Cockatiel Eating

Pellets. Please remember this word as it is the number one food choice that you can make for your cockatiel. But that doesn't mean that cockatiel eating regular table food is something that should be avoided at all costs.

The only important thing to remember is that good cockatiel diet is balanced diet. What that means is that your regular table food portions should consist of fresh fruits and vegetables. And even though foods and fruits might seem to be a great food for your cockatiel, the amount of that kind of food shouldn't exceed 15-19% of your whole, already established, cockatiel's diet.

Also, even though you might think that fruit is fruit is fruit, it's not recommended that you feed your cockatiel the following fruits and vegetables: avocado, tomato, eggplant and apricots. This might seem strange, but the fact is that these kinds of foods - as well as alcohol, tea, chocolate, tobacco, or potato stems - are in fact harmful to your little bird.

The same goes for different kind of nuts and shellfish. You probably are now thinking what, after all, can you give to your cockatiel to eat?

Well, there are still plenty of fruits and vegetables left. Like for example papaya or plums, watermelon or kale, pears or peaches, cooked pasta or dried fruit, apples or broccoli, grape nuts or Rice Krispies, chard or mango, carrot tops or kiwi, mango or oranges, corn or spinach.

Some people might think that buying canned fruits will be a cheaper and easier way to constantly provide their cockatiels with fruit part of their diet. Well, once again this is not the case. You see, the canned fruits are very high in sodium, which is definitely not good for your cockatiel. So the best thing to do is to avoid these types of food.