Feeding my 4 mo old GCC

[bethie636]

Thank you Janet...... too much research leads to contridictions and I got fustrated. You gave me great feed back... I thank you for that...

[Pajarita]

Thank you for all the good advice, I was worried because he would only eat grapes and raisins (his fav so for). He is not soo keen on the watermelon but he did eat fresh pineapple, makes sense he loves his pineapple crumbles. I was worried that I was over feeding him, like 6 raisins a day and two grapes along with his kibble. He is a dunker though, he dunks his kibble and cherrios.
I have learned a valuable lesson and I want to thank each and every one of you for the critisism and advise. Being new to this all and maybe way too much research I was getting worried. He is a doll and quite the snuggler. I will respect the forum and NEVER have another temper tantrum ( like my 2 yr old grandaughter).. lol. Thank you to all. I feel better now.

Please, please, please NO CHEERIOS! They are loaded with iron (all human cereal is) which birds don't need and it ends up stored in their liver which damages it. Human food is meant for human dietary needs, not avian.

Also, strive to feed fresh fruits and not dried. For one thing, the greatest majority of them are treated with sulfites (to retain color and pliability) which are bad for them, and, for another, the drying process concentrates the sugar in them. Raisins, figs, dates, currants, prunes and any other fruit (or veggie like sun-dried tomatoes, for example) that has been dried naturally is not bad in moderation but the apricots, apples, pears, pineapple, etc that are normally sold in the supermarket are not.