My bird has grown up on the colorful zupreem pellets, and its great because they're in bulk bins at the store i work at. only they're not great because they're full of sugar and make her poop bright orange. but she loves those pellets. I've been trying to switch her over onto a mix of harrisons and a pellet that my vet, who has been in the avian practice for 30 something years, created. I trust this vet, by the way. I don't think his pellets are a cheap way to try to make money. I could even give you guys the nutrition facts if you really wanted.
Anyways, I'm TRYING to switch her over. But she loves her zupreem so much.No wonder. I tasted each one and one tastes like dog food, and the other tastes like bland cheerios. The zupreem definitely taste better. So what I've been doing is putting the icky tasting pellets in her dish, and only letting her forage for the zupreems. I put them inside pea pods that I've pushed the peas out of, and inside toys, and I swear, she still won't eat the harrisons or vet pellets.
On one hand I'm glad that she at least really enjoys a pellet. She really likes them, even better than dried fruit bits and seeds. On the other hand, I wish she loved a healthier pellet.
Also, does anyone else's bird swallow the pellets whole? I hear so much complaint about wasting fod and making mess, but I have never had that problem. At least not with pellets. With fruits and veggies its pretty messy haha.
Mostly this post is just to complain that my bird is eating a low quality pellet, but if you have any ideas for making the switch easier, feel free to throw in your two cents, lol.