Because of their wonderful ability to talk African grey parrots are one of our most popular avian pets. But these birds have a few special nutritional requirements for
keeping them in the very best of health.Behavioural problems are also common in greys and many of these are nutritionally based.
Even if your bird is getting a complete pellet it is likely to benefit considerably
from our supplements. read the article "Alarming facts" before assuming that your bird is getting the ideal diet.
The most common nutritional problem in greys is calcium and vitamin D deficiencies. Vitamin D is
essential for the absorption of calcium so these two problems go together. In fact these two are the most common problems in all captive bird species but some greys have a particular problem managing their blood calcium
levels.
For greys that have not been given Calcivet (CalciBoost) before we would suggest they get the product at a frequency of five days a week for a month dropping to twice a week thereafter. The addition of
Calcivet (CalciBoost) to the diet of pet greys will often have a dramatic effect on fear, aggression, fits and seizures, poor perching, feather plucking and other feather mutilation. You will find a large number of
articles listed in the left hand navigation bar that will be of interest to owners of pet greys.
Protein deficiency is another common problem with greys. Despite the high percentage of protein in a typical sunflower
seed based grey diet the high level of fats in this food makes the protein energy ratio poor. This leads to obesity, feather and moulting problems and poor breeding. Read the many articles on these issues.
Our
supplement systems take care of your bird's complete vitamin and mineral requirements too.
Greys can be very fussy eaters. If yours is one of those then read the
