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Post by tinalady83 on Aug 6, 2009 23:45:10 GMT -5
Is it safe for a cockatiel to eat bugs? I'm guess in the wild they might, but are bugs harmful to a domestic bird? I just found some small brown bugs in my cockatiel's food. I keep the food in a closed plastic container...I don't know how they got in. What's worse, is that I don't know how long they have been there. I don't closely examine the pellets when I feed her, and these bugs are smaller than the pellets. I only noticed them after I caught one crawling on my hand. I examined the food and found a bunch of previously shed little larva casings in the container....and in her food cup I found the bugs. I have since thrown everything out and washed the container and her cup. I don't know if she ate any of them. She's acting normal, and her stool seems normal, though its a darker green. I'm still worried.
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Post by sarak on Aug 7, 2009 10:58:25 GMT -5
She is probably fine. Some people feed their tiels mealworms as a snack...apparently they love them. I dont have any experience with that,however. The bugs in the pellets...if it were me, I'd throw them out, wash the container (or buy new if its a plastic bag) and start fresh. The bugs eat the food. Usually an indication the bag had a "leak" somewhere. I make a habit of freezing the extra food I have if I have room. I have also read that you can freeze the food w/ worms in it, if they havent destroyed the food too badly, and still use the food. I think I'd be more likely to throw it out and get something else. You are watching her and obviously know her very well so try not to worry too much, keep an eye on her and likely she will be just fine.  Have a good day Sara K |
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Post by White Wolf on Aug 19, 2009 20:16:00 GMT -5
I have to agree with the first reply from Sarah. If there is not alot of damage to the seed freeze it and it will kill any larve or bugs that are left in the feed. I am one of those who do feed meal worms as a treat, and they do indeed love them. Best of luck, Ruth
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Post by jpalbritton49 on Aug 20, 2009 15:49:38 GMT -5
Seed moths are a normal part of Birds especially if you buy seed, and in large quantities like we do. We have a freezer that is dedicated to food (seed and pellet) storage. So far we have had a few that have eaten a bug or two with no ill effects. Freezing excess amounts of food does not hurt the food and does kill bugs, also make sure you refill at least 12 hours before using to allow the food to thaw out properly.
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Post by donna on Aug 26, 2009 12:53:32 GMT -5
Hi there can you help me my bird is out all the time but over the last 3 weeks he seems to be falling alot his feet look as if they are to big and he trips over them does anyone no whats wrong with him
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Post by jpalbritton49 on Aug 27, 2009 15:09:08 GMT -5
If he is falling a lot you may want to get the tiel in to see an avian vet. Without more facts this would be your best solution. There may be other factors affecting him/her, such as scented candles, air fresheners etc... can affect these wee folks.
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Post by lucas on Jun 25, 2013 16:08:44 GMT -5
you see my friend ended up bringing a live beetle inside the house and feed it to the bird (cockatiel) im not sure if its poisonous for the bird to eat live bugs?  |
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Post by marieandchirpy on Jul 11, 2013 19:56:46 GMT -5
Tiels can eat bugs.
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Post by Lucia on Feb 7, 2016 16:39:09 GMT -5
my sister has a leopard gecko, and she feeds her leopaard gecko mealworms, and wax worms. As i heard in the previous conversations would it be safe for me to ffed my cockatiel wax worms, since they can eat meal worms.
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Post by Luna on Feb 7, 2016 16:42:43 GMT -5
I dont know if when you get a cockatiel can you take it out of the cage and let him/her walk around your room, (with out any dogs or cats in the room of course) while you are doing homework, reading, studing or doing any kind of quiet aactivity?
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Post by Mr. DeLux on Oct 14, 2016 12:07:31 GMT -5
Funny you should mention that...our Maggie was hanging out on top of her cage last night (one side of which is against a wall). A cockaroach ran across the wall near her and she gobbled it right up! It was pretty comical to see her dart on that bug like, well, a duck on a junebug!
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Post by Michael Chism on Aug 23, 2018 12:08:55 GMT -5
I have 3 cats, 2 dogs, a parakeet and a cockatiel. All are indoor pets.
Our cockatiel only goes in his cage when we take him outside and will walk around in the
Midst of all the cats and dogs without any trouble. If I leave the house I put the bird in a
room by himself so as not to tempt the cats too much, but for the most part the cats are
Curious and a little afraid of the bird as it has pecked them on the nose for being too curious
We got our cockatiel at 7 weeks old and it took about a week of supervising them very
carefully before they all were getting along just fine. He’s almost 4 months old now and
is accepted by all our pets and will even land on the dogs from time to time.
I’m sure that there will be some who read this and think me an irresponsible
bird owner. All I can say is that we love all our pets and our cockatiel is very
happy and well adjusted and a deeply loved member of our family
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