do I need feed my senegal pellets

[Di Wu]

Hello
I am new to this forum. I have a 5 month old senegal parrot since 3 weeks ago. He eat everything I eat, so he eat a lot of fruits and vegetables.He eat seed mix as well. The problem is that I don't know how much seeds I should give to him, I guess I give him too much, and he pick up mainly the sunflower seeds. I try to feed him pellets, and this is the only food he doesn't like even I eat the pellet myself in front of him.
So do I really need to convince him eat pellets? and how much seed mix I should give to him so he will eat not only sunflower seeds if he can keep his current seed mix, vegetable and fruit diet?
Thanks

[Pajarita]

You don't need to feed your parrot pellets but he does need to eat a good diet. Human food is not a good diet for parrots because they can't eat fried food, salt, meat, additives, preservatives, artificial colors and flavorings, etc. Of course, if you eat a super healthy vegetarian diet and don't use any salt or anything else in your meals, it's OK. I feed mine cooked whole grains mixed with cooked vegetables, raw produce (fruit, vegetable, leafy green) for breakfast and two level tablespoons of a good seed mix plus one medium size or half a large size nut to mine. I combine two different seed mixes for cockatiels for mine, one has some striped sunflowers and the other one is safflower based.

[Di Wu]

Thanks, Pajarita
When I said he eat what I eat, I mean that I can easily teach him to eat a new food by eating the same food in front of him. I feed him only raw fruit such as apple,banana and vegetable such as broccoli, carrot, green peas.... .I do not feed him normal human food.

[GreenWing]

S'okay, this is the DL:

Parrots need a diet consisting of Vitamin A fruits and veggies, see here.

Then of course there is the list for other food for parrots, seen here.

Personally, I think pellets, or rather a mix, like TOPS (the best) or Volkman's Avian Science Diet for Hookbill parrots, is a good supplement.

Basically, I do this: I feed my parrot twice a day, with some healthy snacks in between (like snap peas from my garden or a bit of carrot). One meal is all fresh garden veggies/fruits and grains/carbs, like cooked quinoa or Birdie bread. Another meal is a mix of Volkman's Avian Science Diet, some oats, and dried fruit, like raisins -- organic, of course.

Parrots DO need "some" seed, like safflower, in their diet.

I don't really train with treats, but praise and the clicker.