Not eating fruits

[Tmypittu]

4months old male eclectus ( just a week at new home and wth new owner)My eclectus only eats sunflowers n small seeds. Refuse to eat carrots and appls. What can i do. Pls hlp!,,

[Wolf]

I am not the person to address your problem, but allow me to make a suggestion or so.

It would help for you to explain your exact feeding schedule, ie What you are feeding when and also how is the fruit and vegetables being fed. Are they cooked or raw? Are they chopped, diced, shredded or whole? Also what percentage of sunflower versus other seed does the bird eat.

The more detailed you can be concerning the living conditions of this bird the better your questions can be answered.

[Harpmaker]

Start with more variety. My Meyer's parrot will only go for apples as a last resort, but likes grapes, berries, oranges, and just about any other fresh fruits. She prefers her carrots grated and her yams cooked-so try a different form of serving.

Babies parrots learn what to eat from their parents. That's you, now. Eat some fruits or veggies in front of your bird. Make a big show of how delicious you find it. Then offer some to the bird. It needs to be a separate cut piece, to avoid giving your bird something nasty from saliva. They can eat most fruits and veggies people can, with exceptions like avocado, some kinds of lettuce, and uncooked beans. The internet has lists you can find by searching on "parrot-safe foods".

Not eating could be a sign of something wrong, but your bird is probably just adjusting to a new home. All new birds should be checked by an avian vet, though. Have you got one?

[Pajarita]

All the advice given is correct. Present the fruits and veggies in different ways, feed him at breakfast time (take away his seeds the night before after he goes to sleep so he is good and hungry) and eat in front of him.

At four months, he should still be getting soft food so just make a fruit puree and feed it to him with a syringe. He needs to start eating fruits and veggies because, if he doesn't, his healthy will deteriorate and he will start getting toe tapping and/or wing flicking, greasy plumage and his liver will get all messed up. Ekkies should never eat a lot of protein.