Pellet progress!

[asterroc]

It seems Gabe's making progress on eating pellets. When I got him back from the neighbors this past weekend, he'd put on some weight (at 99g, usually 91-94g). After receiving comments to an earlier post about whether it was them giving him budgie seeds, or him eating more in the company of friends, I actually looked at what was left in his dish this afternoon. He'd eaten all the seeds, all but a few Zupreem pellets, and all the Harrison's! He didn't touch the Nutriberries, and if he ate any of the Kaytee conversion pellets it was minimal.

This is awesome, he's eating healthier, and other than the seeds he's even choosing the healthiest of the options available. Since he doesn't seem to be going for the Kaytee or Nutriberries I'll phase those out after I finish off the current jar (I've got all the above listed things mixed together in one container to make it easier on my neighbors to feed him). After that I'll phase out the seeds leaving him with only Zupreem and Harrison's. Yay!

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[zandperl.livejournal.com]

Well, my neighbor's budgies eat a seed-only diet. Maria showed me when I showed her the pellet mix I was feeding Gabe. This's why when I first got him back and saw he'd gained weight, I was speculating that perhaps she saw he wasn't eating the pellets and gave him some of their seeds instead. But my speculation now is just that he assumed he and the budgies had the same thing, so he ate it too.

He doesn't seem to be the sharpest bird out there, so he could've made that mistake. He's figured out how to step down ONE step, but can't do a ladder, or down off my finger. He's really pretty though, I was thinking that when I woke up this morning and uncovered him. I guess Gabe's just a dumb blonde. ;)