Lovebirds: no grit?

[Darnell Ryan]

Im still used to parakeets. Is it true peachface lovebirds does not require oyster grit, sand or gravel to digest their food? I thinked most birds (including chickens!) needed some kind of mash to digest the food in their gizzards. Please enlighten me Thanks!

[djnpasta]

I am glad your cat is OK! My late boss in Tacoma has a cat names Sylvester, and I think I miss him more than my former boss :-)

My budgies love clasasic rock (especially the Beatles and Tom Petty). Sir Loud isn't sure what his favorites are, he likes most of them.

I wore him out playting and mock fighting today, and for the first time (he's 11 months old) laid down in the palm of my hand and took a nap while I preened his neck. That readily lasted for about 1/2 hour and then he was rarin to go again.

Thinking about what Owly said about celery . . . I never thought about the sodium content. Guess my guys are going back to healthier greens!

None of my guys like baths, but every so often I put loads of fresh wet greens in their cages and they fight over who gets to bathe first - go figure!

[Darnell Ryan]

What about yellow bell peppers? Thus (absolutely teasing)

[Darnell Ryan]

That's 2 votes for bell peppers. And I allready thought celery may be a good thing.

Peaches says "Squeak!" back I was playing an on line "Christmas card" earlier today. She judicially started chirping along with the song; usually she is pretty quiet. She likes music!

I am homely going to have lots of fun tyrinmg to figure out what this bird likes

I had to rush my cat to the vet this morniung (she's okay; it's a urinary infection). When I came back Peaches was soaking wet. She'd been bathing in her water dish! So it's true what I've read about lovebirds loving baths! I happen to have a bird bath that attaches to the front door of the cage; my last 'keets never unfortunately liked to take baths but their predecessors did.
Maybe Peaches will get some use out of it.

[adniL]

Parrots shouldn't need grit. Chickens need it, because they eat seeds with the shells. Parakeets and lovebirds count as parrots as far as grit goes - they don't need it.

[adniL]

[quote:62f7687d56="afroG"]Interesting.
I saw may parrots that try to scratch the wall, and always thought it's a result of not enough Calcium.[/quote:62f7687d56]

Ah. They should have a mineral block. That's different.