One of you guys (loyal readers of this blog) had sent a message asking for an interesting question. Is it actually safe to feed a guava fruit along with the seeds to an African Grey Parrot? To tell you the direct answer into this question, it is 'Yes'. There is nothing to worry about feeding an entire guava fruit to your fully grown African Grey Parrot.
In fact, almost every birds has the appetite to eat guava fruit due to its very delicious sweet taste. It is also for sure that they are aware about the nutritious contents contained by the fruit which is the reason why they like it.
Actually, another reason why guava tree owners needs to protect the fruits by covering them with bags is not only due to the flies that infest them with maggots. Small birds that are freely roaming above the sky can easily spot ripe guava fruits. Almost every birds including chickens posses the same amazing capability.
A human's internal organs have a huge difference when it comes to comparison with the animals. If eating too much guava seeds can lead into a disorder known as 'Appendix', animals don't. They have a more specialized internal organs that allows them to get rid anything that they have ingested inside their stomach. Thus, high consumption of guava seeds isn't a threat into your bird or African Grey Parrot pet.
Carinos Guava Plantation in the Philippines are an attraction to all the birds around the area. This includes chickens and other animals that walks on the ground. Since the care-takers ensure that most of the fruits are to be protected, they are well covered with plastic bags. However, there are still plenty of guava fruits that gets rotten and simply thrown somewhere on the ground by the harvesters.
Rotten guava fruits from the plantation are now being eaten by animals particularly by birds and chickens. According to the workers, there are no reports regarding about an issue where one of the birds or chickens died due to the consumption of the rotten guava fruits. It was actually the opposite case wherein the birds and chickens grow more and more in numbers.
Parrots and all other birds are naturally born as fruit-eaters. They eat almost every delicious type of fruits such as banana, apple, berries, coconuts, mangoes, lemons, papaya and etc... Anything that are toxic to us can also be toxic to them. Thus, there is no reason why you have to be worried in feeding your bird or African Grey Parrot pet with various types of fruit.
The only exemption that a guava seed can threaten the life of your pet is when it is still very young. Small young birds as pets might have trouble swallowing the seeds that they might end up being choked to death. To ensure the safety of your young pet, it is best to get rid the seeds and simply feed the flesh of the guava fruit. This applies to all other types of fruits that you wish to feed on your little baby bird pet.
In fact, almost every birds has the appetite to eat guava fruit due to its very delicious sweet taste. It is also for sure that they are aware about the nutritious contents contained by the fruit which is the reason why they like it.
Actually, another reason why guava tree owners needs to protect the fruits by covering them with bags is not only due to the flies that infest them with maggots. Small birds that are freely roaming above the sky can easily spot ripe guava fruits. Almost every birds including chickens posses the same amazing capability.
A human's internal organs have a huge difference when it comes to comparison with the animals. If eating too much guava seeds can lead into a disorder known as 'Appendix', animals don't. They have a more specialized internal organs that allows them to get rid anything that they have ingested inside their stomach. Thus, high consumption of guava seeds isn't a threat into your bird or African Grey Parrot pet.
Carinos Guava Plantation in the Philippines are an attraction to all the birds around the area. This includes chickens and other animals that walks on the ground. Since the care-takers ensure that most of the fruits are to be protected, they are well covered with plastic bags. However, there are still plenty of guava fruits that gets rotten and simply thrown somewhere on the ground by the harvesters.
Rotten guava fruits from the plantation are now being eaten by animals particularly by birds and chickens. According to the workers, there are no reports regarding about an issue where one of the birds or chickens died due to the consumption of the rotten guava fruits. It was actually the opposite case wherein the birds and chickens grow more and more in numbers.
Parrots and all other birds are naturally born as fruit-eaters. They eat almost every delicious type of fruits such as banana, apple, berries, coconuts, mangoes, lemons, papaya and etc... Anything that are toxic to us can also be toxic to them. Thus, there is no reason why you have to be worried in feeding your bird or African Grey Parrot pet with various types of fruit.
The only exemption that a guava seed can threaten the life of your pet is when it is still very young. Small young birds as pets might have trouble swallowing the seeds that they might end up being choked to death. To ensure the safety of your young pet, it is best to get rid the seeds and simply feed the flesh of the guava fruit. This applies to all other types of fruits that you wish to feed on your little baby bird pet.
Thanks, answered my question exactly. Just wondering if "don't give your parrot fruit seeds or pits" applies to guava,
ReplyDeleteI am not really sure about your question but based on my experience and observation, most birds loves to eat guava seeds.
DeleteWhy is guava tasted by parrot is sweet?
ReplyDeletePerhaps they know how to choose the ripe ones.
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