>\n<li>Refuse to share a food you are eating and obviously enjoying.<\/li>\n<li>Mix the new food with something the bird really likes.<\/li>\n<li>Mash the new food up and cook it in something the bird really likes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_wont_my_budgies_eat_vegetables\"><\/span>Why wont my budgies eat vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Try offering fresh fruit and veg right away in the morning, when your bird is most hungry. 4. Don&#8217;t leave food in the cage. Take it out and try again later if your parrot isn&#8217;t eating.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_encourage_my_budgie_to_eat_fruits_and_vegetables\"><\/span>How do I encourage my budgie to eat fruits and vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Try offering fresh fruit and veg right away in the morning, when your bird is most hungry. 4. Don&#8217;t leave food in the cage. Take it out and try again later if your parrot isn&#8217;t eating.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_bird_to_eat_vegetables\"><\/span>How do I get my bird to eat vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A couple of grapes, a leaf of spinach clipped to the side of his cage or a little dried fruit mixed into his seed can encourage your parakeet to eat a variety of foods without much fuss. Even if your parakeet is stubborn and ignores fruits and vegetables, keep offering. He might change his mind.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIpgwLm1w0k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_I_get_my_cockatiel_to_eat_fruits_and_veggies\"><\/span>How can I get my cockatiel to eat fruits and veggies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yellow and orange vegetables such as sweet potato and winter squash provide vitamin A, but your bird may prefer these <b>cooked to raw. Carrots should be chopped or grated. Other vegetables such as string beans, peas, corn on the cob, zucchini, tomatoes and Brussels sprouts can provide variety.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_bird_to_like_fruit\"><\/span>How do I get my bird to like fruit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So that your budgies don&#8217;t have too much of one thing, just <b>give a couple of small pieces of fruit and veg they like, a couple of times a week. This should help prevent them from getting bored and shouldn&#8217;t overload them, which could cause an upset tummy.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_serve_fruit_for_budgies\"><\/span>How do you serve fruit for budgies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have a basic understanding of pet birds, <b>Yes, they can! You can supplement your parakeets&#8217; diet with a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_parakeets_eat_real_fruit\"><\/span>Can parakeets eat real fruit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>10 Ways To Get Your Parrot to Try New Foods<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat the new food in front of the bird, acting like it is delicious!<\/li>\n<li>Refuse to share a food you are eating and obviously enjoying.<\/li>\n<li>Mix the new food with something the bird really likes.<\/li>\n<li>Mash the new food up and cook it in something the bird really likes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_bird_to_try_new_foods\"><\/span>How do I get my bird to try new foods?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>10 Ways To Get Your Parrot to Try New Foods<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat the new food in front of the bird, acting like it is delicious!<\/li>\n<li>Refuse to share a food you are eating and obviously enjoying.<\/li>\n<li>Mix the new food with something the bird really likes.<\/li>\n<li>Mash the new food up and cook it in something the bird really likes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_I_get_my_parakeet_to_eat_fresh_fruits_and_veggies\"><\/span>How can I get my parakeet to eat fresh fruits and veggies?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Adding fruit to bird feeding stations can be as simple as <b>adding a few chunks of apple, half an orange, or some raisins to a feeding platform or tray. You can also fill a suet cage with large fruit chunks, or create a decorative string feeder with berries, wedges, and chunks of fruit.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_feed_a_bird_fruit\"><\/span>How do you feed a bird fruit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Bright yellow, red, and orange vegetables and fruits, including <b>bell peppers, carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, mango, papaya, and cantaloupe, all contain a great deal of vitamin A which is a critical nutrient in a birds&#8217; diet.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_you_get_a_picky_bird_to_eat\"><\/span>How do you get a picky bird to eat?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Tips for Getting Your Parrot to Eat Vegetables or Unfamiliar<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shake it up.<\/li>\n<li>Show him it&#8217;s yummy.<\/li>\n<li>Fresh food in the morning.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t leave food in the cage.<\/li>\n<li>Mix in a drop of fruit juice.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle his usual food in\/over the new diet.<\/li>\n<li>Serve it warm.<\/li>\n<li>Serve in the sunlight, or under a UV lamp.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-199092\" src=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-do-you-get-a-picky-bird-to-eat.jpg\" alt=\"How do you get a picky bird to eat?\" width=\"1500\" height=\"992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-do-you-get-a-picky-bird-to-eat.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-do-you-get-a-picky-bird-to-eat-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-do-you-get-a-picky-bird-to-eat-1024x677.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/How-do-you-get-a-picky-bird-to-eat-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_wont_my_parakeets_eat_their_food\"><\/span>Why won&#8217;t my parakeets eat their food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One of the most common reasons why pet parrots don&#8217;t eat is because <b>they&#8217;re suffering from the stress of being in a new environment. If you recently brought them home from the rescue center, pet store, or breeder, there is a good chance this is the root cause of their behavior.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_budgie_to_eat_fresh_food\"><\/span>How do I get my budgie to eat fresh food?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Offer new food in a familiar dish with other foods you know your bird already likes, and they may try the new food. Even if your bird only gets a taste of the new food by accident they still might decide they like it. Place a couple of treats such as sunflower seeds, raisins, or Cheerios in a dish of new food.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_you_do_if_your_bird_wont_eat_vegetables\"><\/span>What do you do if your bird won&#8217;t eat vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>10 Ways To Get Your Parrot to Try New Foods<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat the new food in front of the bird, acting like it is delicious!<\/li>\n<li>Refuse to share a food you are eating and obviously enjoying.<\/li>\n<li>Mix the new food with something the bird really likes.<\/li>\n<li>Mash the new food up and cook it in something the bird really likes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_budgie_to_eat_fruit_and_vegetables\"><\/span>How do I get my budgie to eat fruit and vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>A couple of grapes, a leaf of spinach clipped to the side of his cage or a little dried fruit mixed into his seed can encourage your parakeet to eat a variety of foods without much fuss. Even if your parakeet is stubborn and ignores fruits and vegetables, keep offering. He might change his mind.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_convince_my_budgie_to_eat_fruit\"><\/span>How do I convince my budgie to eat fruit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Go to the vet and he will tell you how and what to feed them. If it turns out they don&#8217;t eat fruit and vegetables, then you have no choice but to feed them differently than fruits and vegetables. <b>Maybe they prefer seeds. Whatever it is they want, well they probably need it.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_do_I_get_my_cockatiel_to_eat_vegetables\"><\/span>How do I get my cockatiel to eat vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Go to the vet and he will tell you how and what to feed them. If it turns out they don&#8217;t eat fruit and vegetables, then you have no choice but to feed them differently than fruits and vegetables. <b>Maybe they prefer seeds. 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