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Budgies are little gourmets who love a wide variety concerning their
food. But regrettably, many bird owners don't know what their budgies
are allowed to eat. Due to this I created this brief list of fresh food stuff
that is edible for any kind of pet bird. You can find more information on
this complex topic in the
nutrition chapter of Birds Online.
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Healthy sorts of vegetables: |
| Aubergine (Egg plant) |
Broccoli |
Brussels sprouts (sliced) |
Cabbage turnip |
| Carrot |
Cauliflower |
Celery stalks |
Chard (Mangold) |
| Chicory |
Chinese Cabbage |
Corn (milky & soft) |
Cucumber |
| Curly kale |
Egg plant (Aubergine) |
Endive |
Fennel |
| Garlic |
Green peas (in their shells) |
Iceberg lettuce |
Jerusalem artichoke |
| Kohlrabi |
Lamb's lettuce |
Leek |
Lettuce (different sorts) |
| Onion |
Pak Choi |
Parsnip |
Peppers |
| Potato (cooked) |
Pumpkin |
Purslane (Portulaca) |
Radish |
| Red beet (fresh) |
Rocket (Roquette) |
Rutabaga |
Salsify (whole plant) |
| Snow Pea |
Sorrel |
Spinach |
Spring Onion |
| Sweet potato (cooked) |
Tomato |
Turnip tops (Turnip greens) |
Zucchini |
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sorts of fruit: |
| Apple |
Apricot |
Asian pear |
Banana |
| Blackberry |
Blackcurrant |
Black Elder |
Blood orange |
| Blueberry |
Canteloupe melon |
Cape gooseberry |
Carambola |
| Cherimoya |
Cherry |
Clementine |
Cranberry |
| Custard apple |
Dried dates1 |
Fig (fresh and dried)1 |
Gooseberry |
| Grape |
Grenadine |
Guava |
Honeydew melon |
| Huckleberry |
Japanese Persimmon |
Kiwifruit |
Loquat |
| Lychee (Litchi) |
Mandarin |
Mango |
Melon2 |
| Mulberry3 |
Nectarine |
Opuntia fruit |
Orange |
| Papaya |
Peach |
Pear |
Persimmon, Japanese |
| Pineapple |
Plum |
Quince |
Rambutan |
| Raspberry |
Redcurrant |
Strawberry |
Tangerine |
Tamarillo
(Tree tomato) |
Yellow Plum |
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1) You can get sugar free dried dates and figs in food stores that can be served to budgies
as a sweet. Please do not give it to them too often because it contains a lot of
fructose and your parakeets would become too fat.
2) Any kind of melon is a highly appreciated goody for all pet bird species. From
water melon to honeydew melon and cantaloupe melon, everything can be served to your
feathered friends.
3) Budgies not only love to eat the berries but also the leaves of the mulberry plant.
Please do never offer the following fruit to your budgies:
Avocado (too fatty and toxic for birds near kernel)
Fresh dates (they contain too much tanning agent)
Grapefruit, Pomelo (too much citric acid and bitter)
Kumquats (too acidic)
Passion fruit (nearly all sorts contain too much citric acid)
Japanese persimmons, unripe (contain too much tanning agent)
Lemon or Lime (too much citric acid)
| Tasty herbs for budgies: |
| Basil |
Bear's garlic |
Borage |
Burnet |
| Carrot (green parts) |
Chervil |
Chives |
Coriander (green parts) |
| Cress |
Dill |
Fennel green parts) |
Lovage |
| Marjoran |
Melissa |
Mint |
Oregano |
| Parsley |
Purslane |
Roquette |
Rosemary |
| Sage |
Savory |
Tarragon |
Thyme |
Link tip: Do you want to discuss with experts and other bird owners about your bird's health? Then please feel free to visit the English forum of . Of course you will meet me there, too. My nickname is "Feenseeschwalbe".
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