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Can Cockatiels Eat Apple Skin?

Resounding answer is yes! Green apples are also most suitable for your cockatiel’s health.

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Cockatiels such bird that like to consume different kinds of fruits in the forest. But, they eat them not forcefully, rather doing enjoy having fruits as well. This is why; most of fruits are loaded with several important vitamins, minerals, and other moisture. As per dietary expert, you must make up around 20–25% of your bird’s diet with fresh fruits. Have you wondered about feeding of apples? Can cockatiels eat apples? If yes, then how much quantity is ok?

Can Cockatiels Eat Apples

As per our expert; it should not recommend to serve apple to baby cockatiels. This is because; their digestive system still growing, so not able to swallow this sweet fruit one.

On this their tender age, you always should priority to feed mother’s milk or fresh hay.

Once they do adult, as per their preference; you can serve boiled eggs and other useful insects.

When it comes to feeding apples to your cockatiel, it’s essential to prepare them properly to ensure your bird’s safety and health. Here are some tips for preparing apples for your cockatiel:

Do Cockatiels Eat Apples

Apple is a best one fruit; as long as, you serve it to your pet bird with properly feeding instructions. As per avian dietary expert, you must be following some rule with feeding apple to them.

First one is properly washing Apples! Before giving slices of apple to them, ensure they are wash perfectly. With doing this, all harmful pesticides and chemical will free from them.

Being wiser pet owner always opts such apples that are growing as organically. With using of this one fruit, have less risk of any pesticides.

If, you have done it properly, now ready to next one.

This one is to take off peel and release of seed from apple.

But, explained above to give apple with its skin. Don’t confuse here for this.

Yes! It is acceptable, but sometime any kind of apple’s skin can be tough to your bird. So, they can get difficulty to digest it. For this, most of time, you have to prefer taken off peel apple.

As well as, should remove of seeds before feeding apple to your feather buddy. Otherwise, it can also pose another chocking problem.

Once completed these steps, go ahead to final one.

Here, we will advise you to cut apple into bite-size pieces that easily digest. Keep minding, slice’s sizes are depending on bird’s size.

 

Amelia Kosh

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