Once your parrot understands the concept of working for its food via foraging toys, you can start putting more than just treats in them. You can slowly start putting your parrot’s regular diet (even some toys are designed for fresh foods) in them and so your bird is eventually working for the whole thing.
Here are some foods I alternate between adding for my birds – besides “treats” (seeds and nuts) to intially get them interested:
* Granola
* Fresh berries
* Dried fruit
* Oatmeal
* Popcorn
* Figs
* Flowers
* Carrots
* Peas
* Wheatgrass
* Harrison’s Power Treats
* Roudybush’s Rice Treats
* And anything healthy you can fit inside one, really! But it’s gotta be tasty and/or interesting, too!
This is all assuming you’re using organic ingredients without any added salt, sugar, oils, etc. You want to keep foods as natural as possible with your parrots, always. It’s just the safest route to go by.
Source: Jamie’s Parrot Help
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