Average Daily Pellet Requirements:
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Average Eclectus Parrot:
Approx. 450g bodyweight requires a minimum 35g of Paradise Pellets per day.
(Note: This figure considers you feed equal parts fruit and vegetables in addition) -
Other frugivorous birds (fruit pigeons, birds of paradise, miners, etc):
Approx. 8g of Paradise pellets per 100g of bodyweight, in addition to fresh fruit.
Feeding Guide:
Primary Diet:
- 50% Paradise Pellets as the primary diet.
- The remaining 50% should consist of fresh fruit and vegetables (45%) and small portion of treat foods such as select nuts and seeds (5%).
Feeding Breakdown:
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50% Paradise Pellets
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45% Fresh fruit and vegetables
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5% Selected treats (such as seeds and nuts)
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Unlimited water should always be available.
Additional Option:
- Vetafarm Delistix can be added into the 5% treats as a healthy balanced treat and behavioural enrichment tool.
Feeding Tip:
- Avoid high iron foods when feeding frugivorous birds with low iron tolerance.
Storage:
- Store in a dry area below 30°C.
Expiry:
- 2 years from date of manufacture.
Ingredients:
- Whole grains (corn, wheat & soybean)
- Seasonal fruits (blueberry, apricot, apple, currants, peach, pear, sultanas)
- Fructose
- Amino acids (lysine, methionine)
- Vegetable oil
- Vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, C, D3, E, H & K)
- Minerals (calcium, cobalt, copper, iodine, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, sodium, sulphur & zinc)
- Choline
Guaranteed Analysis:
- Min Crude Protein: 20%
- Min Crude Fat: 10%
- Max Fibre: 2.5%
- Max Salt: 0.5%
- Max Iron: 60mg/kg
- Calcium Min: 1.0%
- Calcium Max: 2.0%
- Phosphorus: 0.5%
- Vitamin A Min: 11,000 IU/Kg
- Vitamin D3 Min: 2,000 IU/Kg
- Vitamin E Min: 140mg/K
