Post by riverreed on Jun 21, 2018 18:14:06 GMT -5
Hi
I have two quakers. Separated as they are just pets. Reed who is 18mths old blue & River who is 8mths old green.
Reed is nice sometimes to me but just loves my 16year old daughter. She bites everyone else - cranky girl she is lol
River the boy is just delightful. Loves cuddles, does not care who has him.
They are fed on fresh greens, & maintenance diet + the odd raw peanut/almond
Ive just introduced a fresh chilli to see if they like.
Question - i was feeding the maintenance crumbles but the female just seems to crush them into dust. so i changed to a smallish pellet which she turns to dust as well. i was thinking of getting a medium size pellet to see if its just something that they tend to do?
I have two quakers. Separated as they are just pets. Reed who is 18mths old blue & River who is 8mths old green.
Reed is nice sometimes to me but just loves my 16year old daughter. She bites everyone else - cranky girl she is lol
River the boy is just delightful. Loves cuddles, does not care who has him.
They are fed on fresh greens, & maintenance diet + the odd raw peanut/almond
Ive just introduced a fresh chilli to see if they like.
Question - i was feeding the maintenance crumbles but the female just seems to crush them into dust. so i changed to a smallish pellet which she turns to dust as well. i was thinking of getting a medium size pellet to see if its just something that they tend to do?
Neither my QP Ralph nor my CAG Scooter crush their pellets-- they either eat them or toss them on the floor. 
The larger pellets would at least be worth a try. If Reed won't eat dry pellets, you could try soaking them in water or unsweetened fruit juice for a few minutes to soften them. That often works well with parrots who are rejecting the dry ones.