Are there any super supplements for birds like parakeets?
Posted by admin | Under Pet Supplements Friday Apr 30, 2010Hi , does anyone know if there are any food supplements for birds like parakeets? Maybe something like hormones or steroids? I am asking because I was at the pet store and their parakeets are all fat and big. I asked the employee how come the parakeets are so large, he said its due to high fat diet. But I think, is it possible they also give them some kind of hormones/steroids or some super vitamins?
Anyone know anything like that?
Parakeets shouldn’t be getting any type of hormones or steroids. They are too dangerous for them and cause much damage to their bodies. If the parakeets are all fat, it could be due to a high-fat, seed only type of diet. A fat parakeet isn’t a healthy parakeet. Many of these parakeets end up gettting fatty liver disease, which can be fatal. Parakeets need to be fed a well-balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and calcium in the form of a cuttlebone or mineral block.
Parakeets shouldn’t be getting any type of hormones or steroids. They are too dangerous for them and cause much damage to their bodies. If the parakeets are all fat, it could be due to a high-fat, seed only type of diet. A fat parakeet isn’t a healthy parakeet. Many of these parakeets end up gettting fatty liver disease, which can be fatal. Parakeets need to be fed a well-balanced diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and calcium in the form of a cuttlebone or mineral block.
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Owned parakeets for 15 years